Human Rights towards Abortion

The issue at hand is the legalization of abortion. The prohibition of abortion restricts pregnant women’s ability to make informed decisions. The rule forces women to engage the assistance of unqualified doctors, rendering the procedure dangerous. Incompetent medical professionals placed women at risk of hemorrhage, birth canal inflammation, internal organ injury, and death in the worst-case situation. The study would attempt to show comprehensively that legalizing the procedure would mitigate the risks to women by granting licensed doctors the authority to carry out the procedure. In addition, the women will be able to exercise their right to independent decisions and seek post abortion care to minimize any possible risks. The research seeks to demonstrate how countries legalize abortions expose the women to lower risks of unsafe procedures and the associated risks.

Using the research questions, the paper will clarify the role of restrictive abortion policies in increasing maternal mortality in the process. Lastly, the paper will discuss the advantages of legalizing the process as a way of respecting the rights of women and eliminating the risks put in place by the restrictive policies.

The paper will use three research questions:

What are the dangers of illegalization of abortion?

How will legalization of abortion eliminate the risks?

How does illegalization of abortion limit the rights of women?

Literature Overview

The paper will utilize different types of resources such as books, articles, governmental websites as well as information from the non-governmental organizations. The diversity of sources will offer credible information on the historical background of abortion. The books and articles will give the professional perception of medical practitioners and their take on the issue. The websites will be efficient in providing accurate statistics on the unsafe abortion methods and the distinction between the countries with restrictive measures and those without. The data collected from the websites will reinforce the primary function of the paper in advocating for legalization of abortion.

The sources will seek to reflect on how the restrictions interfere with the rights of the women. Many people consider abortion as a harmful process of killing people. The research will try to change the perception and outline the advantages of the process especially in areas where the safety of the mother is at risk. Therefore, the sources will reinforce the objective of the paper and provide accurate data that is in line with the ideology. Some of the sources will offer counter argument on the issues and present a different opinion. However, the research will address such perceptions and expound on the issues extensively using the sources.

Application

The knowledge from the research will be useful in advocating for the rights of women concerning abortion. Using the facts collected throughout the research, I will be able to hold seminars with those against legalization of abortion and equip them with facts on the matter. More so, I will be in a position to offer credible information that pushes for the change of laws to the lawmakers for consideration. My paper will be a fundamental source of information for eliminating the restrictive measures put in place to curb abortion that lead to unsafe procedures and heightened morbidity and mortality rates.

Sources

Bitler, Marianne P., and Madeline Zavodny. “Child maltreatment, abortion availability, and economic conditions.” Review of Economics of the Household 2.2 (2004): 119-141.

The article raises concerns that legalizing abortion would lead to misuse of the law and lack of concern for life. However, the paper will address the concern by pointing out the specific conditions acceptable for abortion to address the concern.

Goldman, Marlene B., Rebecca Troisi, and Kathryn M. Rexrode. Women and health. Oxford: Academic, 2012. Print. 48.

The book explains how illegalization of abortion increases the risks associated with unsafe procedures and increased mortality rates.

Human Rights Watch. “Q&A: Human Rights Law and Access to Abortion.” Human Rights Watch, 24 July 2017, www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/24/qa-human-rights-law-and-access-abortion.

The source explains how the restrictions limit the rights of women pushing them to seek services from unqualified staff.

Marie Stopes International. “Safe Abortion and Post-abortion Care.” Marie Stopes International, 2016, www.mariestopes.org/what-we-do/our-services/safe-abortion-and-post-abortion-care/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.

The organization explains the advantages of legalizing abortion such as provisions of post abortion care to eliminate any adverse effect of the process on women. It acknowledges that abortion should be part of the rights of women with regard to when to get children.

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. “Abortion Policies and Reproductive Health around the World.” Welcome to the United Nations, United Nations, 2014, www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/policy/AbortionPoliciesReproductiveHealth.pdf. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.

The report indicates that countries where abortion is illegal, the risks of unsafe abortion are higher. The report gives detailed data to support the claim.