Assignment 3: Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists
Section One: title and interesting opening
Abortion has had tremendous psychological effects on the lives of women who carry it out. Any psychological condition that occurs after abortion is generally informed by the general disposition and mindset of the female before the process is conducted on her. This paper seeks to concisely elucidate the salient psychological effects of abortion on women and whether and how such may be averted.
Definition of abortion
Abortion is the deliberate or intentional ending of the life of a baby, which is predominantly conducted in the first trimester of pregnancy
Section Two: thesis statement (Revised from Assignment 2)
Abortion generally has overarching effects on the mothers who procure it and this has not been extensively canvassed by modern day literature. It has led to many cases of acute depression and psychological scar among the women, as well as adversely affecting the dynamics of the marital relationship or socialization. The government should devise precise mechanisms of curbing t possible solutions to neutralize the adverse impacts on the minds of the aftermath of abortion in a bid to alleviate suffering of women.
Section Three: history and status of issue overview of the problem
Abortion was formally legalized in America in 1973 when the Supreme Court proclaimed it as a fundamental right in the case of Roe v Wade. Ever since this milestone was achieved, there have been around 55 million abortions in the United States alone. Essentially, this means that around 300,000 abortions occur every day in the country. This means that in the last 20 years, approximately over 25 Million mothers have had to terminate their pregnancies. According to research, between 40% to 60% of women who have conducted abortions admit about negative mental feelings after the exercise. In fact, many of them decry the sudden change in their mental functionality.
Section Four: first problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral) and support
Research indicates that 30% to 50% of women who have aborted complain of having experienced sexual dysfunctions, most of which begin immediately after the abortion and may either last for a reasonable period of time or take a little longer to come to an end. Some of these sexual malfunctions include decreases pleasure during intercourse; excessive pain during the act and, distrust and hatred for men in general and t, ore affinity to promiscuity in the penultimate stages.
Section Five: second problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral) and support
Also, in a study conducted most recently, a woman who has been traumatized by her own abortion takes about 5 to 10 years to with her feelings repressed before returning to normalcy. During this period of psychological disorder the woman may act strangely all through and even avoid people and circumstances which are even remotely associated with her abortion. The woman may even turn out to be very outspoken in defense of abortion in order to prove a point; that whatever she did was the right decision given the circumstances she was in.
Section Six: third problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral) and support
Finally, women who have undergone the process of abortion generally feel a sense of personal resentment if they are reminded of the actions that they perpetuated. They generally bear self hatred and fail to understand what led them into being part of such an activity. Such emotional breakdowns are generally catalyzed during every abortion anniversary according to research. Even if a woman shows resistance in her early years after carrying out the abortion, they found themselves remembering the experience later on and regretting about the process many years after the fact.
Section Seven: concluding paragraph that summarizes the stated problems and promises a solution.
In a nutshell, it has been demonstrated in this paper that abortion is a real threat to the psychological wellbeing of all women who may have carried it out. There is need to protect the general female population from such consequences because with precise regulations in place, the dangers can be averted. As such, if the government and all the stakeholders make a concerted effort of coming up with precise regulations and policies to govern how abortions are carried out and how women should be handled after the process; a solution to this problem can be ultimately found.
References
Hilgers, A. (1972). The Medical Hazards of Legally Induced Abortion in Hilgers and Horan, eds., Abortion and Social Justice. New York: Sheed and Ward.
