According to the CDC, the majority (58.2 percent) of those who had an abortion in 2019 did not report one before, while 23.8 percent said they had had an abortion before, 10.5 percent had had two abortions, and 7.5 percent had had three or more abortions before. Around 56 million abortions are performed each year worldwide[7], of which about 45% are performed dangerously. [8] The moral, ethical and legal issues of abortion were discussed. [9] [10] The Sikh Code of Conduct does not deal directly with abortion (or even many other bioethical issues), it is generally forbidden in Sikhism because it is supposed to interfere with God`s creative work. Despite this theoretical view, abortion is not uncommon in the Sikh community in India, and there is growing concern that female fetuses perform abortions due to cultural preference for male children. [130] The criminalization of abortion has a “deterrent effect” that can cause health professionals to disregard the limitations of the law or apply restrictions more strictly than it provides. This may be due to several factors, such as personal beliefs, stigmatization of abortions, negative stereotypes about women and girls, or fear of criminal responsibility. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines unsafe abortion as “a procedure to terminate an unwanted pregnancy performed by people who do not have the necessary capacity or that is performed in an environment where a minimum medical standard, or both, is lacking.” The 4. In March 2018, the Argentine Down Syndrome Association (Asdra) took a stand on the possible decriminalization of abortion, warning that “the lives of innocent people are at stake” and quoting the words of French doctor and servant of God Jérôme Lejeune: “Let it live! Let them live! Defending life is not a matter of religion, politics, philosophy or activism.
This is a fundamental human rights issue. To be born is the first right of every human being. [83] [84] [85] No race makes up the majority of abortion patients, according to the latest figures from a CDC study. Uruguay, where since 2013 women can have had an abortion at will in the first 12 weeks and up to 14 weeks in cases of rape, is the great reference in the region. The country presents figures that show the effectiveness of a clear policy, accompanied by courses in sex education, protection and self-help. Before the new regulations, there were about 33,000 clandestine abortions per year; Seven years later, the number was reduced to 10,000 procedures carried out within the legally estimated time frame. The death toll has fallen sharply: only one woman has since died of medical complications during a legal abortion. Myth #2: The Democratic Congress could have codified abortion protection much earlier, but decided not to. As lower courts grapple with rapidly changing state laws, patients must consider overnight whether abortion is still legal and, if so, whether it is still available in their state. Here are the basic facts about abortion that everyone should know. Birth control is also affected, as a more or less intended consequence. A Missouri hospital system has temporarily stopped distributing the “next-day” birth control pill, which is a drug that does not cause abortion.
This is another myth in itself: that the morning-after pill, plan B, is the same as the mifepristone abortion pill. Myth #3: Now, it would be easy for Congress to lift legal restrictions on abortion. Orthodox Jewish doctrine allows abortion if necessary to protect the life of the pregnant woman. [112] [113] While reform, reconstruction, and conservative movements openly defend the right to safe and accessible abortion, the Orthodox movement is less united on this issue. Many Orthodox Jews oppose abortion unless it is necessary to save a woman`s life (or, according to some, a woman`s health). [114] The research group conducts a census of abortion service providers every three years and spends about two years analyzing and aggregating the data. Contemporary Christian denominations have nuanced positions, thoughts, and teachings on abortion, especially in extenuating circumstances. [98] [99] The Catholic Church[100],[101] the Orthodox Church[102],[103] the Eastern Orthodox Churches and most evangelical Protestants reject intentional abortion as immoral, while allowing what is sometimes called indirect abortion, that is, an act that does not seek the death of the fetus as an end or means. But death follows as a side effect. [104] Some traditional Protestant denominations such as the Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, among others, are more permissive with abortion.
In general, some Christian denominations can be considered pro-life, while others can be considered pro-abortion. In addition, there are considerable minorities in some faiths who disagree with their denomination`s position on abortion. [99] The Unitarian Universalist Church strongly supports the right to abortion. [105] Each religion has many different views on the moral implications of abortion. These views can often be in direct opposition to each other. There are examples of religions ranging from banning abortion from a certain point of view to others where they allow it to some extent. For example, the Catholic Church defends that human life must be respected from the moment of conception and therefore the right to life of the innocent; From this point of view, abortion is considered immoral. [90] For Islam, there are different opinions among religious scholars about when life begins and when abortion is allowed, most agree that abortion is not allowed after 120 days, the time when the fetus becomes a living soul.
[91] Over the past 25 years, more than 50 countries have amended their legislation to provide better access to abortion, sometimes recognizing that access to safe abortions is crucial to protecting women`s lives and health. Ireland joined the list on 25 May 2018 after a long-awaited referendum in which the population voted overwhelmingly to lift the almost complete ban on abortion provided for in the Constitution. Some sources suggest that this is a major problem in Latin American and Caribbean countries and, according to their figures, about 5,000 women die each year in Latin America as a result of clandestine and unsafe abortion practices, and about 800,000 are to be admitted for problems arising from such practices. In addition to these living and health costs, they entail high social costs in terms of orphanage, destruction of the nucleus of the family (if it is a woman who already has several children). [20] It is also a major problem in the Philippines, where it is estimated that more than half a million women had clandestine abortions in 2011, many of whom were associated with serious complications and 11 women died in childbirth every day, according to the United Nations. [21] Nereo Odchimar, former president of the Catholic Bishops` Conference of the Philippines, questioned these statistics because it would be impossible to know their accuracy if abortion is illegal in the Philippines. [21] One of the biggest barriers these groups face in accessing abortion services is lack of access to health care. In addition, those who have access to health care may suffer from stigma and biased views in the delivery of health services, as well as the presumption that they do not need access to information and services related to contraception and abortion. In some settings, 28 percent of transgender and gender non-conforming people report harassment in medical facilities, and 19 percent say they are denied medical care altogether because of their transgender status, with an even higher percentage in communities of color. This is due to many interrelated factors such as poverty, race and related multiple discrimination. Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before your birth I distinguished you, I made you the prophet of the nations.” For some, while speaking specifically of Jeremiah, this verse is an indication that God knows the identity of “developing unborn persons even before they enter the womb”[121] or that God has a plan for all that abortion would be to disrupt that plan.
[122] [123] Others say that this interpretation is false and that the verse has nothing to do with the person or the abortion, as Jeremiah explains that his prophetic state is different and special. [124] Classical Hindu texts strongly condemn abortion.
