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Abortion Should Not be Tolerated in America

Ronald Regan (1983) said “Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born” (pg. N/A). He was saying that a person who had a chance to live is ending the life of another person, who wasn’t allowed an opportunity to say whether or not he/she wanted to live. So abortion should not be considered as the only way to get out of a pregnancy because the woman could get breast cancer after having the abortion, the person may experience psychological damage due to terminating the child, and the woman is ending a human life.
The first reason abortions should not be allowed is because the woman could get breast cancer after having the abortion. According to Hern (2006) “In medical practice, there are few surgical procedures given so little attention and so underrated in its potential hazards as abortion ,and it is a commonly held view that complications are inevitable” (pg.1). So Hern was saying that problems may occur after a woman has had an abortion, but many doctors do not tell you all the problems that may arise after the abortion. Another thing to consider is “Induced abortion before first term pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer.” (Lancet, 2/22/86, p. 436). If a woman was to have an abortion it would be better for her to wait after the first term to decrease the risk of breast cancer. The Catholic Medical Association (2003) states that “ 29 out . . . read more.