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Term Paper Title	Since 1973, One Of The Most Polarized Issues In American Politics And Around The
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Since 1973, one of the most polarized issues in American Politics and around the world remains to be induced abortions.  The concept of aborting a pregnancy is nothing new to Americans; some pregnancies are aborted naturally, but not since the landmark trial Roe v. Wade has the debate become so personal.  This paper discusses the legal history of abortion in America, the medical procedures involved in an abortion, sociological ramifications of the trial Roe v. Wade, and my perspective on abortions, relating to the philosophy of it, comments on the media, and comments on both the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice movements in America.

Legal History of Abortion

       For centuries, abortions have been a method of birth control used by women to terminate a pregnancy, yet not until 1803, in England, were all abortions were made illegal.  This was not due to a moral outcry nor did it have much to do with modern anti-abortion sentiments, it was an issue of a population overextending itself, which creates a need for people.  England did not limit population boosting merely to abortion control; she dabbled in other population boosting activities such as impressment.  After England, abortions were controlled in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, largely due to the fact that England had large claims in all of these regions.  Then, in the middle and late 1800's American states started to adopt similar policies.  Later, in the 20th century the USSR lifted its abortion restrictions followed by Japan, much of Europe, parts of Asia, Canada, and later the United States followed her lead.
      In the United States, the legalization of abortions began in Mississippi, using it as a way to assist rape victims in 1966.  The rape exception was broadened to encompass pregnancies that affect a woman's health, fetal abnormalities, or incest in the following months.  It was under ten years after Mississippi when legalized abortions were legalized on the national level.  Of course abortions were not encouraged, rather states provided their own restrictions; Roe v. Wade simply stated that all women, before the third trimester, could legally have an abortion.
       Eventually, the law eventually allowed "mature minors", women below the age of eighteen, to have abortions with the consent of one parent, although the consent issue has been challenged numerous times.  Eventually, states gave literature on the process, the risks, and other information on abortion.  In 1983, the court d...

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