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Opening Statement
Introduction(3 mins):
Abortions should be legal statewide. Whether you believe its right or wrong, women
should have the right to decide that for themselves, and not be forced into a certain
situation.
For the health of the mother
-Whether its legal or not, women are going to get abortions. Whether its in a safe clinic
or they take it into their own hands at home.
-For example: Coat hanger Method
-If she does it herself, she will shove it up her vagina, hoping to get it through her
cervix and into her uterus to induce a miscarriage or abortion
-To get from the cervix to the uterus, you have to go through a narrow hole, and
trying to blindly shove a sharp wire in there can be very dangerous and can possibly
lacerate or puncture the cervix, uterine wall, or bowels. All which can cause bleeding,
and ultimately death. Some cases, caught early enough can be treated by a doctor,
however many factors are stacked against this.
-Even if the woman performing this illegal abortion is completely aware of all of the
risks, many are just to desperate to care, and will do whatever it takes to get an
abortion. However, if abortions were legal, they would never have to make that choice,
and put themselves in a life threatening position.
https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/anatomy-of-a-coat-hanger-abortion/
-In 2011, two women died as a result of complications from known legal induced
abortion
http://www.abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics/
If a man can back out, a woman should be able to too/gives women control of their lives
-some women don't choose to have sex, and are then forced to carry and give birth to
the child
- Get ride out the child because they might not want their child to be raised without
knowing the father or having to tell the child their father doesn't want to be in their life.
1st rebuttal (2 mins)
Bad situation
-The number of women every year who have an abortion because of incest or rape:
14,000
http://healthresearchfunding.org/20-remarkable-pro-choice-abortion-facts-statistics/
Rape victims
-If she gives birth to the child, her rapist can try to take her to court and get shared
custody of the child
- Doesn't have a stable home/ place to raise the child in.
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