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Title: Abortion Cannot Be Considered, Under Any Circumstances, To Be Morally Justified.
Words: 1310
Until 1967 abortion was illegal in most countries. The image of society and women held by promoters of the 1967 abortion act did not act to reality. The result of this act was an abortion boom, with a failing NHS and an ever-growing private sector. Which in turn allowed abortions on demand for the more well off. The lack of facilities meant that terminations occurred later than desirable, which led to the risk of depression, trauma and emphasised the ethical problems of abortion. Laws prohibiting abortion do not stop abortion, but drive them underground. Women who want abortions are sometimes desperate and will often go to an unprofessional, which can have serious medical implications and can sometimes result in death. The effect of prohibiting abortion is not so much to red ...
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