Abortion Controversy The topic of abortion in the US excites people like no other. It is like the topic of termination of life, we ourselves are life. Ironic? Yes. Abortion and where you stand, whether you're pro abortion or anti abortion divides our country our family our politics and our society. The debate over abortion is really a debate over our nature as human creatures. Who are we? What is the importance of life? And whether pregnant women have the right to decide for it. This though is impossible to come to an agreement on because everyone stands on different ground- completely different ground. Is it right or wrong human or inhuman? That is the big question. There is evidence about abortion that dates back to the 1850s even then pregnancies were terminated through different dangerous methods, including the administration of herbs, the use of sharpened objects, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques. Over 60 years have elapsed since laws prohibiting abortion began in the US in 1957, the exception of the law was that abortion was permitted if it was going to affect the mother in a physical or mental way. Throughout the future years slowly but surely abortion laws in the us changed. It became more tolerable little by little adding exceptions to make it legal. Abortion was first legalized in the United States on January 22 of 1973 because of the Roe v. Wade court case that established that laws that prevented people from getting abortions were unconstitutional. Before this law was passed, abortion was not legal in al the 50 States of America. Now in 2012 abortion is still not legal in all 50 states. Of coarse since the abortion controversy is huge it cannot be canned in a 3 hours speech or even in a two- thousand word essay. Most of the debate over abortion focuses on the issue of rights, whether a woman’s right to an abortion and right to her decision are greater than a fetus’s right to life. There are people that are pro choice who stand behind a woman's choice to terminate pregnancy and there are people who are pro life who feel that no matter what circumstance the woman shouldn't have the right to terminate life it has two valid sides to it respectively. Abortions to some have became a normal thing. However, an abortion does have its own advantages and disadvantages, it has its pros and cons. to some people of coarse the pro can be a bad and con can be good .this all depends on the point of view. This is for the reason that people have such different opinions on the subject. Many times, abortion helps save a woman's life and health. There are many women, who suffer from various medical conditions many such as heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes. Being infected with HIV, and more. Since these diseases can be life-threatening, an abortion often may help avoid serious medical problems from childbirth. Abortion is a safe medical procedure. If they banned it or if it wasn't legal, it wouldn't stop women from figuring out ways for them to terminate their pregnancy. That would make it dangerous for many. The 88% of women who have an abortion do so in their first trimester when a fetus cannot exist independent of the mother. Medical abortions have less than 0.5% risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman's health or future ability to become pregnant or give birth. Abortion is not used as a form of something to always do if pregnant. Pregnancy can occur even with responsible ways to prevent it for it not to occur. Only 8% of women who have abortions do not use any form of birth control, and that is due more too individual carelessness than to abortion being available. Most would rather take care of themselves than have an abortion because abortion is only looked upon as a last resort. Some positive impacts aren't only for the women but for society itself. Teenagers who become mothers have no or very little prospects for the future. They are much more likely drop out of