Florida Abortion Law Is An Infringement On Women’s Rights

Last month, Florida legislators voted to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The ban makes no exemption for victims of rape, incest and human trafficking.

I can’t help but fear for the future of women’s rights in America. Whether a person chooses to have an abortion or not, the choice should be handled on a case-by-case basis rather than by a male-dominated government.  

Implementing abortion bans doesn’t prevent abortions from occurring, it forces women to attempt illegal and unsafe abortions. 

Unsafe abortions are the primary cause of maternal deaths. They can cause health problems like hemorrhaging, infections and damage to internal organs as a result of inserting harmful objects into the genital areas.

In 2019, an 11-year-old girl in Ohio was impregnated after being abducted and raped multiple times. Under state law, the girl was not permitted to undergo an abortion. 

The law did not take into consideration the trauma the girl went through.

It is equally monstrous to penalize women who don’t want to be mothers because a condom breaks during a hookup. Bodily autonomy is something that women shouldn’t be begging for or getting punished for. 

A woman should be able to undergo an abortion for a variety of reasons. Whether she is unable to financially support the child or does not want to have a child if someone has abused her. 

Being pro-choice empowers others to make personal decisions based on their own religious or rational beliefs. 

This does not imply that individuals support abortion, rather, it means that everyone has the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions.

Under the ideal of defending the rights of an unborn child, women’s bodies are routinely criminalized. This isn’t about the moral or ethical issues of aborting an unborn fetus. This is about having to give birth against your will. 

Moreover, undesired pregnancies result in unwanted children who may find themselves in even more difficult circumstances, such as being neglected and abused.

Abortion bans are essentially motivated by a desire to manipulate and control what women do with their bodies. Instead of passing laws that control what we do with our bodies, legislators should offer unlimited access to sexual education programs and make all birth control methods more accessible.

Women deserve the right to determine what they do with their bodies.