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Abortion. A word that everyone has heard and said at one time or another. It is debated all over America, from two distinguished sides, from two different viewpoints, from two divided opinions. Pro-choice or pro-life? That is a decision for every woman to decide for herself. Women deserve the right of self-determination. They ought to be able to choose what is best for themselves and their future. A life-changing decision is often the result of …

…course, if she were able to receive an abortion, there would be much less pain involved. Rape victims, as well as women who find themselves unable or unfit to raise a child, should have the right to an abortion. Even if abortion became illegal, they would still happen. Secretive, illegal, so-called "back-alley" abortions are extremely unsafe. Thousands of women have died due to illegal abortions. They are both unsanitary and threatening to a woman's health.