Abortion

Looking at the two websites, NARAL-Pro-choice America and National Right to Life, I believe the website NARAL-Prochoice America is a better website. This is based on the layout of the website, because it is easier to get to the information. The information is laid out on the home screen of the website, making it very easy to access and see all the facts. The facts themselves, are much better on the website NARAL – Pro-choice because they use more court cases to support their argument. Their website is set up by describing the problem, the challenge, and the solution. This provides a lot of information on one page, whereas the other website uses pictures and very descriptive language. The NARAL-Pro-choice has influenced my decision because of how the information is set up. The information, being easy to follow, opened more doors to the information. The other website, did teach more about how procedures were performed. This had more of an emotional influence rather then a factual influence. The side currently seeming to win the debate is NARAL – Pro-choice. On their website they have a whole section devoted to success, with current events helping their fight for pro-choice. National Right to Life does not have a section similar to this leading the reader to believe their accomplishments are not as strong or they have not accomplished as much.

I am seventeen years old, and I agree a parent should have the right to know if their child is having this procedure performed. Any other surgical procedure requires the parents’ consent, so this should still abide by these rules. Parents should have the right to consent and should be notified until the child is eighteen years old, being that this legally makes their child an adult. There should be a requirement that the father is notified. The father is responsible for the baby as well, which is why the father should be notified. Whether the father should have a right to consent the procedure is a much more complicated process. I believe the father should be on board with the procedure, but should not be required to have sign off on the procedure. This is because the mother will be the one living with the child, while pregnant, but the father can continue their life, mostly unaffected.

Being pro-choice myself, I agree with Illinois position on abortion. The law “Illinois provides low-income women access to abortion,” is beneficial to woman who cannot financially perform the procedure. The fact this law is in place allows people to professionally get the procedure, who may not be allowed to get it otherwise unless they receive the money. There is one rule that should not exist and that is prohibiting some people from having insurance covering their procedure.  Removing this will help a mother cover the cost of the abortion, and not be financially in debt.