Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or immediately followed by the death of the embryo or fetus ("Abortion"). Many people may believe that abortion is the right way to do things, but some may believe that it is killing a human being. Statistics show that "234 abortions per 1,000 live births (according to the Centers for Disease Control) 1.2 million abortions per year, 3,288 abortions per day, 1,379 abortions per hour, and 4 abortions every minute and 1 abortion every 26 seconds .”(Facts about abortion) In this world people have many opinions about abortion. “14,000 abortions are performed due to rape/incest. This constitutes only about 1% of all abortions” (Agrestic). The fact is that most abortions are performed because the mother does not want children at the time. With this ongoing debate, abortion shouldn't be a big deal in America. Abortion should only be allowed if the woman is raped and/or has health problems. There are many ways to miscarry and it may or may not cause serious problems. When the woman is in her first trimester, abortion is considered a minor surgery. The older the woman, the greater the risk the woman will have when she decides to have an abortion (Bair). There are several ways to get an abortion, one of the methods is: Methotrexate and misoprostol this is a medical technique that can only be used in the first seven weeks of pregnancy. This medical procedure is not so commonly used in United States, the next way is Mifepristone and Misoprostol or abortion pill. This is a medical procedure that can only be used up to the first seven to nine weeks of pregnancy. These are just some of the methods for aborting. While these are just a few of the ways, there are many more... middle of paper... December 24, 2008. Revised 06/25/13.American Life League, Inc., . NP Network. November 8, 2013. Bair Andrew. “12 reasons why we need a law to end painful, late-term abortions.” LifeNews.com. Law on the protection of the unborn child capable of pain. 08 November 2013 "Cancer during pregnancy". Cancer.Net. January 2013. Cancer.Net Editorial Board. November 8, 2013.Chen, Serena. “Will having HPV affect my chances of getting pregnant?” BabyCenter."Health Guide." Abortion. November-December 2006. 2013 New York Times Company. November 8, 2013."Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals." Risks of abortion and pregnancy. Ed. Department of Health and Hospitals. November 08, 2013. Mann, Denise. “Lupus Health Center.” Risks for pregnant women with lupus. WebMD Health News. November 08, 2013.Stickler Tracy. "Health Risks". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Allen Guttmacher Institute). Jennifer Gunter. 08 November. 2013.