How can people say that abortion is voluntary for people who are in poverty and are financially cornered, especially when minorities are more likely to have abortions than white people in America? How can you justify the racial disparity here? Are minorities intrinsically different in some way that makes them more inclined to have abortions? Of course not. So if the decision to have the procedure was really voluntary and not undully influenced, then shouldn’t the abortion statistics be the same for all races in the country?
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Abortion is voluntary, most women choose it because they feel it is the best option given their circumstances, such as being impoverished, but this still doesn’t make it a forced procedure. They could choose to continue the pregnancy, but that’s not what is for the best. I work everyday because I have bills to pay, but you wouldn’t say I was being forced, it’s taking care of my responsibilities.
The racial disparity could be explained by the fact some races live in communities that have their own distinct culture and due to this culture they face more unwanted pregnancies and abortion is the norm. For example, in the ghetto, a black woman might not practice safe sex because she went to an under-funded school without a good sex education program, so she is more likely to get pregnant, and then, realizing her situation, more likely to choose abortion. She’s more likely to have friends who have been through what she is going through and will support her through it. The white teenager in the suburbs is likely the first in her community to experience an unwanted pregnancy and doesn’t have the support group to help her make the best choice. There’s much more to it and it’s far more complicated than I have explained, but there are many influences that explain the abortion stats across different ethnicities.