Let the People Decide

       Abortion. Its been quite a heated debate that has been a problem in our society for many years now. This has been an issue since the court case Roe vs. Wade in 1973. We obviously hope that the government can resolve this issue in the near future but like most intense topics the government has no answer.

        The Abortion debate comes down to one question: Does the government have the authority to ban pregnant women the right to terminate their pregnancy? No. Flat out NO. The government doesn't have this authority for several reasons.

      First of all, most people who are against abortion will never even become pregnant. Most  of the politicians in the U.S. government are men. Therefore men make most of the decision about the law. It doesn't seem quite appropriate for men to make a decision on something that they don't even experience! C'mon now! Men don't have the authority to decided whether or not abortion is illegal or not.

      Let's also not forget. If and when the government chooses to make a law against abortion it doesn't completely take abortion out of the picture. It makes the abortion situation less safe and even more dangerous. Making abortion illegal or legal has no effect on the total number of abortions in the U.S. As a result the same number of women seeking an abortion are forced to take an alternate route usually dealing with an unsafe abortion. Now what the government should do is let women decide whether or not they feel abortion is neccesary. The U.S. government had tried this with slavery allowing people in certain district to decide whether they thought slavery was constitutional or not, which was also known as popular sovereignty. Although it was not successful it was one of the first times the government gave power to the people directly. The same thought process should be enabled for abortion

       Lastly, and most importantly, why do we even let the government to make medical recommendations and opinion. They are not the people cut out for that; it is instead the doctors who are the ones that should be deliberating on this issue. First and foremost, you would not allow the government to tell you whether or not you could get a kidney transplant or a blood transfusion. So why is there a distinction made between abortion. It is honestly illogical and foolish to let the government weigh in on such an extensive medical procedure. Think about it. Most doctors have been through lengthy years of medical schooling, so I think it is safe to say that they are qualified to make a decision in this field. Most politicians on the other hand have been though lengthy years of law school, so it doesn't quite make sense for the government to all of sudden be able to make a decision that it is not even in their field. 

           Bottom Line is that the government doesn't have the authority to make a decision on whether or not abortion is constitutional or not and is not educated enough in the medical field to be trusted to make such a decision.