Abortion should be legal but regulated with certain restrictions. While an estimated 123 million women have intended pregnancies each year, 87 million become unintentionally pregnant. 46 million of 211 million annual pregnancies end in abortion. Reasons for legalizing abortion include that making it illegal does not stop it from occurring and allows women control over their lives and health decisions. However, regulations are needed to prevent abuse and ensure safe, legal access to abortion services. Common restrictions include gestational limits, physician requirements, waiting periods, and parental involvement for minors. Continued education and access to contraception are presented as solutions to reduce unintended pregnancy.

1. Abortion should be legal
but also regulated
[COM123 – Public Speaking]
Persuasive Speech
Speaker: Nguyen Thuy Cuc

2. Do you know?
 Each year an estimated 123 million of
women succeed to have pregnancies as
they want
 Around 87 million – become
pregnant unintentionally.
 In 211 million pregnancies that occur
each year, about 46 million end in
abortion.
Abortion

3. Situation
Abortion is a medical procedure
used to end a pregnancy & cause
the death of the fetus.
(Merriam-Webster)
Situation
 Estimated 40-50
million abortions
every year.
 Approximately
125,000 abortions
per day
Definition

4. Unintend
ed and
unwanted
pregnanc
ies
One of the most
common medical
problems faced by
sexually active
women under 45
Main reason for Abortion
– because of unmet need for
contraception, contraceptive failure, or
unwanted sex

5. Abortion = the most usual solution to the problem of
unplanned pregnancy

6. Reasons for legalizing abortion with some restrictions
What are the reasons for us to make abortion legal?
 Making abortion illegal does not stop it from
occurring. It just drives it underground
 Allow women to take back control of their lives.
 Allow a mother to decide whether or not she should allow
her child to be born if it has severe medical problems

7. Reasons for legalizing abortion with some restrictions
Why do we need regulations of abortion as well?
Abortions = the easiest method to solve their problems
Clear regulations are absolutely necessary to
 make abortions not to be taken advantages
 ensure women to access to abortion services & post-abortion
care legally, safely and effectively

8. Restrictions
 Gestational Limits: prohibit abortion
in the second half of the pregnancy,
except when necessary to protect the
woman’s life or health.
 Physician & Hospital Requirements:
require an abortion to be performed by a
licensed physician.
Most common restrictions on abortion
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Restrictions
 Waiting Periods:
require to wait a
specified period of
time, usually 24 hours
 Parental
Involvement: require
some type of parental
involvement in a
minor’s decision to
have an abortion.

9. Take Action Now!
No young woman should have to
be punished for her whole life
because of a mistake she has
made when she was young.
She should have a second chance.

10.  Pregnancy is not the
responsibility of only
woman but also man
 Having abortion or not
should be a reasonable
decision together after
considering all options
carefully as possible to have
a suitable choice.
Take Action Now!

11. Conclusion
What are the solutions for unintended pregnancy?
 Continued investment in education, information & public
provision of contraceptive services
 This is not only a question of how a country defines what is legal
and what is not, but also of guaranteeing women access, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, to good quality and responsive
abortion and post-abortion care