Political Science

In todays era, the issue of abortion is still one of the most controversial debates between policymakers. A lot of interest groups wanted to be heard and get involved in the policymaking process that no clear concessions are done up until now as to whether or not we should uphold womens right to choose or to save a child from being murdered.

The main thrust of this essay is to diagnose the two prominent interest groups which deal on tackling abortion and its remedies. These two interest groups are the NARAL Pro-Choice America which believes on the right of choice, and the National Right to Life (NRLC) which upholds the importance of life preservation.

Definition and Concessions
As agreed by both groups, abortion is an untimely removal of a fetus in a mothers womb, may it be natural (as in miscarriage) or artificial, which utilizes chemicals and surgery to get rid of the fetus. Moreover, both groups conceded to the fact that abortion, especially artificially done, can be very dangerous to the mother physically and mentally (www.nrlc.org, 2010). Emotional setbacks can also very likely occur after the process which can definitely affect the health of the woman later on.

Remedies to the Problem
Despite the clear concessions of the two interest groups about the danger of abortion, the solutions that they propose to lessen the problem is likely different. NARAL Pro-Choice America strongly upholds the right of the women to choose whether or not they want to keep the baby. For them, the woman should be allowed this choice since they are the ones who mostly and greatly suffer during the whole duration of pregnancy. Hence, they advocate that a safe, legal way of abortion process should be made available to women at all times. NARAL Pro-Choice America likewise recognizes the fact that even at these modern times, women are still greatly discriminated within the society because they are not given the sole right of taking full control of their bodies and although they believe that abortion is dangerous, they do not condone unintended pregnancies and also wants to lessen abortion cases as much as much as possible. To prevent this, want they want is to remove the contraception ban and make birth controls (i.e. emergency contraception or morning-after pill) more accessible to women and improve the family planning services within the federal states (httpwww.prochoiceamerica.org, 2008).

On the other hand, NRLC advocates life preservation of the mother and of the child as well. The group believes that although still unborn, these children have definitely the right to live and be given a normal life. Generally, they view abortion as unnecessary since it would only inflict tremendous physical and emotional constraints among women who would undergo the process. What they propose is that they want to outlaw abortion in all its forms throughout the states and that contraception should be banned. They argue that women, who experience stress and the feeling of unpreparedness, should never worry since there are a lot of alternatives to certain unwanted and unintentional pregnancies. Accordingly, there are thousands of Crisis Pregnancy Centers who would readily extend help to women in the form of counseling, check-ups, pregnancy tests, pre-and-post natal services, legal assistance and financial support (www.nrlc.org, 2010). Hence, abortion should never be an option.

Policymakers Perspective
If I were a policymaker, the policy that I would make is to restrict abortion of all forms and improve and strengthen the services given by these Crisis Pregnancy Centers though allocating more fund to these kinds of organization. The reason why a lot of women choose to abort a child is because of hopelessness, desperation and social stigma. Sometimes, they view abortion as their only choice so as not to ruin their future. Through empowering these centers, at least, we can make sure that campaigns would be disseminated to let women know that there are people out there who are willing to help and that government is also ensuring that they can still live a normal and sustainable life despite having a baby. Furthermore, we make sure that the well-being of the women are being secured and looked after.