Gender and Healthcare Presentation

The presentation on Tuesday was interesting and brought to life new ideas about the healthcare system that I was not aware of.  The whole stigma around abortion is highly contradictory and very controversial.  I am not sure where I stand on the pro-life pro-choice debate because I believe that once you are in the situation, your opinion can change in a heartbeat.  The decisions that you make about abortion also have to do with the religious background you come from and how your parents also view the situation.  I know that my parents have two completely different views on the issue and it makes it difficult for me to form an opinion about abortion.  I am also not very educated about the laws and ideas about abortion either.  The education in my school about sexual education and that kind of stuff was minimal.  You learned about sex from word of mouth because no one wants to have that talk with their parents.  I thought that the group’s presentation was informative because they provided information about the legislation concerning abortion and the lack of education surrounding the issue as well.  I believe that a woman should have the choice if she is in a situation where she needs to make the decision of abortion, however, I do believe that there should be some restrictions placed on the time and term of the pregnancy.  I also think that there needs to be more education in schools and programs that provide information about sex in order to prevent abortions and high risk pregnancies.