Abortion: A Constitutional Right

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press...” As stated in the document that protects the rights and freedoms that this country was founded on, a citizen of the United States is entitled to do what they wish with their body in regards to abortion; Pro-choice is not only a constitutional right of freedom, choice, religion, and speech, but if it were to be taken away, women would resort to illegal, unsafe abortions.

The United States is known for being the “Land of the Free;” Many countries envy the freedom that Americans hold. One of the basic rights and freedoms that Americans hold is freedom of choice. Freedom of choice allows citizens of the United States to make decisions regarding their life, and their future. If congress were to make a law against abortion, if they were to make it illegal, it would be a breech of the constitutional rights that American’s embrace. Only the woman that was carrying the child should be able to make the decision based on her own conscious. The only valid reasons that congress has to support their argument in regards to making abortion illegal are based upon religion. It is unconstitutional for a person to force their morality