Writing an opinion essay Should abortion be legal or illegal? The topic of abortion is one of the most controversial of our times. In our country, according to the Argentine penal code abortion is only allowed in cases where the mother's life or health are at risk, if the woman is deemed of feeble mind and in case of rape. To begin with one of the main reasons why people are against abortion is because of their religion. They are called Pro- life activists. Their argument is that from the moment of conception, the embryo or fetus is alive this life imposes on us a moral obligation to preserve it and the abortion would be equivalent to a murder. In addition to this abortion can result in medical complications later in life the risk of ectopic pregnancies doubles, and the chance of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease also increases . Nevertheles when the abortion is illegal, many woman and particularly young girls run high risks by terminating their pregnancies under unsanitary or dangerous conditions. In my opinion, I agree with our penal code. I am against abortion not only because we are talking about a human being but the fact that people should be responsible for their actions. Both of them . I believe that we should have a decent sexual education at schools and to shorten the period of time to allows a victim of rape to have an abortion due to the fact that there were some cases here in Argentina in which the supreme court didn't act on time and correctly.