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  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Every year in the United States 25% of all pregnancies results in an abortion, this adds up to over a million abortions a year. This clearly illustrates that there is problem of over aborting innocent fetuses in our society. I am a firm believer that abortion should be restricted, to minimize its use. I believe that our current society is using abortion as a form of contraceptive. I believe abortion does have its place, and should not be banned altogether. However I do believe when it is used form of birth control that it is being used incorrectly.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  When examining the issue of abortion there are many questions to consider. What if the mother wants the baby, and the father doesn’t? What if the father wants the baby and the mother doesn’t? What if the decision is made to abort the fetus in the first trimester as opposed to the second or third trimesters? What if the mother was impregnated by an act of rape? What if going on with the pregnancy could cause harm to mother? All of these questions raised are touchy issues. All of these questions bring up good points for both sides of this debate.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Many people who are â€Å"pro choice† claim that the mother has a right to privacy, and to deny them the decision to abort is going against this right. They believe that since this decision affects the women’s body, that this should be her private business. I really don’t like this argument. I believe that the right to privacy no longer exists when the decision effects more than the person involved in the decision. When a woman makes the decision to have an abortion it affects many people involved, rather than just the mother. The father is also greatly affected by this decision. The father should have equal say in this decision making process. In any case that the father wants to keep the child, the woman should not have the right to abort. This theory work both ways, if the mother wants to keep on with the pregnancy and the father wants to terminate it, by no means should the mother have to grant the father his wishes. I think John Stuart Mi ll’s harm principle supports my argument. Mill’s principle believes that a person has a right to do whatever they choose as long as they cause no harm, or the potential of harm to others.