Abortions, during the 18th century and until about 1880 were allowed under common law and widely practiced. They were illegal only after “quickening,” the highly subjective term used to describe when pregnant women could feel the fetus moving. While I was reading the leaked document about Roe v. Wade, many questions came to my mind, and in a certain way I felt sad for those women that are going through those hard situations. The idea to overturn the decision that protected women’s rights to have an abortion really impacted me and it also brings a lot of conflict in society.  Some believe fervently that a human person comes into being at conception and that abortion ends an innocent life. Others feel just as strongly that any regulation of abortion invades a woman’s right to control her own body and prevents women from achieving equality. And others think that abortion needs to be allowed under some but not all cir­cumstances. One thing I can say is that making this type of decision requires a lot of responsibility, and the truth is that what really matters is that the child can be given a good upbringing. I believe that any decision made by a person, in this case a woman, aware of the consequences that could occur, is not our business. The reading from this week was very interesting, I was able to learn a lot about the different types of abortions, the process and everything that is involve, depending on the duration of the pregnancy. Being honest I am not totally against abortion, I can understand the different situations behind the decision that a woman can make, and it must be so hard and difficult to deal with. But, at the same time I think that abortion is not the only option we have. At the end, this is a decision that people have to respect, a right that we have as a woman and to finish this our body and we can make the decision that we think is right for us.