and forced to act accordingly without making their own choices. Therefore, legal abortion
should be allowed, and women should be given the right to choose whether they are ready to
raise children or not.
On the other hand, women with difficulties during their pregnancies or when giving
birth have higher chances of suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease in the
future. This is another reason why pregnancy is a disability (Gorman 5). For instance,
first-time labor can be quite painful and dangerous, and women are at a risk of hemorrhage
due to excessive bleeding.
Additionally, the manner in which a woman carries herself during pregnancy may
lead to the disability of the unborn child. Practices such as smoking and taking alcohol
increase the risk of a child being deformed or disabled. A woman has a lot of responsibilities
when pregnant to ensure the child is born while healthy and with no complications. Most
people focus more on the well-being of the unborn child and forget the needs of the pregnant
mother. Pregnancy is a job on its own and requires attention, which may be difficult for a
woman who is either in school or has a demanding job.
Many women die while pregnant or while giving birth. The society today does not
talk openly about the causes of such deaths and the government does not carry out enough
investigation on the deaths of new mothers and pregnant women. However, most of these
deaths are as a result of hemorrhage, diseases that are heart-related, stress, depression, and
neglect by health practitioners (Martin 8). Also, some women have mood disorders especially
after going through a pregnancy where they almost died or lost the baby.
Such disorders can cause problems with breastfeeding and even death of the mother
eventually. Additionally, women who have undergone many miscarriages and difficulties
when carrying a pregnancy are likely to die or suffer failures of the placenta leading to the
