GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The portfolio is focused on the theme, “Abortion”. The main study however, was based on, “The effects of Abortion on Women in Trinidad & Tobago”. In accordance with the Oxford Student’s Dictionary, the term Abortion is defined as a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the foetus. This topic is a current issue that occurs all around the world and in my country, Trinidad as such, the general purpose of this portfolio is to create awareness of the effects which abortion have on women and the manner in which these procedures are conducted.

The theme that I chose has significant relation to my personal interest. It is my personal opinion that women over the past years were forced to have an abortion because of their predicament. This portfolio is intended to find out the effects as to why women have Abortions. It also relates to my academic interests because I learned about this topic in Caribbean Studies and what it entails in going through with having an abortion. In relation to work-related interests, in the future I would like to further my studies and become a teacher. This way I could teach the future generation of children about the causes and effects of abortion on women. Educating the students at an early stage in their life will greatly assist them in making better and firm decisions.

This portfolio comprises of three sections: the expository, reflective and analytical. In the expository section, I presented a brief speech on my theme in which I addressed the consequences of abortion and the effect which it has on women. Further, I also collected and used as two secondary sources, two articles on the same topic. In the reflective section, I have created in the short story genre, “5,4,3,2,1 Abort” which is directly linked to my theme. This section is accompanied by a preface which gives an account of my purpose, intended audience and the context where this dialogue can be used appropriately.