Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Abortion

On abortion, the topic is extremely controversial ranging from religion to government official views. On the liberal side, the view is that women should have a choice to do what they want with their body and if abortion is made illegal- that it won't stop women from having an abortion. It would only make it even more dangerous. On the conservative side, they believe in "Pro-life" meaning that even if the mother wouldn't want the child, she should take the infant to an adoption agency instead of having an abortion. An abortion would damage the woman emotionally and therefore suicide is a danger. Another argument is that even though the fetus is feeding off the mother's nutrients within the womb, it is still a living creature. The fetus has individual cells, all alive and doing their tasks while multiplying to shape an infant.
I believe that I am in the middle depending on liberal and conservative. I think that if two people have unprotected sex and the woman becomes pregnant because of it, an abortion should not be an easy escape just because she doesn't want to, or can't, take care of the child. They had unprotected sex, so therefore, they should have understood the consequences. But, I also believe that women should have a choice- like if a woman is raped and is pregnant. She shouldn't be forced to live in such a way while being emotionally unstable because of her experience. Abortions should not just be used for birth control.

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