Abortion - Why It Is a Social Issue Today
By definition, abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by loss or destruction of the fetus before birth. An abortion may be spontaneous or induced. It is a practice that dates back to ancient times. When performed by a qualified physician and medical staff who are adequately trained about the proper medical and surgical abortion techniques, abortion is relatively safe.
The decision to have an abortion is never simple. The reasons women give for having an abortion stresses their awareness of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. When it comes to abortion, there is no shortage of reasons why a woman may choose to have one.
What if the child is not wanted?
One of the favorite sayings of abortion advocates around the country is “Every Child a Wanted Child.” It seems understandable, until you realize what their remedy to unwantedness is. If a child isn’t wanted, then they say, it shouldn’t be born. Problem being though, that the child is already conceived and is growing each day, and the only way to keep the child from being born is to kill it. The way they justify this, is by stating that it is better for a child to be dead than for the child to be unwanted. Although this theory doesn’t work for the simple fact that no one makes such an argument about a child after it has been born. Is killing a baby really the remedy to the baby possibly being abused or neglected? Also even if the biological parents of the child want nothing to do with the child, there are plenty of families who are willing to adopt a child of any race or ethnicity. These potential parents only want a child to call their own.
What if the mother can’t afford a child?
Abortion advocates often argue that it is acceptable for a woman to abort her pregnancy if she cannot afford to raise the child. While they try to be compassionate to the mother, they are basically saying that if the mothers of these babies will not be able to afford them, they have the right to
The decision to have an abortion is never simple. The reasons women give for having an abortion stresses their awareness of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. When it comes to abortion, there is no shortage of reasons why a woman may choose to have one.
What if the child is not wanted?
One of the favorite sayings of abortion advocates around the country is “Every Child a Wanted Child.” It seems understandable, until you realize what their remedy to unwantedness is. If a child isn’t wanted, then they say, it shouldn’t be born. Problem being though, that the child is already conceived and is growing each day, and the only way to keep the child from being born is to kill it. The way they justify this, is by stating that it is better for a child to be dead than for the child to be unwanted. Although this theory doesn’t work for the simple fact that no one makes such an argument about a child after it has been born. Is killing a baby really the remedy to the baby possibly being abused or neglected? Also even if the biological parents of the child want nothing to do with the child, there are plenty of families who are willing to adopt a child of any race or ethnicity. These potential parents only want a child to call their own.
What if the mother can’t afford a child?
Abortion advocates often argue that it is acceptable for a woman to abort her pregnancy if she cannot afford to raise the child. While they try to be compassionate to the mother, they are basically saying that if the mothers of these babies will not be able to afford them, they have the right to