What a topic. It is a controversial issue that we all come upon thinking about at one point, even if you're not in the situation. But it's the terrible truth. And then we all have the decision to be Pro-Life or Pro-Choice. And some of us try to avoid it all together so people won't get mad at us. I like to believe that I'm one of those people. But i do lean more towards one of them. And that would be Pro-Choice.
1)It does sound kind of harsh, but i might strongly believe in being Pro-Choice. I have yet found a reason to ever be Pro-Life. I guess no one has ever really convinced me. But one thing i do have to make clear is that when i say that I'm Pro-choice, i am not saying that aborting the baby is the only option. I am clearly stating that having the legal availability to terminate a pregnancy is only a choice that should thoroughly be thought over. And there are many reasons why i can back this up. Also, i get very very stubborn, because, well, i like being right. Who doesn't? But when i hear others give their reasoning for being my opposite, i often try to change their mind. And here's why.
- I believe that Abortion is completely up to the mother, because she is the one that might have to carry it for 9 months. Not the father. But that is only if she chooses to. Okay, and then this is where we get a little aggressive. For those of you who believe that a baby's life begins at the moment of conception. I almost want to, well, I'll put it in an understandable manor. I almost want to. . .chuckle with confidence a bit and get ready for an argument. The baby, does not have feelings, nor a brain. It is still in development. As you go further in time, yes, this will fetus will develop its full form. But that's going really into it and well then it gets really hard to think about it. But I'm saying that abortion is best to due in the early stages of a pregnancy. I mean, that's what the Roe vs. Wade Court Case suggested. Well, it didn't really suggest it. But it did allow a mother to have an abortion if she shall choose, up until the point where the baby is viable, or able to live outside the womb. This would be somewhere around 4-5 months.
- I also think that a mother should be able to have an abortion because they are clearly not ready. This could include their age, income, or home situation. Maybe they have fallen into poverty, or are unable to cope with another child. I don't see how a baby should have to suffer for such reasons. I guess, that it's best for the mother, and best for the unborn child.
- I can not really believe that I have heard "Just because the woman was raped, doesn't make the baby the problem. Why can't she have it and hold it up for adoption?" No, that is not the case. A crime is a crime. A problem. Big one too. I don't see why a woman must put aside 9 hard months for something that wasn't her fault. It was not her decision to get raped and then pregnant. Along with all the physical difficulties, there are mental issues. If i had to go through the pregnancy, i would hate to see that my child was made in such a vulgar manner. It's not the baby's fault, or the woman's; only one is at fault. And that's that.
2) "At various times some of the following [circumstances] have been allowed in some societies: abortion for the sake of the mother's health, abortion where a pregnancy is the result of a crime, abortion where the child of the pregnancy would have an ' unacceptable quality of life', abortion for social reasons, and abortion as a matter of government policy."
3) I believe that these circumstances are completely understandable. With enough imagination i have put myself into the above situations. It's hard. I would very much be concerned about my own health. The woman's should be put into consideration first. I have already explained pregnancies being results of crimes, along with social reasoning's: age, incomes, and home situations. But there is one very sensitive matter to a lot of people. Abortion where the child of the pregnancy would have an ' unacceptable quality of life'. I would be very devastated to hear that my child may have physical and mental disabilities. That's pain that they would have to go through, along with myself. Some people decide to take their chances, and i respect their decisions and reasoning's. I could just never live with the results and chances that i have taken. That says a lot about who am i am and how i think, but it's the truth.
