Abortion

I would also like to say that this is my first time on this website, so bear with me! Abortion was legalized in 1973 due to Roe v. Wade, and since then over 56 million unborn children have been killed. That means that every hour, 155 babies are aborted, and approximately 1 child is aborted every 2.6 seconds. [1] Life begins at conception. In most cases, a man and a woman choose to engage in sexual intercourse fully aware of the consequences that could arise. Hence, they should make sure to take the proper steps to avoid any consequence, for example by using contraception. Abortion however, should not be used as a form of contraception. Abortion is not a Now how about if the man and woman who engage in sexual intercourse truly take the proper precautions, but the woman still ends up pregnant, but doesn't want the child? First of all, it is common knowledge that babies are made through sexual intercourse, so if the woman or man do not want a baby, then they should refrain from sexual intercourse. Second of all, adoption is always an alternative. With approximately 1.5 million American families wanting to adopt a child [2], there is no such thing as an unwanted child. Moving on to teenagers who merely have sexual intercourse for fun, and get pregnant, and because they feel that they are not old enough, get an abortion. If you feel that you are not old enough to have a child and provide for that child, then you should not be having sexual intercourse " plain and simple. It is commonly argued that women should have control over their own body, and choose what happens to their body. I completely agree. However, if women truly want control over their body, then that includes preventing themselves from an unwanted pregnancy, by taking the proper precautions or practicing abstinence. Moving on to women or girls who get pregnant through rape or incest. This is different, as they do not choose to engage in sexual intercourse, but are instead forced to. However, abortion punished the unborn innocent child, who has done absolutely nothing wrong. It is the perpetrator who should be punished, not the child. Again, adoption is a viable option. (I would just like to take moment to say that I do not believe rape is ever the woman or girls fault. I wholeheartedly believe that it is the perpetrators fault) Abortion can also result in medical complications. For example, abortions doubles the risk of ectopic pregnancies, and the chances of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease also increases. In addition, undergoing an abortion will most likely result in intense psychological pain and stress. [2] Human life is precious, and seeing as life begins at conception, these unborn babies are human beings with a right to life. These unborn babies have done nothing to hurt anyone, so punishing them due to the fact that perhaps a woman choose to engage in sexual intercourse without taking the proper precautions is plain unjust and unethical. Hence, abortion should be illegal. Now, I could go on and on about the dangers of abortion, how abortion goes against what it says in the bible, how abortion is murder, or even how it has been proved that fetuses feel pain during an abortion procedure " but I am going to leave it at that. [1] . http://www.tfpstudentaction.org... [2] . http://womensissues.about.com...