Abortion

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Abortion hurts Women “I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born” President Ronald Reagan. Is abortion safe for mothers? Is abortion similar to murder? These questions arise in everybody’s mind when it comes to abortion. Abortion is the mostly debated and controversial topic in America today and mostly discussed by pro-life and pro-choice groups. Pro-Choice are people who support abortion and Pro-Life are people who don’t. Abortion is a big topic when it comes to women both legally and morally. Every person’s views on abortion are based on his or her cultural, religious and political background. According to the definition, abortion is the termination of a fetus up to six months old. As for my view, I am strongly against the abortion or so called Planned Parenthood because I see this not only legally unacceptable but also morally wrong. Abortion should not be legalized because it is the killing of an innocent unborn child and can have a serious impact on the mother’s physical and psychological health. Abortion is one of the most discussed topics in Congress and every community in America and throughout the world. Many of us don’t notice but the laws regarding abortion have some effects on every one of us one way or the other. It might be someone we know who went through an abortion and might be having problem coping with it that we are unaware of. I don’t personally know anyone who went through abortion but I believe that abortion is no better than a murder of an innocent child. The decision to go through abortion is not women’s alone, many men pressurize women because they don’t want the child and neglect the consequences it can have on women’s health. Being a religious person, I believe that life begi... ... middle of paper ... ...some research along with the help of politics will help solve our problem of abortion. Presenting the results obtained after the psychological research to the political committee over at the Washington will help have a further look into the abortion laws. This will prevent future death of an innocent child and extensive damage to the mother’s body and mind. Officials should think both religiously and scientists to better understand the negative impact of abortion in our society, how our religion says it's immoral to kill an innocent child and how science says that the female body cannot take that damage and might suffer future consequences. I believe abortion should be allowed to women who had to go through very rough situations like rape or incest, rather than that we should prevent the death of a child. Some babies die by chance, but no baby should die by choice.

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