Murder And Abortion Research Paper

Perhaps the most truthful evidence on murder and abortion lies in the Bible. Genesis 9:6 says, “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God he made man”(NIV). Another simple, fleshly being is not intended to have the power to steal the life of a human being that God has specially created. Obviously, the unborn fetus is incapable of speaking to his mother. But the fetus’s feelings and life must be considered as well. It could be a fetus’s cry to his mother in Job 10:8-12, saying, “Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, and would you destroy me? Remember now, that you have made me as clay; and would you turn me into dust again? Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? Clothe me

You have granted me life and loving kindness; and your care has preserved my spirit”(NIV).

Besides the moral punch that abortion truly is murder, the actual procedure has its own consequences to give. Debora Diniz says that the risk of abortion is not in the actual medical procedure, but in the secrecy of the act (1). There is no reason to shy away from the horrifying facts that must be known before obtaining such a procedure. Many physical risks accompany surgical abortions. About 1 in 100 women who have early abortions will experience complications, and 1 in 50 who have late-term abortions will encounter health problems (The Long Term Effects). While 10% of women who have an abortion experience immediate health issues, most complications take some time to develop and will sometimes delay from developing for

Soon after an abortion, the emotions that go with a spontaneous abortion, commonly known as a miscarriage, are less intense than the women who chose to have an abortion. And over time, women who have planned abortions show higher levels of withdrawal and depression compared to women who experience a spontaneous abortion. Women who have late-term abortions have trauma symptoms such as disturbing dreams, reliving the abortion, and having trouble falling asleep (Canário 263-264). The only explanation for why these women become very disturbed after an event like this is because they are bonded to the child inside of them, and the guilt of committing murder overflows their conscience. Psychological effects in these women can range anywhere from substance abuse and depression to suicidal thoughts and actions (Curley 279). Catarina Canário has also proven in her six-month psychological study that post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, occurs in some women because “abortion can increase stress and decrease coping abilities.” But studies show that as time goes on, emotional chaos and increased problems with mental health occurs, especially in young women (Canário