The Abortion Debate

The Abortion Debate

Abortion is one of the most controversial and important subjects of

this generation. Did you know that 1 in 4 pregnancy's are aborted and

that 1 in 6 women have had an abortion. When abortion was legalized in

1973, approximately 1,500,000 babies were aborted each year.

Whether to go through with abortion or not can be a very agonising

decision for a women. It's not something she can automatically decide.

She has to weigh out her options. There could be many horrific reasons

as to why she chooses not to keep the baby. I'm not saying I totally

agree with the methods of abortion which can be volatile and

completely uncivilized. But I believe that a women has the right to

choose whether or not to carry a child

Take rape for example, rape has a devastating, traumatic effect on

it's victims. It is a very serious crime. Nearly one-third of all rape

victims will develop rape related PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress

Disorder) in their lifetimes. Imagine trying to cope with a child

whilst going through this as well. A child that you may already

resent, this could lead to child abuse or neglect. You could argue

that a woman finding herself in this position would be rare, but on

average 78 rapes take place every hour in the US. Other people say

that it is only usually those who behave or dress in such a way to

make their attacker think they are "fair game". And therefore it is

their own fault if they get raped and become pregnant, and that they

should have to live with the baby. Rape could happen to anyone

anywhere. It happens at all hours of the day and night. It happens in

our homes, in the street, at work, in car parks, in public places as

well as in remote places. But no one ever deserves to be violated in

such a way. This experience could damage their physcological state of

mind greatly, leaving them permantly mentally disabled. Because of

this incident they may not be able to with hold a relationship or ever