Abortion has brought about one of the most controversial social debates worldwide; debating the moral and lawful aspect of abortion has been an intense debate between the conservatives and the liberalists worldwide. There have been various definitions formed to describe the word ‘abortion’. One of the definitions that best describes the word ‘abortion’ is “the removal of an embryo or fetus from a uterus induced medically or surgically.”
Apart from that, some conservative Christian groups define abortion as ‘purposeful termination of pregnancy”. Abortions are induced by various medical methods, including the use of sharpened tools and abdominal pressure. There is an estimated figure of about 46 million abortions taking place every year worldwide. Some abortions also happen as a result of miscarriage or naturally, although most abortions, as reported by research in 1988, happen intentionally.
There are many reasons as to why women do abortions, as shown in a research done by the AGI, meta-study in 1998 with women from 27 different countries. Most women feel that having children interrupts their careers, and they want to delay having a child because of that. Women tend to feel that they should be responsible for what they do; thus, when they have a kid, they feel that they should raise them as they want to and not let them be raised by some foreign maid.
Thus, as more and more women are becoming career-oriented, the childbirth rate is declining at a very steep rate. Apart from that, couples also view having children as being very expensive. The cost of raising a child is becoming more expensive in the present world. Thus, most couples prefer to have pets instead of children as they wouldn’t have to spend on their education and so on.
Furthermore, more and more marriages are becoming more of a temporary commitment as divorce rates are becoming high. Thus, women are becoming aware of this fact and are taking precautions by not having children during the first few years of their marriage, just to ensure that they have enough time to be stable and sure of their relationship. Besides that, modern women these days tend to have been raised in very wealthy family backgrounds. Thus they would have been spoiled by their parents and so on. As a consequence, they think they are not capable of handling a child, and they perceive themselves as being immature.
This is another reason why women do abortions. Other reasons include women who want to maintain their slim figure, and those pregnancies that happen as a result of being raped, preference of children of a specific sex, disapproval of single motherhood, population control such as in China where every couple is only allowed one child as well as the lack of access to getting pregnant in some countries as well as the lack of access in getting condoms to prevent pregnancies and so on.
However, in my opinion, I am against abortion. I feel that people tend to make excuses to free themselves from guilt and responsibility. Abortion is equivalent to killing life as a fetus is considered a living thing in the human body, and since when is killing an acceptable act? Killing is an act of violence, and it’s deemed as being morally wrong. Most people are suffering from various pregnancy-related traumas as more and more couples are experiencing conceiving difficulties due to the current unhealthy food intake and environmental conditions; thus, having a baby could change a lot of things.
Couples, who have a baby out of accident or so on, should give birth to it and pass it on to the couples who really want a baby but can’t conceive. This way, you are actually making someone else happy and at the same time doing the right thing. Apart from that, people fail to realize that the birth of a newborn baby, a new fresh brain, could probably have changed the world. We will never know how many killed babies could have had genius ideas that could have changed the world, but we can change it around right now and stop killing these creative babies from abortion. The world could use more inventive ideas and more cures.
It is also a wonder of how people can have the heart to kill such an innocent being that has done absolutely nothing wrong. A baby is known to signify innocence and as a sign of love that brings couples closer to one another. Currently, looking at this very disturbing world, a baby could definitely bring about many changes in people’s lives, especially in bringing them closer and spreading around more love.
Having a kid could change a lot of people, including criminals who learn how to love their own kid and want to change and be the best that they can be for the sake of their children. Most criminals become criminals due to a lack of love and attention from their family members, so what better way to make them feel loved and to feel useful than having their own kid? This could also bring about a drastic social change in lowering the crime rates around the world. One would be surprised what a child could do in a family.
In addition to the above, most teenagers and young couples that go thru abortion; regret it later on in their lives. They tend to carry the guilt with them for life. Research has also shown that women who undergo an abortion have various consequences later on in their life. This could be as a physical effect, for example, some uterus pain or problems if not handled by the proper doctor earlier on.
Apart from that, women also suffer from psychological complications later on in their life, when they are in their 40’s or during their mid-life crisis. Thus, having a counselling session with these women before they have an abortion could be really helpful. The counsellor could highlight the negative effects of abortions and the risks involved later on. Most doctors would not highlight these things to avoid arguments or for monetary purposes. However, having these conversations earlier on can be quite helpful to most women.
In conclusion, I still would strongly suggest that abortion be banned in all countries. This could bring about various positive changes to the world. Doctors should be more responsible in explaining all the effects, risks, consequences and should really try to discourage the couple from doing the abortion. Apart from that, banning abortion could make people become more responsible for their actions. This would be, for example, not having random sex or using a condom to avoid pregnancy or even just thinking properly before doing something, as they will soon realize that all their actions will have consequences, and not anything can be compromised just for the sake of fun, as well as that they can’t escape from it every time.
Bibliography
Abortion: A Collective Story, by Cara J MariAnna. Web.