In my opinion, abortion is NOT okay and I do not agree with the pro-choice movement at all. If you're going to lay down and have sex then you should be able to stand up and assume your responsibilities. There's no need to kill someone just because you can't face the consequences of your acts. And yes, unlike you people believe, it is scientifically proved that babies in the womb ARE alive. At just 22 days after conception, they have heart beats and by 8 weeks the fetus has fully developed his organs. Opponents, who support abortion, claim that it is the woman's right to decide what to do with her body:"we need to say that is is their right and moreover, it's good for everyone to have this right"(Katha Pollitt). But what about the baby's body? It might be less developed than the woman's body but you tell me, how does this make the fetus less of a person? I believe that arguments based on choice aren't convincing at all. Would you support a parent killing his 3 year old child just because he/she wanted to do it by choice? If not then that would be so hypocrite of you to support abortion because in both cases, it is the exact same crime. What validates my previous argument is that, when you kill a pregnant woman (either 3 weeks or 9 months pregnant ), you get charged with TWO murders not one. Now, let's assume the main cause of abortion isn't always irresponsible sex as Katha Pollitt and the pro-choice movement say. According to them, there are cases of "rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities”(Katha Pollit). Well my response to this is that even in the first two cases listed above, abortions are not justifiable or reasonable. Are the lives of babies who are conceived by rape or who are the result of incest worth less than the lives of babies who are willingly conceived? In addition to that, the innocent baby shouldn't be killed for the crime of his biological father. Not to mention that if there are no ways the mother could take care of her child, then adoption is always an option. There are thousands of couples who can't have kids and who would like to have a chance to experience parenthood. Let's finally move to the case of fatal fetal abnormalities. First, most babies with these conditions live beyond birth. This said, no matter how short their life is , they have a right to live it. Second, let this baby die peacefully and naturally instead of 'destroying' his body intentionally using harmful tools.
One argument that would possibly let me accept abortions is "life risking pregnancies". I honestly think that this is one of the most difficult cases a woman can go through, therefore i can't judge unless I've lived this situation. Here, it is a matter of two LIVES (not a life and a body) and we are sure that minimum one of them is in danger. So being completely anti-abortion in this case would be too extreme. In addition to that, I think that Katha Pollitt has a point when she says that "The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary". Sometimes, unwanted children are treated aggressively by their parents but even then I don’t think that abortion is the best solution to avoid child abuse. Last but not least, it may be true that "abortion is the most difficult, agonizing decision a woman ever makes" as Pollit mentions but again, that doesn't excuse the fact of killing a human being. Like I said, it would be less selfish to place the kid in adoption instead of killing him.
Works cited:
Pollit,Katha.”The New York Times.”How to really
defend Planned Parenthood. N.p., 05 Aug. 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
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