abortion

Anne Tam
5th hour
March 8, 2009

To Take A Life

Have you ever thought about how it would feel if you had no choice to live or die? That’s what all babies victim to abortion have to face. They are still unborn; therefore, they have no choice or decision over it, but they are still killed. A couple years ago, one of my friend’s mother got pregnant. She decided that she did not want another child at the time, and had an abortion a couple weeks later. However, less than a year later, my friend’s mother got pregnant again, though this time she did not have an abortion. What was the difference between these two babies? Why was one allowed to live and the other not? Abortion is wrong no matter what the reason. Everyone has a right to live, and if a woman is getting an abortion, because she got pregnant on accident, then she should have to bare the consequences.
Some people believe that abortion should be legal. They believe that abortion can fix a woman’s mistakes with getting pregnant, or the woman could just not want a child. Also, they believe that abortion is not murder because it is only a fetus, not yet a fully developed baby. Supporters think that having a baby is their choice, and they should be able to choose whether they want it or not. Another reason why there are people who believe abortion is okay is if the mother’s life is in danger or she is going to die if she gives birth to the child. However, these supporters probably do not think about adoption. If the woman does not want a baby at the time, the woman could still give birth to the baby, and give it up for adoption. Therefore, the baby would get to live. Though these are good reasons as to why some believe abortion should stay legal, there are also reasons why abortion should be illegal.
There are many reasons why abortion is wrong and misleading. To say an abortion is okay and to have it legalized, is wrong. Abortion is the murder of unborn babies, and although there are people who believe it is not murder because a fetus is just the starting stages of a baby, there are facts to prove some women get abortions later on in the pregnancy when the fetus is already a baby. According to http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html, 25% of abortions happen between the ninth and tenth week of a woman’s pregnancy. During the ninth week, the embryo has developed into a fetus, has lost its embryonic tail, and is starting to develop its genitals. By then, the fetus should be labeled as an unborn baby. Also, 1% of abortion happen after the 20th week of pregnancy. After the 20th week, the fetus has already fully developed his ears and can hear. All organs and structures of the fetus has developed too, and now the fetus is just entering a stage of basic growth. If the fetus has the characteristics of a living, breathing baby, why would it not be considered murder if it is killed while still in the womb?
Abortion is wrong, just like the killing of a baby is wrong. No one wants to be killed, but he/she can try to defend themselves. However, when a child is still in his/her mother’s womb, he/she have no choice in whether he/she get to live or not. If a woman is fooling around and end up getting pregnant, abortion is usually what young teens think of first. However, they don’t consider the living baby inside of them and how the baby will die because of their foolish mistakes. People need to be more careful when they think they are only having fun, because one mistake could lead to a pregnancy, and that pregnancy could lead to an abortion. There are about 42 million abortions per year, and 115, 000 a day. These are about how many babies that are killed and not given a chance to live. Therefore, before you do something, think about the consequences. They might just change your life.