This is an incredibly touchy subject where emotions flair and both sides feel very passionate about their beliefs. I'm not really for or against abortion and don't plan on trying to be the expert but here is what I think.
It's difficult to say that a woman should have every right to do whatever she wants with her body because if there is a baby in her body it is no longer just her body but the baby's as well. If the child was already born and the mother killed him that would be murder. However when does the baby reach the point of "Human Life" ? There are a lot of studies and facts that argue different stages of the pregnancy.
As for adoption there are so many kids living in foster homes and waiting for a "forever family" for someone to love them and care for them. Why bring more unwanted (I know that sounds horrible but it is a unfortunate reality) kids to this world? What if the woman was a victim of rape? Who are we to judge her or to force her to go through that?
If a scientist could, without a doubt, prove to you that in the first trimester there is no human activity and that the fetus is no different than a peanut, sperm inside a man's body, or the egg inside a woman's body? Do you still consider it murder? If that were the case every woman that goes through a monthly cycle would be committing murder.
I feel that sometimes this subject tends to be more an issue of faith and others wanting to impose their faith on the rest of the world. Our ancestors came to America to be free of religious persecution yet everyone in America wants to force their beliefs on others. I'm not saying abortion is wrong or right, but I don't think all teenage girls that experiment with sex are thinking, "who cares if I get pregnant, I'll just go get an abortion." Furthermore, a commentator on your article (I understand this isn't your opinion but it emphasizes what I'm trying to explain) that agrees with your point of view stated that if you allowed your daughter to have an abortion, "congratulations, you just killed Jesus!" What if they don't believe in Jesus or God for that matter? Does that take away their citizenship? It shouldn't!
We should be spending more time and resources on preventing unwanted pregnancies. Recently, President Obama was blasted for having put funding in his stimulus plan for contraceptives, but yet if more people had these available and we spent more time educating our young maybe we would have less unwanted pregnancies.
It's difficult to say that a woman should have every right to do whatever she wants with her body because if there is a baby in her body it is no longer just her body but the baby's as well. If the child was already born and the mother killed him that would be murder. However when does the baby reach the point of "Human Life" ? There are a lot of studies and facts that argue different stages of the pregnancy.
As for adoption there are so many kids living in foster homes and waiting for a "forever family" for someone to love them and care for them. Why bring more unwanted (I know that sounds horrible but it is a unfortunate reality) kids to this world? What if the woman was a victim of rape? Who are we to judge her or to force her to go through that?
If a scientist could, without a doubt, prove to you that in the first trimester there is no human activity and that the fetus is no different than a peanut, sperm inside a man's body, or the egg inside a woman's body? Do you still consider it murder? If that were the case every woman that goes through a monthly cycle would be committing murder.
I feel that sometimes this subject tends to be more an issue of faith and others wanting to impose their faith on the rest of the world. Our ancestors came to America to be free of religious persecution yet everyone in America wants to force their beliefs on others. I'm not saying abortion is wrong or right, but I don't think all teenage girls that experiment with sex are thinking, "who cares if I get pregnant, I'll just go get an abortion." Furthermore, a commentator on your article (I understand this isn't your opinion but it emphasizes what I'm trying to explain) that agrees with your point of view stated that if you allowed your daughter to have an abortion, "congratulations, you just killed Jesus!" What if they don't believe in Jesus or God for that matter? Does that take away their citizenship? It shouldn't!
We should be spending more time and resources on preventing unwanted pregnancies. Recently, President Obama was blasted for having put funding in his stimulus plan for contraceptives, but yet if more people had these available and we spent more time educating our young maybe we would have less unwanted pregnancies.
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