The Danger of Abortion

Pregnancy is a gift that humans should appreciate. Many women wish to conceive a baby. However, others don’t take advantage of their pregnancy, and decide to have an abortion, destroying and removing the growth of a fetus.

In 1973, the government legalized abortion, but the laws aren’t always right. Why is it legal to kill a baby in the womb but it’s unlawful to kill a human? Isn’t it the same thing?

From many people’s perspective, a fetus is not a human. Therefore, women decide to get an abortion. According to the pro-life group, National Right To Life (NRL), about 93% of induced abortions are because a woman decides that they aren’t ready to have a child. If they aren’t ready to have a child, then why do they practice sexual behavior, knowing that there is risk of pregnancy?

When women use birth control, they should know that it’s not always 100% effective, and it might result in pregnancy. Men and women take the action of sexual behavior, then they must take the responsibility of the consequences. It’s not the baby’s fault. It shouldn’t be killed because of an unplanned pregnancy. A baby in the womb might be a fetus, but it is characterized as a human (has characteristics of a person).

Well, just in case you didn’t know, NRL says the baby’s heart begins beating one month after conception. Then, if the fetus has a heart, don’t you think it is considered a human? Most abortions take place in the first trimester of pregnancy. Abortion is allowed any time during pregnancy, thinking that the fetus is not a human being. The NRL says that the fetus begins to have characteristics of a human a few days after conception. After 45 days of pregnancy, you can identify the beginnings of the baby’s arms and legs. After, seven to ten weeks (when abortions usually takes place), the fingers begin to appear,and the baby’s face can be recognized as human. Therefore, it can be identified as a human fetus.

Furthermore, Roe v. Wade—the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion—allows abortions to be done throughout the three trimesters. As the baby grows, it begins to move in the womb, kick and hiccup. Doesn’t that sound like a normal innocent little baby? Then, why destroy an innocent life that has done no human harm? This is America, everyone deserves to live freely. Then why can’t they have the chance to live?

From my perspective, nobody has the ability to judge who deserves to live or die.

Women should think twice about it. There are many alternatives to an abortion. It’s not the baby’s fault. If women can’t take care of the child, there are centers where they help women obtain services such as housing, financial support, post-natal medical care, and so on.

Also, there are many people out there who would love to have a baby; women can get information for putting the baby up for adoption. Think about it. If humans can have the consent to kill our own blood, then when will the violence stop?