Abortion is an ethical issue that confronts us as individuals and as a society. It is being debated in American society today and the question is should this practice be permitted? In many cultures and religions, having an abortion is completely forbidden without a doubt. On the other hand many people think having an abortion is exceptional for certain special cases such as the mothers life being in danger, the victim of a rape, or in cases of incest.
What is an abortion? Obviously the people who think any abortion is acceptable does not know what they are actually doing. An abortion is the voluntary termination of an unborn child. From the very start, a fetus is a human being with full human rights, including the right not to be killed or in other words the right to live. This fetus is a being trying to survive inside their mothers body. It is striving for a chance to live and have somewhat of a future. Killing this unborn baby will take away the chance of making a future that is set in her destiny to live. Many people believe in God and therefore believe he does what is best for people. "Thou shall not kill," is one of the commandments in the Bible, which should have deep meaning to many people of
Another case is married women who become pregnant and then realize they cannot afford it money wise and they don't have time to care for their child. The easiest way to get rid of the problem is to literally get rid of it. In other words to cease the baby. In this case the family usually makes the decision whether or not to kill the baby. The main question here is, does not having time and money to care for a kid that you conceived, justify taking a life?
Incest also goes along with rape where you end up being pregnant with your father or your brother's baby. In this case, you have to look at the future of that child and the future of your family. You wouldn't have the heart to kill a child but if it were the grandchild of the father and the child of the father, it would bring up many problems with the family. It will also cause problems for the child when he or she is growing up.
There are many cultures who say it is forbidden to have an abortion no matter what condition it is and then there are some like the Islamic religion where they have exceptions to the law. The majority of pregnancies that result in abortion are those of teenagers and their carelessness. Fortunately there are very few abortions that are because of rape, incest, or medical reasons. If these teenagers would be
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