17. March 2009 by student.

As I sit here writing this blog  I think of how many social problems are in the world and how less important we’re making them by avoiding them. And a great example is abortion. People are not realizing how  much an abortion can affect the mother, the family and the poor fetus who is not been given the chance to live and have a future like ours. Abortion is an issue that evokes, on all sides, very strong feelings, judgments and very heated recriminations. As we all know abortion has always been a very controversial topic that has been the subject of debate many times by the pro-life and pro-choice groups. The pro-life group is adamantly against abortion while the pro-choice group believes that it is the mother’s choice whether of not to abort a child. No matter how many times this topic has been argued abortion is and always will remain immoral. The three main types of abortions are gory and horrific; and the abortions, in turn, also cause health risks for the mother and her future pregnancies! Moreover, just the thought of an abortion is astonishingly unethical.  

Many people have the illusion that abortion is a short, simple, and clean process; however, they are sadly mistaken. As mentioned above there are three types of abortions, none of which are remotely close to being short, simple, and clean. Abortions from the top, hysterectomy are thought to be the cleanest and safest by many people. The mother’s abdomen and uterus are surgically opened and the baby is lifted out. Unfortunately, many of these babies are very much alive when removed; hence the abortionists kill them by cutting the umbilical cord or plunging them into cold water. Abortions from the uterus, such as suction, are much bloodier and longer than those from the abdomen.  

During the suction method, the abortionist inserts a tube that is 29 times more powerful than a household vacuum cleaner and sucks the baby out. The hose frequently jerks as pieces of the baby become lodged in the tube, and a nurse must reassemble the baby’s body together at the end to make sure all the body parts are taken out. The third and final method is salt poisoning. The abortionist injects a strong salt solution directly into the amniotic sac, the fluid surrounding the baby. The baby breathes and swallows the poison, struggles, and sometimes convulses.

The corrosive effect of the salt solution often burns and strips away the outer layer of the baby’s skin, which exposes the raw, red, glazed-looking subcutaneous layer of tissue. Although these horrifying abortion methods are terrifying enough by themselves, women also face many health risks subsequent to the abortion.

One can not just wash one’s hands of the whole ordeal; these post-abortion dangers can haunt the woman in a variety of ways. The mental health of a woman who has had an abortion has the possibility to dramatically suffer afterwards. However, the woman who does not have an abortion is usually happier and less depressed than the other woman. In addition to mental suffering, women are also vulnerable to many other hazards. During the first three months of a subsequent pregnancy, there is twice the chance of a miscarriage. During the second trimester, there is ten times the chance of a miscarriage, three times the chance of premature delivery, and two times the chance of infant death after birth.

All these risks are present because an abortionist stretches the womb opening in thirty to sixty seconds when a mother’s womb usually stretches over twelve or more hours of natural labor. By stretching it so quickly, the muscles tear, thus weakening the vaginal muscles for later pregnancies. In addition to the women’s vulnerability to many pregnancy related dangers, abortion is a highly immoral practice.

Many abortionists portray abortion as a beneficial act; however, as well as the many health hazards, it is also an incredible ethical breakdown. Many of these abortionists support the claim that babies do not feel pain during abortions. However, not only is the fetus capable of feeling pain, it undergoes excruciating torture during the process! Dr. Paul Ranalli recorded three signs which supported this theory. “A fetus will withdraw from painful stimulations and two types of stress hormones which are detected in adults who are feeling pain were also found in a fetus from when a blood sample was withdrawn.”

 By having an abortion, one is playing God. The child inside the mother’s womb is not only the mother’s child, but God’s child as well. It is God’s decision, not someone else’s, whether He wants to kill a person or not. However, what happens if the pregnancy is a result of rape? Should the rape victim give birth to the child that was unwillingly conceived? Yes, she most definitely should! There are 200,000 couples who want to adopt a child and there are only 25,000 babies to adopt each year! Why not just have the baby and change a lose, lose proposition into a win, win proposition instead”

Abortion should be discontinued because of the enormous amount of blood-shed involved! Furthermore, the abortions themselves cause risks outweighing the benefits as well as being extremely unprincipled. There have been many indications that suggest fetuses experience excruciating pain. Also, one is playing God by killing an unborn child because that child is God’s too! Why would someone want to have an abortion it can be fraught with needless peril?

 In conclusion, we should always keep in mind that without abortions, a vast number of children will not be killed. Furthermore, many prospective adopting couples will have their dreams come true, a baby!

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17. March 2009 by student.

I am upset over this approval for the New Andoscians statue. I still believe this will cause an out break of statues in the park and also start a small religious battle. I also believe we should hold anther council meeting for it to maybe come to anther conclusion. Is anyone else out there on my side?

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17. March 2009 by student.

Time after time I read articles about “today’s youth”, none of which give light to the success of the majority of teens and young adults.  I think this negative light glamorizes negative behavior, and reinforces to underprivileged youth that it’s ok to be bad, it’s ok to sell drugs, or it’s ok to be pregnant at 15.  It’s not.  I truly believe these kids need to see role models in the media. Not Kate Moss snorting cocaine, or Lindsey Lohan drifting in and out of rehab.  They need to see their peers going to college, or technical schools and creating a good life for themselves.  It makes me sick to see kids idolizing these nutty stars instead of looking to their teachers and fellow students and mentors for guidance.

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17. March 2009 by student.

            Email is a thing of the past. This day in age communication is done through websites like Myspace and Facebook. Most would say that these websites are a form of personal expression. Their users get to upload pictures of themselves, pick out their own design/layout, keep in touch with friends and even make some new ones. Most would also say that you can learn just about everything you need to know about a person just by viewing their “profile”. Now I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I like the idea of the whole world knowing everything about me. Apparently I’m not alone in saying that because there have been many recent scandals about Myspace and the issue of privacy.

            In late October a News Reporter named Kevin Poulsen conducted an experiment that matched databases of registered sex offenders with Myspace profiles and found hundred of matches. These results sparked many controversies. Soon after this many victims began reporting stories about their run-ins with sex offenders due to the website Myspace. For example on June 19^th a young 14 year old girl and her mother filed a lawsuit with Myspace because apparently a 19 year old man, Pete Solis, lied about his age and contacted the young girl. He soon convinced the young girl to meet him in real life. He then took her to dinner and allegedly raped her.

            A few months after this occurred, Myspace announced that is hired an outside company, Sentinel Tech Holding Corp, to basically weed out the sex offenders and delete their accounts. This seemed to have worked because it was reported that they had removed around 7,000 profiles that could have belonged to registered sex offenders.

            In the end Myspace can only do so much to protect its’ users. Myspace weeds out offenders, allows certain options of privacy, etc. But ultimately it’s up to the users to decide how much information they want to give out. It’s not mandatory to state your address or phone numbers. You get to decide the amount of privacy you want to have. I also believe that it’s your responsibility to know the people you are talking to. If you meet someone online and know nothing about them, I do not suggest meeting them alone outside of Myspace. But then again people make bad decisions and will probably continue making them. We will probably always hear of new lawsuits every day until people wise up.

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