Abortion - Sabrina Ambra (fgcu)

The issue of abortion has been a touchy subject for many years. There are people who refer to themselves as “Pro-Choice”, which means they believe that a woman should have complete control over her fertility and have a choice in terminating her pregnancy or not. Others who refer to themselves as “Pro-Life” believe that, once a woman is pregnant, the embryo and fetus have a right to life and should not be terminated. I consider myself Pro-life, so I am writing this blog with that state of mind.In the United States, there are approximately 3,700 abortions done every day and 1.37 million done every year, as of 2006 (http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html). More than half of these women that are obtaining the abortions have never been married. This fact in itself raises a few questions. Are these women not educated enough in having “safe sex” or are they simply being careless? Is promiscuity to blame? I have personally heard from female peers that their only reasoning for an abortion would be if they were impregnated by a rape. However, statistically speaking, only 1% of all abortions are rape victims and 93% of abortions are due to an unwanted pregnancy.Being pro-life, I believe that every human, born or unborn, has the right to life. I also believe that if one decides to engage in the privilege of sexual intercourse, it is their responsibility to do so safely. If they choose to not use contraceptives, then they must deal with the “consequence” of becoming pregnant. This does not necessarily mean that they will have to raise the child once it is born, which I feel is a big reason for abortions. There are thousands of couples around the country that are willing and able to take care of a child and I believe that this is the proper thing to do with an unwanted pregnancy. Why end the life of an innocent human being because one does not want to deal with a pregnancy? Obviously there are other reasons that women choose to have abortions, so I am simply touching base with the case of many abortions. And to those who are reading, ask yourself this: what if it was your mother who decided to have an abortion?

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