Most questions about a pregnancy can be answered easily by a doctor: what to eat, how to exercise, and how to stay safe are all covered in a prenatal visit. However, there is one gray area that is based on moral rather than fact: abortion. This is the alternative that many question when a pregnancy was never in the picture. For this reason, abortion is often the heated topic of many politic debates, making major headlines in today's news. The conflict, between liberals and conservatives, considers when the life of a baby really begins, and whether it is ever justified to end this life. Yet, shouldn't the woman who carries the baby have a word in this conversation? While a life may technically begin at the moment of conception, it is ultimately the woman's decision as to whether a pregnancy will be terminated or not, making abortion a necessary component not just for a woman's life, but in a human's life as well.
When planning for a baby, factors such as finance, genetics, and lifestyle must be taken into consideration before making such a big commitment. Unfortunately, in some cases such as rape victims, incest, and just plain accident, there is no choice provided to the woman. Many conservative arguments claim that the baby is never given any say in an abortion, but this is beside the point when the baby's mother was lacking the same voice.
No comments:
Post a Comment