Human Cloning

Introduction

What do you think about abortion? Most people try not to think about it. They wish to ignore the overwhelming horrible reality. Abortion is an intentional violent act that kills an unborn baby. With or without any anesthesia, he baby is dismembered, torn apart and vacuumed out of the mother. In the case of near-term or partial birth abortion, the baby is turned around and pulled partially out with its' head still inside the mother. The abortionists then plunges a sharp object into the back of its neck and vacuums out the brain. This is not a pleasant subject. Abortion denies the most fundamental human right the tight to live. However we must think about it in order to gather the courage needed to end it.

Teenage Abortion

Whether or not abortion should be legal is a very controversial question that has been discussed for a long time, without a final conclusion. Laws about abortion are also unclear and change from one country to another and even from state to state. There are many groups discussing this topic worldwide. But there are two strong opposing beliefs: the pro-lifers, who believe life begins at the instant of conception, and the pro-choicers, who believe life begins later in gestation or at birth. Independent of these opposing beliefs, it is a fact that the number of pregnancies ended through abortion is still very high. Teenagers choose to end about 25% of their pregnancies through abortion. In my opinion, although exceptions could be accepted for some medical reasons, laws should prohibit abortion. To understand why this prohibition is necessary, we must consider why most abortions are sought and who seeks them; moreover, we must consider who has the right to end the life of another human being.

About 43% of Bermudian teenage girls will have abortions during their lifetime. Women's centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions per year. Abortions are obviously in great demand. But why? Teens have many reasons for not wanting to be pregnant, and thus to seek an abortion. Research studies show many reasons why a teenager may seek an abortion. One reason is that she feels she does not have the financial resources to raise a child. Also, she may be pressured by the father or by her parents to have an abortion.

Another reason is that she feels that she lacks the emotional and physical strength to go through another pregnancy or, that the pregnancy could interfere with her career or education. In around 5% of cases, abortions are sought for medical reasons, mainly when the fetus might have been exposed to high levels of medications, alcohol, or drugs that are dangerous and may cause damage to the baby. When the fetus has a genetic defect or other health problem, abortions are sought, too. There are some other reasons, such as when a woman may develop a health problem due to the pregnancy or when she may not survive the birthing process, which could justify abortions. But research shows that the great majority of abortions (95%) are sought for personal, not medical reasons.

Teenage abortion is a tragedy not only for the unborn child whom will ever experience life, but for the mother also. The choice given to the mother is an immoral one. Rather than to give a woman control over her body, choice creates the opportunity for exploitation. There is an older lady at in my church who feels deep guilt even after 30 years because she stood by as her husband sent their daughter away to New York to have an abortion. The lady says her daughter has suffered much since that event and has never found peace and happiness. So did the choice of abortion give the daughter control over her body or did the father use it to escape embarrassment? This is a real life example of the tragedy of teenage abortion. Variations of this tragedy have been frequently repeated over the years. Millions of young and frightened mothers have been pressured to choose abortion