Abortion

Question
The topic of abortion is very controversial, but nothing has ever been learned by avoiding tough
subjects. What are your views on abortion? Under what circumstances, if any, would you
consider it? If you were a lawmaker, what would be your stand on this issue? (*In India, boys
are valued more than girls and amniocentesis has become widespread. In one province, only
one in thousands of abortions following: amniocentesis was that of a male fetus, the rest were
females. How do you feel about abortion as a tool for gender selection? Suppose that one of the
female fetuses in the previous example was also identified as having suffered severe mental and
physical damage to the point that, after birth, the resulting child would mentally and physically
be unable to care for itself. Would this information influence (change) your decision?)
Answer
I believe abortion is morally wrong. Why does one have a choice whether someone else
lives or not? They do not have the blame for anything. I wonder if the baby has a soul? My
reason is more toward religion and moral reasoning. You would not try to kill a child who is
three months old? So why are three months into pregnancy any different? In just 52 days the
embryo has fingers and toes (Berger, 2016, p. 60). My primary belief is that God has chosen this
path you have taken, only he knows he knows the reason things happen. A baby is never a
mistake, rather a blessing from the heavens.
There are some circumstances that abortion may be the only option. If your life is at risk
due to the pregnancy, then that is probably a major issue. Mothers to be who have thyroid
diseases threatens their life and cause defects in the baby. The mother is in risk of heart failure
(Pregnancy, 2010). At this instance, it may be best to abort then losing two lives at the same time.
A woman who is from a low-income home with an abusive husband may think of the childs
safety. Will this child suffer from such a home? If I were the mother, I would not want the child
to suffer, why bring a child into a terrible world?
As a lawmaker, I would be pro-abortion. Even if abortions were illegal, women would
find underground abortions. Not only is it unsanitary, but it poses a huge danger the mother.
There is also medical reasons to why the mother cannot be pregnant. Regardless of your beliefs,
a lawmaker should consider the safety of the public.
In China, they were limited to one child per family. The male would be the one who took
care of the parent in Chinese traditions (Berger, 2016, p. 52). As a result, a trend began of
aborting female babies. This pattern is known as gender section, this is not a reasonable method,
how many females will be one couple abort till they attain a male baby? King Henry had six
wives because none of them gave him a male, although it was him not the women, this may be
the case for some men. Perhaps they were not meant for a male baby. A census in China was
conducted in 2013, resulting a boy/girl ratio to be about 117:100. Not only is gender selection
unethical, but it disrupts the balance of life.
My question will be if the mother can take care of herself? If she not able to, who will
care for the child? Family? It is so much work to caring for a baby, imagine a baby whole will
never develop the capability to care for itself. If there is a chance that the baby would never

speak, walk, eat on their own, would that be considered living? The child will just be sitting
there considering space, not being able to communicate to anyone. Abortions is not a black and
white situation. It is more complex and so much must go into considering every single
possibility.
Reference List
Berger, K. S. (2016) Invitation of the Life Span (3rd ed.). New Your, NY: Worth Publishers
"Pregnancy." Complications. U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 27 Sept. 2010.
Web. 09 Sept. 2016.