The Controversial Issue Of Abortion
Abortion
What exactly is abortion and why is it so controversial?
An abortion is a procedure, either surgical or medical, to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the uterus. Abortion is one of the most divisive and controversial issues of our day. People generally have strong views about abortion. It is not a social issue of mere preference, but an issue about life and death. Abortion draws out the clashes between two divergent worldviews. The humanistic worldview says, "Man is the highest standard there is. You don't answer to anyone, so do whatever you want." The Christian worldview says, "We answer to God, and He has commanded us not to murder. We must always submit our desires and preferences to the authority of His …show more content…
What I mean is that abortion shouldn’t be banned for the people who NEED it. Now day’s rape is becoming more and more common among teens and kids. I don’t think that they should have to go through a pregnancy that young because one its not fair and two because they didn’t choose to become pregnant, they were forced. I don’t really understand why so many people say its murder even in the very beginning because it doesn’t even have a heart beat until around week 7 and 8, it is still just a cell but that’s my point of view. The only problem I would see with keeping abortion for the first trimester for girls who need it is that a lot of girls will abuse it. Girls, women which ever will think that because they are out sleeping around and don’t want to deal with the pregnancy that they can just go and have an abortion done. So pretty much to me abortion should be legal for emergencies like girls who were raped and that is it, anything else is something you could have prevented. Also something else I have a very strong view on is third trimester abortion; to me they should be totally illegal unless medically needed. I say this because to me it is murder; by this time the fetus has developed into a baby, has a heart beat, can actually urinate, practicing breathing, and so much more. Partial birth abortion is the most common among people who choose to have an abortion is the third or second trimester. This, which of course has
What exactly is abortion and why is it so controversial?
An abortion is a procedure, either surgical or medical, to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the uterus. Abortion is one of the most divisive and controversial issues of our day. People generally have strong views about abortion. It is not a social issue of mere preference, but an issue about life and death. Abortion draws out the clashes between two divergent worldviews. The humanistic worldview says, "Man is the highest standard there is. You don't answer to anyone, so do whatever you want." The Christian worldview says, "We answer to God, and He has commanded us not to murder. We must always submit our desires and preferences to the authority of His …show more content…
What I mean is that abortion shouldn’t be banned for the people who NEED it. Now day’s rape is becoming more and more common among teens and kids. I don’t think that they should have to go through a pregnancy that young because one its not fair and two because they didn’t choose to become pregnant, they were forced. I don’t really understand why so many people say its murder even in the very beginning because it doesn’t even have a heart beat until around week 7 and 8, it is still just a cell but that’s my point of view. The only problem I would see with keeping abortion for the first trimester for girls who need it is that a lot of girls will abuse it. Girls, women which ever will think that because they are out sleeping around and don’t want to deal with the pregnancy that they can just go and have an abortion done. So pretty much to me abortion should be legal for emergencies like girls who were raped and that is it, anything else is something you could have prevented. Also something else I have a very strong view on is third trimester abortion; to me they should be totally illegal unless medically needed. I say this because to me it is murder; by this time the fetus has developed into a baby, has a heart beat, can actually urinate, practicing breathing, and so much more. Partial birth abortion is the most common among people who choose to have an abortion is the third or second trimester. This, which of course has