Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Abortion

Overview
     - Described many different ways 
               - Medical Procedure
               - Sin
               - It is a private matter between a women and her doctor
               - Injustice to the unborn
               - The text says it is “purposeful termination of a pregnancy before embryo or fetus is capable of sustaining independent life"
               - Explosive social cultural and moral issues
               - Issue of when human life begins
               - Issue of rights - fetus right to life versus mothers right to control her own bodily decisions
History of abortion
   - Up until 1969 - Abortion was illegal
   - 1969 - Only under certain conditions, being if the health of the mother is in danger
   - 1988 - Overturned abortion law
              - Not available everywhere in Canada, no or limited access in northern Canada, PEI, and New Brunswick
              - Done because of the rights of the mother and the rights of the unborn fetus
              - Some women have distress about getting it done but most are happy with their decision to do it.



I used to believe that abortion was wrong no matter what and no one could convince me that it would be right under any circumstance. Then one of my best friends in high school got kidnapped raped and pregnant. This was how she lost her virginity. The idea of her losing her virginity like this is already really hard for her to cope with. The fact that it got her pregnant just made things worse. The day I found out she was pregnant was the day that I changed my mind about abortions. I now think that if you are in a situation like my friend was that it is appropriate to have an abortion because even if you put it up for adoption you are still bringing a life into this world and you still know that your child is out there. Even though my friend will never forget how she lost her virginity I think that her having a child with the guy that raped her would be an even harder thing to live with.

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