The A Word
The Intro
There are many topics that divide a table into factions, but one of the most heated topics is that of abortion. Before we delve into this subject, I am fully aware of the sensitivity that surrounds it. I am a die-hard believer in the right to life. For me life starts at conception not birth. Abortion is only a government sanctioned form of murder.The Natural PerspectiveThere are many of you out there in the blogosphere who feel that it is a woman’s right to choose what happens to her body, but I say that she made the choice when she had unprotected sex. There is an air or accepted irresponsibility surrounding the abortion issue. We are simply saying, “here enjoy the sex and to hell with the consequences.” Abortion subverts the natural consequence of unprotected sex, and it does so for convenience. Abortion is a way for a woman, nay I say girl (women accept responsibility), maintain a lifestyle where she is comfortable without the added responsibility that comes with a baby. This is wrong. Life is full of what are called natural consequences, and abortion undermines this principle.
The Rights Perspective
Abortion robs a father of his right to be a dad. I know that in many cases the father is absent and that fact is the very reason for the abortion, but in a few cases the girl decides without talking to the father. This to me is wrong, and the logic behind it screams selfish intent. Many woman claim to have the right not to have their bodies altered by the 40 week gestation period. Once again one needs to refer to the natural perspective section. These changes in the physical appearance are not permanent and can be rectified by exercise and intelligent eating while pregnant.Abortion also robs the child of its very life. This is the biggest issue to me. How can we claim to be compassionate people when we silently allow girls to commit what should be a crime? If any other people group we targeted, we would be up in arms. Wars have been started over the execution of people groups. One only need to look to the Bosnian Conflict, to see a recent case. If the United States government began to execute all those infected with AIDS or HIV the nation would be in uproar. People would be crying for revolt, but we stand idly by as millions of children are snuffed out of existence before they even have the chance to see the light of day.
The Legal Perspective
This perspective is divided at best. Many believe the government has no right to tell girls what they can do with their bodies; while others claim girls have no right to murder an unborn child. Abortion is at its very core a government sanctioned act of homicide. If one looks at all the abortions that take place an average of 3,900 children are executed a day. 1.4 billion a year in America. That is one every 22 seconds! If one American Citizen died every 22 seconds we would do everything in out power to find the cause and institute a solution, but we sit silently with our eyes shut, mouths closed and ears plugged to the cries of billions of babies being murdered. If I were to plan the murder and kill just one person, I would be guilty of first degree murder; therefore, I would be sentenced to death. We allow doctors to commit countless acts of first degree murder on a daily basis and do nothing.The Philosophical PerspectiveOne might argue without abortion, there would be a spike in the number of unwed single parent homes, a combination that has been linked to poor health, grades, and increased behavioral problems. However, there is a solution to this problem; there are millions of infertile couples seeking to adopt a child only to be told there are not any available. Think of this, in spite of the previous argument about responsibility, these couples can have a child and the girl is free of the responsibility of caring for an unwanted child. On a darker note, think of the possibility of executing the very mind with the cure to cancer or world hunger. What if an murdered child was to be the one to solve the worlds dependency on fossil fuel or solve the issue of global warming? Could you live with the fact that you murdered that person?
The Conclusion
Abortion is not a right that anyone should have to choose. It is not even a right of privacy. It has and will always remain murder, premeditated, hate-filled murder. No one should ever be given the right to choice if a child lives or dies. What if your parents had decided to abort you? How many people have you touched that would have never been influenced by you? How many lives have been impacted in a positive manner by you very existence?
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