Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People
Essay by mebigboy • April 30, 2013 • Essay • 639 Words (3 Pages) • 1,855 Views
Guns don't kill people, people kill people
Abortion is a big issue in today's society that has been constantly debated in governments. Abortion is the deliberate terminating of human's life. It usually occurs from 4 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is a brutal murder that occurs upwards of 3,700 times a day in America alone. Abortion doesn't just kill babies, it can also harm mothers. Abortion should be illegal procedure as it takes the life of innocent babies who even hasn't seen the outside world. Abortion is an immoral and unethical act that people perform to get rid of unwanted child.
The rate of abortion is growing as we speak in 2008 1.3 million unborn babies died because irresponsible parents didn't feel like having children. Normally at this point, people come back with the argument was she was raped or was she at risk? Well only 1.4 % of abortions are due to rape or health issues. It is legal up to 24 weeks of pregnancy but at 20 days the fetus has a beating heart, blood vessels, sex organs and eyes. Most of all, pregnancy symptoms might not occur in this period, but yet the child has a beating heart. It is purely wrong and inhumane to take an innocent life at any point. At 8 weeks, when abortion is still legal, the child has a beautiful face, and all body parts are formed. This so called fetus has arms, legs, skin, bones just like you and me. When I kill someone, I will be convicted for murder, but it is OK to kill an innocent, unborn baby. Abortion is murder, no matter what the circumstances are.
As civilized people, how can we allow for valuable human life to be taken? The Canadian government has approved that for years. Abortion violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. As I mentioned in my first paragraph, abortion puts also the mother's life at risk. Females who have had this procedure increases the possibility of having health issues. The biggest price the women have to pay is the high possibility of becoming infertile for life. In addition, abortion nearly doubles the rate of having miscarriage of future pregnancies. Some short terms effects are endometrial ( infection of the lining of the uterus ) and post abortion syndromes including depression and suicidal behaviour. In most cases , women are left with that guilt for ever, they regret their own actions. According to American Perspective upwards of 90% of woman that have had abortion regret their decision. Most of the times these people are misinformed and choose to precede without knowing the consequences
Instead of getting an abortion there are many other alternatives. Firstly, you should not engage in sexual intercourse until you are ready to support a child. There are many other precautions you can take such as condoms and birth control. If you end up pregnant you should accept the consequences. Instead of aborting the child it is a good idea to consider
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