Danyelle Foreman
Something I feel strongly about
I believe that it is ultimately the mother’s choice whether she would want to have the baby or not, but that doesn’t mean I agree with aborting the baby. There are many teenage pregnancies which discourage young girls from pursuing their goals and ambition in life with the added responsibility of caring for a child. I believe that if you don’t want to take the risk of so called “ruining your life” then the female should be on birth control and use protection. The mother if very young herself will not be in a position to take proper care of the child, if you don’t believe you can take proper care there is an option called adoption, adoption is much better then abortion. Having a child is a lifelong responsibility and not something which the mother can put aside after giving birth. It is an attachment which is to be cherished and not become a burden. Pregnancy should be a joyful experience and not something to be hated or despised. When a pregnancy is caused by rape or sexual abuse like we have seen in the recent years where the father or mother abused his or her own daughter or son resulting in many children. Women who experience abuse resulting in unwanted pregnancies should be given support by the government and society to get an abortion done. The victim shouldn’t be made to suffer twice, once for the abuse and then again for the result of the abuse. However small the percentage of the number of rape or abused victims are of the total population, they simply cannot be disregarded and put aside. These unwanted pregnancies would only remind these women of the traumatic event, and they should be made free from the burden that was not theirs. I also believe that when a mother’s life is in danger, abortion is the only option. For, a mother’s life is as valuable as the unborn child’s. Abortions have many health risks