According to Enkivillage, “the actual heartbeat [of a baby] will begin around six weeks along [the pregnancy].” So if an abortion is done by the six-week mark, a living and breathing person was not killed. Putting their child for adoption is an option for women after their pregnancy, but it has often been seen that when a woman gives birth to her baby and holds the infant in her arms for the first time there is connection between the two which makes being separated from each other very emotional. Many women would rather get an abortion when the baby is still a fetus than completing the full term because they cannot bear to give their child to another after witnessing the birth. It takes nine months for a fetus to fully develop in a women’s womb and up until the end of the sixth week the baby’s heart does not beat, so getting an abortion before the six weeks is acceptable and if a woman finds out after then whatever she thinks is better for her and the baby should also be her choice to make. If a woman was forced to give birth and raise her unwanted child, then it is unfair to the baby because he/she is living a life where he/she is constantly reminded of how he/she was a mistake. This can be traumatizing both for the mother to live every day with the constant reminder of her mistake and for the child who knows it was
According to Enkivillage, “the actual heartbeat [of a baby] will begin around six weeks along [the pregnancy].” So if an abortion is done by the six-week mark, a living and breathing person was not killed. Putting their child for adoption is an option for women after their pregnancy, but it has often been seen that when a woman gives birth to her baby and holds the infant in her arms for the first time there is connection between the two which makes being separated from each other very emotional. Many women would rather get an abortion when the baby is still a fetus than completing the full term because they cannot bear to give their child to another after witnessing the birth. It takes nine months for a fetus to fully develop in a women’s womb and up until the end of the sixth week the baby’s heart does not beat, so getting an abortion before the six weeks is acceptable and if a woman finds out after then whatever she thinks is better for her and the baby should also be her choice to make. If a woman was forced to give birth and raise her unwanted child, then it is unfair to the baby because he/she is living a life where he/she is constantly reminded of how he/she was a mistake. This can be traumatizing both for the mother to live every day with the constant reminder of her mistake and for the child who knows it was