Imagine a mother getting mad at her son because he failed an Algebra test, or a mother getting mad at her daughter because she did not do the laundry. After work, the mother decides to shoot her child in the head. Naturally, she is charged with first degree murder. Now, imagine a mother getting pregnant with a child and deciding to get an abortion, the killing of an innocent being. This mother has no penalty to pay. Every year approximately 40-50 million abortions OCCUR yearly all over the world (“Abortions worldwide this year” 1). Supports of this type of murder believe that it is the woman's right to decide whether or not to carry a baby to full term or to abort it. Personally, I believe no one should have the right to terminate life.
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After having the baby, women are usually tired, exhausted, and dazed. It is explained in “Well done mum” , “Expect to be tired for the first few weeks after having a baby. The exhaustion of delivering your baby combined with the lack of sleep when caring for a newborn can be overwhelming.” After having a baby, new mothers can experience a viginal discharge called lochia, swelling in the woman's legs, could feel constipated, and could experience cramping especially if the woman breastfeeds (“Women's Health” 1). After giving birth, some women experience thyroid problems after the first year of giving birth (“Women’s Health” 1). This is called postpartum thyroiditis (“Women’s Health”1). Also, a baby can die after being born. Some causes of a baby dying after birth is a fetal abnormal or birth defect, bleeding from the placenta, the placenta not working properly, problems with the umbilical cord, complications during labor, and infections (“Learning why a baby has died” 1). In their opinion, an abortion is no worse than having the baby. I disagree because even though the baby can die after birth, a baby has no chance to live when a woman chooses to have an
After having the baby, women are usually tired, exhausted, and dazed. It is explained in “Well done mum” , “Expect to be tired for the first few weeks after having a baby. The exhaustion of delivering your baby combined with the lack of sleep when caring for a newborn can be overwhelming.” After having a baby, new mothers can experience a viginal discharge called lochia, swelling in the woman's legs, could feel constipated, and could experience cramping especially if the woman breastfeeds (“Women's Health” 1). After giving birth, some women experience thyroid problems after the first year of giving birth (“Women’s Health” 1). This is called postpartum thyroiditis (“Women’s Health”1). Also, a baby can die after being born. Some causes of a baby dying after birth is a fetal abnormal or birth defect, bleeding from the placenta, the placenta not working properly, problems with the umbilical cord, complications during labor, and infections (“Learning why a baby has died” 1). In their opinion, an abortion is no worse than having the baby. I disagree because even though the baby can die after birth, a baby has no chance to live when a woman chooses to have an