Death of the Innocent Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Where is the life? Every year, many children are conceived, yet unfortunately majority are unable to become miracles. In a 2008 U.S. Census, approximately 1,211,500 abortions occurred in the U.S. [1] Many circumstances surround the reasoning’s to why women get abortions, such as rape, incest, and simply just not being ready to bear children. Although these circumstances could be at play, one should consider that abortion is immoral and dangerous.
In the 1860’s, abortion was used as a form of birth control, until it was later outlawed because of the dangerous and unsanitary conditions. By 1965, all fifty states banned abortion, with some exceptions which varied by state: to save the life of the mother, in cases of rape or incest, or if the fetus was deformed. [2] But in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the right to an abortion was part of a woman's right to privacy [in the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973].[3] It wasn’t until recent times, that people saw that the act of abortion as unethical and depending on one’s religious beliefs, some see it as an attempt to destroy the works of God …show more content…
If a situation was to happen where a woman was raped, incest, or whatever the circumstance is, one should consider adoption. Adoption creates several great outcomes. Such as: it gives the child an opportunity at life, it will be cherished by a family that possibly can’t bear children, and it allows the mother to not feel guilty for what had happened even if it wasn’t her fault. Women who go through an abortion have to always carry that thought with them. They often wonder what their child would have looked like, acted like, and what type of person he/she would have been. No matter how strong a woman is, an abortion causes mental anguish that never truly goes away. At least with adoption, a mother or father has the chance to see what their child has become.
In the 1860’s, abortion was used as a form of birth control, until it was later outlawed because of the dangerous and unsanitary conditions. By 1965, all fifty states banned abortion, with some exceptions which varied by state: to save the life of the mother, in cases of rape or incest, or if the fetus was deformed. [2] But in 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the right to an abortion was part of a woman's right to privacy [in the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973].[3] It wasn’t until recent times, that people saw that the act of abortion as unethical and depending on one’s religious beliefs, some see it as an attempt to destroy the works of God …show more content…
If a situation was to happen where a woman was raped, incest, or whatever the circumstance is, one should consider adoption. Adoption creates several great outcomes. Such as: it gives the child an opportunity at life, it will be cherished by a family that possibly can’t bear children, and it allows the mother to not feel guilty for what had happened even if it wasn’t her fault. Women who go through an abortion have to always carry that thought with them. They often wonder what their child would have looked like, acted like, and what type of person he/she would have been. No matter how strong a woman is, an abortion causes mental anguish that never truly goes away. At least with adoption, a mother or father has the chance to see what their child has become.