The Pros And Cons Of Abortion

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Would you ever think about harming or ending an unborn baby’s life? Do you think it is acceptable for an expecting mom to have an abortion because she simply does not want the baby? What do you think abortion means? According to Merriam Dictionary, abortion is, “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus”. There are many reasons for why women have abortions or consider having an abortion. Some women may have pregnancies where the baby has or is in the process of having a life-threatening disease, and other women may feel that they are not ready for a child at that moment. As a result of the different views the world has on abortion, people have been divided into two groups such as Pro-life and Pro- choice. Although women have the right to make their own decisions, they still should consider …show more content…
In this process, “the baby is poisoned by breathing in and swallowing the salt. The chemical solution also causes painful burning and deterioration of the baby’s skin. Usually, after about an hour, the child dies. The mother goes into labor about 33 to 35 hours after instillation within 72 hours the mother delivers a dead, burned, and shriveled baby” (Abortion Alternatives). Another option is the partial-birth abortion and this process seems very cruel to the baby:
Using ultrasound as a guide, the abortionist enters into the uterus, grabs the leg of the unborn baby leg with forceps, pulls the baby into the birth canal, except for the head, which is deliberately kept just inside the womb. At this point the baby is alive. Then the abortionist jams scissors into the back of the skull of the baby and spreads the tips of the scissors apart to inflict maximum destruction. After removing the scissors, a suction catheter is inserted into the skull and the brains are sucked out. The collapsed head is then removed from the uterus” (Abortion

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