By Allgirlsgroup. Topic on : is it right to legalise abortion for unwanted pregnancies
By Allgirlsgroup
Topic on : is it right to legalise abortion for unwanted pregnancies
Abortion had been a very common scenario in our current society. Everyone has their own view when it comes to this topic. Some people think that it is immoral and rather unjust for the aborted baby. Some people think that it is a good aid for women suffering from unwanted pregnancies. No matter what argument you might have, it is almost impossible to end this controversy. Is it purely a form of aid to the mother, or is it just one way of getting rid of an unborn baby? The following are our group’s view towards abortion and its possible consequences.
Starting with legalising abortion, it serves to minimize the cases of backstreet operations. Backstreet operations is usually the only solution for pregnant women if one day, abortion has been banned, and we should know such operations are usually highly dangerous for these women. Tools used might not be properly sterilised and the place is considered unhygienic for operations. Methods used might not be correct too. There are methods such as the wire coat hanger method. This method was a popular back alley abortion procedure which uses the clothes hanger to form a hook and scrap the foetus apart. This method will not only spoil the vagina of the woman but may also cause infection of wounds. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 68,000 women die annually as a result of complications due to unsafe abortion. There are also between two to seven million women each year sustaining long-term damage or disease after surviving unsafe abortion.
Secondly, abortion can also be seen as a relief of pregnancies resulting from rape, incest of girls below the legal age of consent. Women/girls who got pregnant due to rape cases are considered pitiful as they are bearing a child against their will, like forcing them to swallow the fact that they deserve to be raped. Furthermore, having to take care of the child would bring back painful memories of the rape which they wish to forget. Abortion can give the woman a chance to live a normal life after the unwanted pregnancy.
Thirdly, abortion can also be a safeguard to the psychological and physical health of the woman and the child. First of all, if during the ultrasound scan the foetus is found to be “unhealthy”, the mother can choose to remove the foetus. This can help to prevent the trauma the mother might have to suffer with an “unhealthy” child. For example, if the mother is HIV positive, there are chances that the child will also be infected. If the foetus is diagnosed HIV positive, abortion should be encouraged so as not to let the child suffer.
Next, if the mother is underweight or overweight or too young or old to be pregnant, then they might have a risk of dying giving birth. It would be a better choice to remove the foetus rather than to risk their life. Furthermore, if the mother were to be mentally ill, there are chances that she may pass it on to the child during the pregnancy or delivery process, thus affecting the child and the mother might also not be able to take proper care of the child. All in all, abortion might be a better way out.
In addition, abortion might be a way to minimise number of handicapped people in society who will not be able to enjoy the full quality of life. Since abortion can be approved under certain circumstances mentioned above, we believe that abortion can reduce the number of physically or mentally disabled people in our society. For example, the world actually would hope that cases like Siamese twins would be reduced in order to minimise sufferings brought to them, thus, in this context, abortion is necessary. If the parents know that the child would be physically/mentally disabled, it is presumed that they would not want to see their child suffer yet they cannot do anything to help them. It would also be a burden to the family if the family has low financial support as medical checkups are costly. Moreover, physically/mentally disabled people might be despised and rejected by the society. Abortion might be a choice to mask the cruelty of the world to them.
On the other hand, ending of any life is unjustifiable. Although the mother is supposed to be the one to make the best decision for the foetus, it does not mean that she has the right to end its life due to non-emergency circumstances. Otherwise, it would be like a silent murder yet no punishment would be given. Moreover, cases of pregnancy resulted from rape and incest has been proven to be rare statistically. If abortion is made available anywhere for these victims, we predict that those teenagers or even irresponsible couples might abuse such aid, eventually; the rate of abortion might be at the high ends again. Thus, we feel that if abortion is becoming an option in the society, the number of innocent babies to be sacrificed will rise drastically, and by then, Singapore may be deemed to be a country that is too liberal and without moral considerations.
Furthermore, what kind of guaranteed treatment will be given to these women’s emotions after abortion? In terms of psychological development, there is no such thing as a 100% cure for depressions and other emotionally upset cases. Even with the availability of counsellors around for these women, how many of them can confidently claim that they might be useful to these emotionally hurt women. This might be the huge flaw in legislation of abortion, as we have problems in handling what will happen after the process of abortion. Also, for women who experience the trauma of rape and experience another process of abortion, these two factors would pose a huge blow for them. Imagine a woman who have been forced and ended up with a baby, yet to avoid embarrassment, abortion is the choice; she would have the mentality that she has killed a life unwillingly, and this could be a guilt she might need to live with throughout her entire life. To a certain extent, if abortion is meant to be legalised, we should provide all means to protect these women in terms of their mentality and handling their guilt and fear after the operation.
Most importantly, stating the point on some foetus might grow up to be handicapped and not enjoying the fullest of their life, there is a form of discrimination given to these handicapped ones. We should not be masked by the mentality that the handicapped are unable to perform any duties like the normal people. By stating some good examples such as Singapore’s local superstar, Kelvin Tan, although he is partially blind, he manage to shine in the singing industry with his good vocal skills, and even the Olympic games have decided to implement a segment for the handicapped, all these imply that the disabled are able to stand at the top of the world to gain respect and dignity, thus we should have confidence in them and not discriminate them.
To sum up, abortion has inevitably served some good purposes for some women who are unable to have a healthy baby or hurt in some ways. However, legislation of abortion still need lots of works to be done to fill up the loopholes in this scheme, as these loopholes may become an advantage for those irresponsible ones to perform unnecessary abortion.
Also, respecting of lives should be judged to be a more important priority before abortion, thus, we believe that abortion can be implemented for certain circumstances but it should not be a solution for unwanted pregnancies as we do not want to see any unnecessary loss of innocent babies.
Topic on : is it right to legalise abortion for unwanted pregnancies
Abortion had been a very common scenario in our current society. Everyone has their own view when it comes to this topic. Some people think that it is immoral and rather unjust for the aborted baby. Some people think that it is a good aid for women suffering from unwanted pregnancies. No matter what argument you might have, it is almost impossible to end this controversy. Is it purely a form of aid to the mother, or is it just one way of getting rid of an unborn baby? The following are our group’s view towards abortion and its possible consequences.
Starting with legalising abortion, it serves to minimize the cases of backstreet operations. Backstreet operations is usually the only solution for pregnant women if one day, abortion has been banned, and we should know such operations are usually highly dangerous for these women. Tools used might not be properly sterilised and the place is considered unhygienic for operations. Methods used might not be correct too. There are methods such as the wire coat hanger method. This method was a popular back alley abortion procedure which uses the clothes hanger to form a hook and scrap the foetus apart. This method will not only spoil the vagina of the woman but may also cause infection of wounds. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 68,000 women die annually as a result of complications due to unsafe abortion. There are also between two to seven million women each year sustaining long-term damage or disease after surviving unsafe abortion.
Secondly, abortion can also be seen as a relief of pregnancies resulting from rape, incest of girls below the legal age of consent. Women/girls who got pregnant due to rape cases are considered pitiful as they are bearing a child against their will, like forcing them to swallow the fact that they deserve to be raped. Furthermore, having to take care of the child would bring back painful memories of the rape which they wish to forget. Abortion can give the woman a chance to live a normal life after the unwanted pregnancy.
Thirdly, abortion can also be a safeguard to the psychological and physical health of the woman and the child. First of all, if during the ultrasound scan the foetus is found to be “unhealthy”, the mother can choose to remove the foetus. This can help to prevent the trauma the mother might have to suffer with an “unhealthy” child. For example, if the mother is HIV positive, there are chances that the child will also be infected. If the foetus is diagnosed HIV positive, abortion should be encouraged so as not to let the child suffer.
Next, if the mother is underweight or overweight or too young or old to be pregnant, then they might have a risk of dying giving birth. It would be a better choice to remove the foetus rather than to risk their life. Furthermore, if the mother were to be mentally ill, there are chances that she may pass it on to the child during the pregnancy or delivery process, thus affecting the child and the mother might also not be able to take proper care of the child. All in all, abortion might be a better way out.
In addition, abortion might be a way to minimise number of handicapped people in society who will not be able to enjoy the full quality of life. Since abortion can be approved under certain circumstances mentioned above, we believe that abortion can reduce the number of physically or mentally disabled people in our society. For example, the world actually would hope that cases like Siamese twins would be reduced in order to minimise sufferings brought to them, thus, in this context, abortion is necessary. If the parents know that the child would be physically/mentally disabled, it is presumed that they would not want to see their child suffer yet they cannot do anything to help them. It would also be a burden to the family if the family has low financial support as medical checkups are costly. Moreover, physically/mentally disabled people might be despised and rejected by the society. Abortion might be a choice to mask the cruelty of the world to them.
On the other hand, ending of any life is unjustifiable. Although the mother is supposed to be the one to make the best decision for the foetus, it does not mean that she has the right to end its life due to non-emergency circumstances. Otherwise, it would be like a silent murder yet no punishment would be given. Moreover, cases of pregnancy resulted from rape and incest has been proven to be rare statistically. If abortion is made available anywhere for these victims, we predict that those teenagers or even irresponsible couples might abuse such aid, eventually; the rate of abortion might be at the high ends again. Thus, we feel that if abortion is becoming an option in the society, the number of innocent babies to be sacrificed will rise drastically, and by then, Singapore may be deemed to be a country that is too liberal and without moral considerations.
Furthermore, what kind of guaranteed treatment will be given to these women’s emotions after abortion? In terms of psychological development, there is no such thing as a 100% cure for depressions and other emotionally upset cases. Even with the availability of counsellors around for these women, how many of them can confidently claim that they might be useful to these emotionally hurt women. This might be the huge flaw in legislation of abortion, as we have problems in handling what will happen after the process of abortion. Also, for women who experience the trauma of rape and experience another process of abortion, these two factors would pose a huge blow for them. Imagine a woman who have been forced and ended up with a baby, yet to avoid embarrassment, abortion is the choice; she would have the mentality that she has killed a life unwillingly, and this could be a guilt she might need to live with throughout her entire life. To a certain extent, if abortion is meant to be legalised, we should provide all means to protect these women in terms of their mentality and handling their guilt and fear after the operation.
Most importantly, stating the point on some foetus might grow up to be handicapped and not enjoying the fullest of their life, there is a form of discrimination given to these handicapped ones. We should not be masked by the mentality that the handicapped are unable to perform any duties like the normal people. By stating some good examples such as Singapore’s local superstar, Kelvin Tan, although he is partially blind, he manage to shine in the singing industry with his good vocal skills, and even the Olympic games have decided to implement a segment for the handicapped, all these imply that the disabled are able to stand at the top of the world to gain respect and dignity, thus we should have confidence in them and not discriminate them.
To sum up, abortion has inevitably served some good purposes for some women who are unable to have a healthy baby or hurt in some ways. However, legislation of abortion still need lots of works to be done to fill up the loopholes in this scheme, as these loopholes may become an advantage for those irresponsible ones to perform unnecessary abortion.
Also, respecting of lives should be judged to be a more important priority before abortion, thus, we believe that abortion can be implemented for certain circumstances but it should not be a solution for unwanted pregnancies as we do not want to see any unnecessary loss of innocent babies.
posted by yr.de.clay at
11:41 PM
2 Comments:
By: SamSam =D
An excellent article! Lost for words! *Clap Clap* 5 Stars *****!
At first, I was very upset when I saw in your article that stated "we believe that abortion can reduce the number of physically or mentally disabled people in our society." You all said they like some people not wanted or unimportant in the world. However I was glad, your group took the effort to explain and give example to help people to understand what your group trying to convey.
Overall, i find your group's article is very well balance. As lot of thinking can be seem in the article. And i learn many new stuffs just by reading this.
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Abraham, At
November 1, 2007 at 9:36 AM
Very detailed elaboration on the topic, and you have mentioned many points which I have not thought of before reading this response. I find this article a good read.
Indeed, we should respect the lives of the unborn and should be judged to be a more important priority before abortion.
But at what stage does the unborn have the right to live?
If the unborn has the rights to live but was aborted or so-called 'murdered' by its mother, is it able to seek compensation because it was denied to be born into this world by the mother?
I feel that the line between right and wrong about abortion can never be clear. And legislation of abortion can never be perfect and all-rounded. However, we can still patch up these loopholes taken advantaged of by irresponsible mothers.
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Mervyn, At
November 1, 2007 at 1:16 PM
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