Abortion is still an ongoing debate, but I wanted to give an
update on the exemptions that most people know of. These being Rape,
Incest, and Woman's life in danger. Here is what we know now.
Rape: This will always be an exception, and I do not think
many people will dispute this, despite misgivings. However, morally
speaking, the amount of women according to the news media getting pregnant from
a rapist is very small. In short it is rare.
Incest: Incest for those who do not know is when two
relatives have sexual relations. Sometimes this will result in a child
with disabilities, but that is not the reason why this is one of the
exceptions. The reason is because this is typically associated with rape
as it usually occurs in the act of a rape. That’s right, it is one family
member raping another. As such, under current law, this exception is
really not necessary from my perspective as it is already covered under the
rape exception.
Women's Life in danger: Now this one may hopefully go away
soon. Technology has made this form of abortion (partial birth) almost
irrelevant and stands to continue to do so. Science has made it possible
to either avoid the woman's life ever coming to harm, in any process of the
pregnancy or to remove the child safely during childbirth. So while this
one will remain as a key exception, the need for it is slowly vanishing.
What does this mean: Now this brings us back to the
debate, is this a women's rights issue trumping the life of another. My
opinion is yes as the baby beyond a certain level of development is viable let
alone recognizable as a human being while in the womb. It may be
technology that ends the need for partial birth abortions completely as we can
see and save these children in the event of an emergency and see for 100%
certainty that they are human children and not a cluster of cells. But,
others do not see it that way as they still believe that they are a cluster of
cells despite that the baby in the womb is formed. But if you want more
evidence on if the baby looks human beyond a certain stage of development,
simply look up when the baby has all the body parts formed. Also, look up
a partial birth abortion. I guarantee you, you will never be able to
unsee it, and that the right to life is being overridden.
Conclusion: Abortion has been a debate since
before the American Revolution. We are all alive and people forget that
even if the baby cannot fully survive outside the womb yet. Remember,
they are human too.
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