Considering why abortion should be banned may involve a close examination of the arguments that are presented on both sides of the issue. This is a controversial matter in which there seems to be very little middle ground. This is not surprising considering that the beliefs of those who oppose and those who favor the legal termination of pregnancy are on extreme opposite ends of the scale. Those who oppose abortion, for example, believe strongly that human life begins at the moment of conception. To end a pregnancy by force is equal to murder if conception represents the beginning of life. Those who favor abortion belief that the woman's right to choose to end a pregnancy supersedes any other concern. These individuals make few claims as to the exact beginning of life or may claim that life begins at the moment of birth and therefore no life is destroyed when an abortion takes place. An individual's beliefs regarding when life begins will usually have a major impact on how they feel about why abortion should be banned.
If there is any middle ground here, which is debatable, it may be found in the argument that is presented by those who feel that the law should simply step back and allow each woman to decide for herself what is right and what is wrong when it comes to aborting an unborn child. But does such an argument hold water? The absurdity of legalizing an act that many consider to be equal to murder is one reason that is mentioned when discussing why abortion should be banned. Many abortion opponents point to the arguments that were made during the days of slavery. Those who opposed slavery reasoned that to own another human being was morally wrong and that a moral wrong should not find sanction in the law. Individuals who favored slavery reasoned that each person should be able to make their own decision on this issue since there seemed to be a lot of disagreement on the morality of slavery. As absurd as it may seem now, there were many who saw nothing wrong with owning another human being. How ironic that the same arguments are presented today when discussions are presented for why abortion should be banned.
Additional facts that illustrate why abortion should be banned are the statistics that link abortion and breast cancer. Women who have undergone an abortion before giving birth for the first time would seem to have a far greater chance of developing breast cancer. Studies in several countries including Brazil, Finland, Italy, China, and Russia show an increase in the risk of breast cancer of up to fifty percent for women who terminated a pregnancy before the first live birth. The reason behind this would seem to point to the natural changes in the breast during a first pregnancy. When a woman becomes pregnant for the first time, there is a surge of estrogen in the body. This hormone causes the cells in the breasts to divide in preparation for breast feeding the infant. As the pregnancy progresses, these cells will mature. By the end of the pregnancy, the cells are able to secrete the milk that will provide nourishment for the newborn. If a forced termination of the pregnancy occurs, these cells are not given the chance to mature. It is believed that these immature cells can leave a woman much more vulnerable to breast cancer. These and other health concerns are often cited when making a case for why abortion should be banned. The Bible mentions God's awareness of the human soul before birth. "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." (Jeremiah 1:5)
Those who do not support arguments for why abortion should be banned cite the fact that a fetus cannot exist independent of the mother during the first trimester, therefore it does not represent a viable life and does not merit protection. To those who passionately oppose abortion, this argument seems cruel. Add to this the fact that abortions can and do legally take place past the first trimester and the dependency argument quickly looses steam. If depending on another human being for survival means that an individual has fewer rights than the person who is able through age or capabilities to fend for themselves, then this would leave the young, the disabled, the old, and the sick open to harm. Some proponents claim that if a child is unwanted, why should the pregnancy be brought to term and the child delivered? When there are so many couples who are willing to adopt infants, the idea of an unwanted child seems ludicrous.
Some abortion proponents argue that there is a major difference between the beginning of human life and actual person hood. This respect for life, or lack thereof, can be one of the most compelling arguments for why abortion should be banned. For some, the existence of life does not designate the existence of an actual human person. Echoes of slavery can be heard here as well. Those who had been enslaved were commonly regarded as less human than their owners. This argument was used to justify the horrible practice of slavery. How sad that such close minded arguments are still presented today when discussing the legal termination of a pregnancy. Still, those who believe in the sanctity of human life continue to stand firm against aborting the unborn.
If there is any middle ground here, which is debatable, it may be found in the argument that is presented by those who feel that the law should simply step back and allow each woman to decide for herself what is right and what is wrong when it comes to aborting an unborn child. But does such an argument hold water? The absurdity of legalizing an act that many consider to be equal to murder is one reason that is mentioned when discussing why abortion should be banned. Many abortion opponents point to the arguments that were made during the days of slavery. Those who opposed slavery reasoned that to own another human being was morally wrong and that a moral wrong should not find sanction in the law. Individuals who favored slavery reasoned that each person should be able to make their own decision on this issue since there seemed to be a lot of disagreement on the morality of slavery. As absurd as it may seem now, there were many who saw nothing wrong with owning another human being. How ironic that the same arguments are presented today when discussions are presented for why abortion should be banned.
Additional facts that illustrate why abortion should be banned are the statistics that link abortion and breast cancer. Women who have undergone an abortion before giving birth for the first time would seem to have a far greater chance of developing breast cancer. Studies in several countries including Brazil, Finland, Italy, China, and Russia show an increase in the risk of breast cancer of up to fifty percent for women who terminated a pregnancy before the first live birth. The reason behind this would seem to point to the natural changes in the breast during a first pregnancy. When a woman becomes pregnant for the first time, there is a surge of estrogen in the body. This hormone causes the cells in the breasts to divide in preparation for breast feeding the infant. As the pregnancy progresses, these cells will mature. By the end of the pregnancy, the cells are able to secrete the milk that will provide nourishment for the newborn. If a forced termination of the pregnancy occurs, these cells are not given the chance to mature. It is believed that these immature cells can leave a woman much more vulnerable to breast cancer. These and other health concerns are often cited when making a case for why abortion should be banned. The Bible mentions God's awareness of the human soul before birth. "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." (Jeremiah 1:5)
Those who do not support arguments for why abortion should be banned cite the fact that a fetus cannot exist independent of the mother during the first trimester, therefore it does not represent a viable life and does not merit protection. To those who passionately oppose abortion, this argument seems cruel. Add to this the fact that abortions can and do legally take place past the first trimester and the dependency argument quickly looses steam. If depending on another human being for survival means that an individual has fewer rights than the person who is able through age or capabilities to fend for themselves, then this would leave the young, the disabled, the old, and the sick open to harm. Some proponents claim that if a child is unwanted, why should the pregnancy be brought to term and the child delivered? When there are so many couples who are willing to adopt infants, the idea of an unwanted child seems ludicrous.
Some abortion proponents argue that there is a major difference between the beginning of human life and actual person hood. This respect for life, or lack thereof, can be one of the most compelling arguments for why abortion should be banned. For some, the existence of life does not designate the existence of an actual human person. Echoes of slavery can be heard here as well. Those who had been enslaved were commonly regarded as less human than their owners. This argument was used to justify the horrible practice of slavery. How sad that such close minded arguments are still presented today when discussing the legal termination of a pregnancy. Still, those who believe in the sanctity of human life continue to stand firm against aborting the unborn.
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