Abortion is a sensitive subject, and people’s opinions about it range greatly. Some are completely against abortion no matter the circumstances, while others feel that it’s the woman’s right to make her own choice regardless of her justification.
In cases in which the woman becomes pregnant through rape or incest, the abortion debate becomes even more complicated. Pro-life advocates tend to argue that human life begins at conception, which means that abortion is murder, and being a victim of rape or incest doesn’t give a woman the right to murder.
My opinion is that the woman’s well-being is of greater importance than a fetus conceived through such an awful act. It is certainly not the fault of the unborn baby that its mother suffered through such trauma, but to force a woman to continue a pregnancy that could have detrimental emotional effects on her is grossly unfair. She didn’t bring the rape or incest onto herself, and she didn’t ask to become pregnant.
While I am against abortion being used as birth control (in other words, not using methods of protection during sex and then choosing to abort if pregnancy occurs), I agree with a woman’s right to choose when the pregnancy is beyond her control and not due to carelessness.
What’s your opinion on the matter?
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