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My name is Nadia Corinna Raissa. I attend the XI science 6 class of senior high

school number one, Bangkinang. I am firmly object to issue: abortion should be

legalized. I can stand in it because I believe that I have the strongest reasons, here it

is.

1. Abortion is a form of murder and demeans the value of human life.

When a pregnant women feels a kick in her belly, she doesnt say Oh, the fetus

kicked or Oh, the mass of cells that hasnt become a person kicked, she says The

baby kicked. Yes, after conception you have a real human being waiting to enter the

world. Why should taking someones life when theyre in the womb be any different

than taking their life when theyre a baby in the crib? Pro-choice advocates claim this

isnt real baby only to justify their wrong acts in their own minds. Even if you dont

believe abortion is murder, it still demeans the value of human life, since women can

also callously stomp out a living being simply because theyre inconvenienced.

2. Other birth control is readily available; thus, abortion shouldnt be a

form of birth control.

There are dozens of birth control methods that can keep you from becoming

pregnant, including the 100 percent effective one: abstinence. Maybe if abortion

wasnt available, people wouldnt be so careless in the first place.

3. The societal contributions of a potentially valuable human being are

wiped out.

What would the world be like if the mothers of Abe Lincoln, George

Washington, or Thomas A. Edison had an abortion? Just maybe a woman has become

pregnant despite all birth control attempts because the child is destined to do

something great.

4. Women who have abortions often suffer major psychological

damage from the experience along with, in some cases, the father of child.

Many women who have abortion in their younger years end up living the rest of

their lives in perpetual guilt. Even if that women doesnt consider it murder at the

time, that may change as she matures. Even Susanti (not her real name), the originalwoman behind the famous court decision, has completely changed her mind on

abortion. She filed a petition to have the decision overtuned to help relieve the guilt of

hundreds of thousands of needless deaths she blames on herself. Also, lets not forget

that there are two parents of every aborted child. The father may feel just as guilty.

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The father may even want the child, but he has no choice if the mother chooses

abortion.

5. There are many couples who spend years on waiting lists trying to adopt

the child.

The number of couples out there who cant have a child of their own for

physical reasons are too numerous to count. The waiting list for adopting babies can

be 5-10 years or more. Young women in their teens are right to be concerned that

theyre not ready to effectively raise a child. However, if that is the case, there are

plenty of wonderful people out there who are. Not only would you be bringing a

valuable life into the world, youd also be making the dream of a childless couple

come true.

6. The advances of genetic testing may prompt more abortions (to avoid

having the non-ideal child).

All of us who have or wants a kids imagine them growing up to be doctors,

senators, sport stars, or whatever. But what would you do if you knew the child would

have Downs Syndrome? What would you do if you knew the child would have an

intelligence level lower than that required to enter public school? What if the child

had a strong risk of schizophrenia? Would you still have the child or would you want

an abortion? As genetic knowledge continues to grow, we are able to determine more

and more about what a child will be like as an adult. Legalized abortion could turn

babies into science experiments.

7. The abortion decision is often made by minors or young adults., who

dont have the maturity and life experiences to make good decisions.

Theres a good reason why we dont follow people to drink alcohol, smoke, or

drive until theyre a certain age. Its because they havent matured enough to make

good, sound decisions. Weve all made bad decisions in our younger years that

provide us with life experience to make sounder judgement in the future. The one skill

that seems to take the longest time to develop is the ability to consider the feelings

and needs of someone besides ourselves. Why should such a life or death decision as

abortion be made by a person who probably hasnt developed that capacity?

8. People have the right not to see their tax dollars go to something they

find immoral.

Abortion is a medical procedure that must be performed by a doctor. The

government contributes to many health care institutions such as Healthcare for the

Homeless, Planned Parenthood, free clinics, etc. All of us who pay taxes have the

right toprevent that money from going to something we consider murder.

9. Abortion eliminates legal rights of the unborn child.

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The documents of our founding fathers state that we are all entitled to life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By legalizing abortion, we take those rights away

from the future Indonesian citizen. Just because the babies cant speak for themselves

doesnt mean they have no rights. If a 1-month old is murdered, it that really different

than abortion as far as protection an Indonesians life? If a person shoots and killed a

pregnant woman, shouldnt the punishment be more severe? If you legalize abortion,

it would tell the courts there is no difference.

10. Abortion exposes women to various health risks and the danger of losing

fertility.

Abortion exposes woman to a number of health risks including, but not limited

to, infection, sterility, and in rare cases, death. A number of short-term symtomps

such as bleeding, fever, nausea, and vomiting are also common.

11. Abortion is against doctors Hippocratic Oath.

Every American doctor must take this fundamental oath, which says First, do

no harm. It threatens the very fabric of the entire medical field if doctors start using

their own personal philosophies on life to decide who should or shouldnt be harmed.

Whether or not you think abortion should be allowed, it cant be disputed that a doctor

is harming a living organism. Killing a human being doesnt serve any higher medical

purpose and is therefore violation of the oath.