Abortion on Teens should be Abolished

At this point her mind is confused and she does not know how to react to the situation. She starts thinking of her life a as a single teenage mother with no job and an incomplete schooling and decides she has to get rid of the baby through abortion. Are these reasons really enough to warrant such a drastic move? Many people have tried to come up with valid reasons to justify abortion, and in this essay, I will attempt to argue against it and why it should be stopped. Introduction Teenage abortion has always been quite a charged topic for many societies, especially in the United States where numerous debates have taken place, arguing on its validity. During abortion, an unborn child is terminated while still in the mother’s womb, an act that to me should be similar to murder.

Science has found out that a human life actually starts during conception when the sperm and the egg meet. With such findings, that have been scientifically proven, then the idea that fetus is not yet human and does not have feelings should be erased from our minds. These are human beings whose live we are taking. One important fact that they also fail to mention to the teenagers seeking abortion, is the emotional toll that it takes o them. The psychological and emotional torment that these teenagers have been known to go through following an abortion can range from the simple feelings of regret to the severe cases of depression. The severe cases have been the ones where some of these women end up losing their lives due to excessive bleeding.

In such a scenario both the life of the mother and the child are lost over something that could have easily been avoided. With that in mind is it, therefore, really worth it? There are the cases where some people have felt that abortion should be an option for situations where conception is done through violence, such as rape (Kaczor, 2014). As much as they would want to give reasons why this should be allowed, another option should be put on the table. To me the best option for such a situation would be for the mother to carry the pregnancy to full term, and then if she still does not want the child after birth, she can give it up for adoption. Abortion should not be made an option for any case, and aside from the severe situations such a rape, every single teenager should be held accountable for their pregnancy.

Today the media has done a great job in portraying the joys of engaging in premarital sex and everyone seems to be in a rush to do it as soon as their hormones start to “notice” the opposite sex. Access to pornographic materials from magazines to the internet has never been easier than it is today thanks to technology. These teenagers are usually in a stage where they want to experience everything for themselves and suffer the consequences later, not knowing the kind of effect it will have on them. They have sex and fail to make use of contraceptives such as condoms and birth control pills, thus ending up pregnant. The law, however, gives the mother the right to terminate her pregnancy if she chooses. I feel that this is a big contradiction on the government’s part given that in both cases the life of a person is being terminated.

All decisions to protect a life should matter and there should not be loops holes, not even for the mothers. We have seen the negative impacts that abortion can have on people, and as such people who seek to encourage it should try to find better solutions. Rather than encourage it, why not teach these teenagers on its dangers and how to avoid it. The justice system also ought to revise its rulings on the matter so that it can ensure that each life if protected no matter the circumstance. Conclusion So for the people who have advised on such or plan to engage in such an act, think of the many great minds that you are preventing from coming to life. Think of the many great people who have lost an opportunity to shine.

Think of the innocent children being punished for something that they know nothing of. You were lucky enough to be given a chance to live and enjoy life by your parents, so why not return the favor by doing the same for another child? People die every day in our society, most of whom wish that they would have been given another chance to live. Hilbert, A. Riedel‐Heller, S. G. Kersting, A. Abortion stigma: a systematic review.