abortion
Brandi Phelps
ENG 101
February 20, 2014
Pow! There it hits you like a gunshot to the heart. All you can think about is how did you let this happen? Why me? How are you going to take care of a child that you are not ready for? Then abortion pops in your mind, thinking that will be the best, fastest way to fix the unwanted problem, but it is not. Nothing good comes from aborting that is why it should be illegal. There are many reasons why but the three main reasons why I believe it should be illegal is it kills an innocent child, it causes mental issues, and women think that they have no choice.
The first reason why I believe abortion should be illegal is it kills an innocent child. Most women find out they are pregnant around five to six weeks. By that time the developing child has eyes, a brain, a spinal cord, heart, and other organs begin to form (Fetal Development: The First Trimester). There are seven different ways an abortionist goes about the procedure with the abortion, it just all depends on how far along the women is. (Abortion Methods) says” the most common method of abortion is during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is called Suction Aspiration”. A suction curette (hollow tube with a knife-edged tip) is inserted into the womb ( Abortion Methods). This instrument is then connected to a vacuum machine by a transparent tube”. “The vacuum suction, 29 times more powerful than a household vacuum cleaner, tears the fetus and placenta into small pieces which are sucked through the tube into a bottle and discarded (Abortion Methods). The second method is called Dilation and Curettage. This method is similar to the suction method with the added insertion of a hook shaped knife (curette) which cuts the baby into pieces (Abortion Methods). The pieces are scraped out through the cervix and discarded (Abortion Methods). The third method is called Dilation and Evacuation. This method is used up to 18 weeks' gestation. Instead of the loop-shaped knife used in
ENG 101
February 20, 2014
Pow! There it hits you like a gunshot to the heart. All you can think about is how did you let this happen? Why me? How are you going to take care of a child that you are not ready for? Then abortion pops in your mind, thinking that will be the best, fastest way to fix the unwanted problem, but it is not. Nothing good comes from aborting that is why it should be illegal. There are many reasons why but the three main reasons why I believe it should be illegal is it kills an innocent child, it causes mental issues, and women think that they have no choice.
The first reason why I believe abortion should be illegal is it kills an innocent child. Most women find out they are pregnant around five to six weeks. By that time the developing child has eyes, a brain, a spinal cord, heart, and other organs begin to form (Fetal Development: The First Trimester). There are seven different ways an abortionist goes about the procedure with the abortion, it just all depends on how far along the women is. (Abortion Methods) says” the most common method of abortion is during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is called Suction Aspiration”. A suction curette (hollow tube with a knife-edged tip) is inserted into the womb ( Abortion Methods). This instrument is then connected to a vacuum machine by a transparent tube”. “The vacuum suction, 29 times more powerful than a household vacuum cleaner, tears the fetus and placenta into small pieces which are sucked through the tube into a bottle and discarded (Abortion Methods). The second method is called Dilation and Curettage. This method is similar to the suction method with the added insertion of a hook shaped knife (curette) which cuts the baby into pieces (Abortion Methods). The pieces are scraped out through the cervix and discarded (Abortion Methods). The third method is called Dilation and Evacuation. This method is used up to 18 weeks' gestation. Instead of the loop-shaped knife used in