Professor Babson
Writing 135
15 January, 2013 Put a Stop to Abortions
In the article “Voters Speak on Abortion Rights” written by The New York Times, it talks about voting on whether or not abortion should be legal in states. The article talks about how women can be able to get rid of babies if they are going to have birth defects after birth and if they aren’t ready to take on a parent responsibility then they can get rid of the fetus. I personally believe that abortions should not be allowed, unless it is a situation of rape. If it is a situation of that matter, then the female should be given the option of abortion, so they are not having the baby that they completely are not going to be attached too. Women over the world are excited to become parents, and some are not ready just yet. Now a days girls starting at the age of 15 or 16 are getting pregnant, and half of them are not ready to be adults and take care of kids when they are just kids themselves. They are given the decision to have the baby or have an abortion. More than 50 million babies have been killed by abortion since 1973. In total, there is an average of one million abortions performed in the United States every single year. I personally do not agree with the decision of women being able to have abortions. I think that they are killing another human being, and you could be helping other women around the world who cannot have kids. Women of all ages would love to have a kid. It is a woman’s dream to have that little special someone to read stories too and tuck into bed. When girls make the decision to take a babies life away, I feel they are taking the opportunity from someone else being a parent. There are parents out somewhere in the world that want to be parents but they are not physically able too. They are faced with diseases such as cancer, or they just cannot have any kids because their bodies will not withstand it. These women would do anything to be