Gatsby

Murder. Kill. Slaughter. Death. Abortion. On average, a person that has committed murder will spend 15 plus years in jail. According to www.weasalzippers.us since abortions was legalized in 1973 almost 50 million babies have been legally murdered and not one of those women has served any time in prison. Mother Teresa once said "We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, killings, of wars, or of hatred...If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other?” Some points I will be discussing today are, when does life begin, the manipulation of pro-abortionists and abortion providing doctors in our society, and the inconvenience and financial burden of having a child.
One question that is often asked is “when does life begin?” Depending on who you are, this answer will greatly differ. I will stick to the facts, in my opinion, the facts will speak for themselves. According to Keith L. Moore, writer of Essentials of Human Embryology, "Human development begins after the union of male and female gametes or germ cells during a process known as fertilization (conception).” 18 days after conception the heart begins to beat and the growing baby can suck its thumb, 40 days after conception brainwaves have been recorded, and at only eight weeks all body systems are present. Sounds like a human life to me and considering abortion is completely legal during the first trimester or first 12 weeks it also sounds like murder. It is best written in Dr. Suess’ Horton Hears a Who “A person is a person no matter how small.”
Pro-abortionists and abortion providing doctors are very manipulative when it comes to abortion in our society. Some professionals and doctors encourage frightened young women that abortion is safe, clean, and harmless. But in every procedure, the baby’s body is mutilated and torn apart limb from limb. Nothing about that sounds safe, clean, and definitely not harmless. Sounds like something from a horror movie, but that is truly what happens during an abortion. Also, pro-abortionists fail to communicate that many women die from complications of an abortion. Some of these complications include excessive bleeding from a lacerated cervix or uterus, from septic infections, or any number of possible problems that could arise from abortion surgery. It does not make sense that a mother or unborn baby should have to die. During my research I ran across a quote that I decided was one of my favorites, “Only half the patients go into an abortion clinic come out alive”, author unknown.
Raising a child is not easy, just ask any of our parents. It is true that having a baby and raising a child is hard and can be expensive. But a mom should not be allowed to kill him or her because raising a child is inconvenient and expensive. This makes no sense whatsoever. A child, no matter what age, can be expensive and at times inconvenient. But a parent cannot kill their teenage child, just because their clothes and food are expensive. Lord knows I wouldn’t be here if that was the case. In my opinion abortion should not be a form of birth control. I think that if a person is mature to step into a situation that could cause them to become pregnant then they should also be mature enough to either raise a baby or give it up for adoption, to parents that would be happy to love and raise a child that they otherwise would not be able to have. Abortion is not the answer.
President Ronald Reagan once said, “I’ve noticed that everyone who is ‘for’ abortion is already born.” In my opinion abortion is the same a murder. Life begins at conception and once a baby is conceived its life has begun and no one should have the right to take that life away. When a woman decides to have an abortion she not only kills an innocent baby, but she also puts her own life at risk. Babies don’t come with an owners-manual, they can be inconvenient at times and they are very expensive to raise. But murder? Not when there are so many couples that would love to have a baby of their own. Abortion does not play a part in life. It is murder.