Why Is Abortion Morally Wrong

Mother Teresa once said, “It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.” She is right why must an innocent child die for a person to make their lives easier? Considering American culture and morals, killing or committing murder of any kind is morally wrong. Therefore, the killing of unborn babies should be morally wrong as well. Abortion, this dreadful practice of terminating unborn children should be outlawed because the many processes of it are inhumane, harms women both psychologically and physically, and is not empowering or liberating for women.
The two categories of abortion are surgical and chemical. Some of the many surgical procedures are Manual Vacuum Aspiration, Dilation and Curettage, Saline,
“About 10% of women who have a first-time abortion face immediate physical complications, according to a study reported in the American Journal of Public Health and the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners.” (Birthmother Ministries, Inc., 1996). These complications may be infection, incompetent cervix, etc. Fetal or placenta parts left in the uterus is considered an incomplete abortion and could lead to infection and a repeated procedure of abortion. Even worse than that, the infection could lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. An Incompetency cervix is caused by the cervix being opened prematurely instead of naturally before birth. Opening the cervix early can damage or weaken it and could potentially cause miscarriages. Besides the physical harms, there are also many psychological damages such as regret, a sense of loneliness or isolation, insomnia or nightmares, suicidal thoughts and feelings, eating disorders, depression, etc. Although anyone is prone to these symptoms, not all women are affected or may be phased at all. Some women feel it is their right to choose whether they want the child or