For as long as I have known abortion has always been considered a transgression. This was especially worse in my younger years than now. Being aware that it is quite a sensitive topic and in hopes of not instigating feminists out there I’d like to express my views on the same.
Giving life to someone is a transcendent power vested in us humans even though it seems so simple. It is this very power that had led to evolutions, metamorphosis, revolutions and what not, in this once barren world so it shouldn’t be taken lightly. An individual’s thoughts and ideologies have given rise to wars and have also vanquished them and it all started with just a tiny cell. It is also, in a way, the natural flow of things, it is how the universe has been designed, to give life when two mortals of the opposite sex come together. It is the only thing which will continue to keep this world alive and in motion, ever changing and ever moving.
With that being said, it is this very power to give life that has spanned over generations to enlighten us on subjects like abortion itself. If we were still hung up on those old days, progressing this far wouldn’t make sense. We’ve come so far, created so many races, generations, ethnicities, etcetera and all these teach us important ethics and values. We’ve also made mind boggling discoveries in the scientific field. As human beings, we are always advancing with time, flourishing with new thoughts and outlooks. So this time too we need to put two and two together and have a broader view on topics like abortion too.
One cannot easily be for or against something such as abortion as it involves going deeper into the matter. We all have a set of morals we cannot betray but at the same time not every situation is to be looked with the same thinking. We, humans are very much capable of acting according to what the situation demands. What I’m trying to say is that, it’s time people came out of their shells and not fear things like abortion and how to deal with it. To be honest the more I learn about it the more frustrating it gets to decide which side I should be on. I understand both sides of the debate but there are too many things to take into consideration before simply saying that you are “for” or “against” it. However, what I think should be taken into consideration first and foremost is the mother’s temperament towards the situation she’s in. It is after all her child and it is her decision whether to keep it or not. Yes I am aware that the life of a child is very important and this becomes a type of murder but the one who created the life must have enough in her to handle a life long of endeavors that comes along with it. It is more complex than one would like to believe. It doesn’t matter what her husband or her significant other or her parents have to say about it. In the end it all waters down to her decision.
There is only one exception to this case. When the mother is consciously aware and okay with the pregnancy decides to abort it because it is not the “desired gender”. Female foeticide is something unacceptable and in most cases the entire family is knowingly in on it. If saving a life is considered that important then it’s gender should not matter.
Now I still stand by the fact that every person on this planet has the right to live, nobody can take that freedom away from him. This applies to human beings who are capable of thinking and functioning normally according to scientific standards. The moment the oocyte and sperm fuses (a process called fertilization) the zygote thus formed is the beginning of a new human being so prolifers claiming that abortion of a human embryo or human foetus is wrong because it destroys human life are clearly wrong because if that’s the case, human sperms and human ova are human life, too. So prolifers would also have to agree that the destruction of human sperms and human ova are no different from abortions and that is simply ridiculous. So the argument on whether the embryo is a human being or not until whatsoever week is already cancelled and this cannot be used as a reason to be against abortion. What we need to look at is the other aspects or moreover the reason and circumstances of the pregnancy itself. Cases of rape should be allowed abortion for obvious reasons and cases where the mother cannot genuinely provide for her child too. It is futile giving birth to a human being if he/she can’t be provided with the bare necessities to lead a normal life.
This is a heavy topic and people facing this decision go through a lot as it has many strings attached to. Hopefully they can be more clear – minded about it instead of letting other external irrelevant factors fog their decisions, while keeping their own moral beliefs intact. Like I said before, it waters down to the individuals belief and decision with an exception of female foeticide. Hopefully doctors and medics in future can be more open-minded about this and not be alarmed at the thought that a potential life is being destroyed.
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