Two Comparison Articles

Issue: Abortion
-Pro-Life article
-Pro-Choice article

I am choosing to discuss a very controversial subject: abortion. I have two articles posted, one in favor of pro-life and one in the opposition.

The pro-life article discusses the moral judgments one has to make when deciding to get an abortion. It also talks about the many side effects that come with getting an abortion. Some side effects and other risks include blocked fallopian tubes, scarring of uterine wall, and many other complications. Having an abortion may also disallow women from conceiving again, or at least leaving open to the possibility of miscarriages, stillbirths, and premature births in further pregnancy attempts. Finally, having an abortion may lead to the development of breast and uterine cancers.

In the pro-choice article, the author gives real-life accounts of doctors who have performed abortions. One anecdote tells of a young woman, 16 years old, who consistently picketed outside the abortion clinic that the doctor worked at. The doctor then tells us that that same girl came in six months later and got an abortion performed without complication, and within a month after her pregnancy was aborted, ran right back to the picket lines.

What I took from this article is that many woman of many different religions and backgrounds can make the stand to be Pro-Life, but when they are faced with an unwanted pregnancy, the Hippocratic mindset often comes into play.

I believe that the pro-choice article is more convincing because it gives detailed accounts and facts as to the effects of abortions. It doesn't just give the possible side effects and complications. Childbirth in itself is always a risk, so I feel as though the pro-life article was just bringing up the what-ifs and didn't give real-life stories.

My personal opinion is very complicated on the topic. I was born and raised a Roman Catholic, so this right away brings many factors into play. My mother is a strong, 100% conservative when it comes to abortion, but our views differ in this category. I have friends that have been sexually assaulted and have had unwanted pregnancies due to said assaults. To ask a 17-year old girl to keep a child simply because it's morally correct when they have just went through the most traumatic event in their life is an outrage in my opinion.

My friend had this happen to her. She had trouble at home, so she moved in with one of our friends and her dad. The dad was over forty years old and had four kids at the time. He sexually assaulted her for over three months while she was living there. She was a mess when she came to school, and we all wondered what the problem was. She was an amazing track athlete, but she quit about a month after moving in with her friend. She tried to go home, but she wasn't welcome.

She later found out she was pregnant with her friend's dad, and then she ended up moving in with her aunt. She soon had an abortion. I realized this story is quite extreme, but it happens to many young girls. Someone in her situation should not be looked down upon for any reason. This story really changed my thinking on the issue, and will forever remain an eerie realization of what happens to young women every day.