Should abortion be allowed? Is this a religious or legal issue?

Introduction

Abortion is defined as the massacre of pregnancy; which often ends with a incurable pain. It can transpire simultaneously, in such case it is referred as miscarriage; otherwise it is known to be induced human pregnancy. More than forty-four million abortions are performed every year globally, out of which 50% are performed under precarious circumstances, without any medical training. . It has been seen that a mother regret her decision of abortion, or goes to psychosomatic disorder after the abortion. This is the only reason why different religious communities oppose abortion. There can be number of possible reasons of abortion, few of them are; relationship issues, maturity issue, rape, psychological concerns and many more (Bitler, p2).

Discussion and Analysis

The heated debate between those who are pro-life and pro-choice have been widely documented and represented on media, whether it be print or electronic. Special consideration is given to the issue by presidential candidates looking to be elected, as it is a sensitive issue that eats up a lot of focus among hopefuls. Those who are pro-life agree that abortion is akin to murder, since life begins at conception. They believe that it is a heinous act that permits others to intentionally take the life of a human being and as is the case with other crimes, should be punishable by law. Many of those who are morally aware of the circumstances under which unwanted pregnancies arise argue that their hard earned tax dollars should not be used for the funding of abortion as they consider it morally wrong and unjust. Apart from this, they also agree on the medical implications that may arise later on if a mother knowingly aborts her baby. Although all these points have their merit, I believe that for a woman to have total control of her bossy is her own choice and she should be the only party who should decide whether or not it would be healthy for her to give birth in her circumstances.

The mother is the only one who is aware of her complete situation and whether or not she may be able to give birth and support her baby once she gives birth. To take away her right of aborting a baby if circumstances do not permit her to afford the care of another human being would be unjust. Not only this, in the case of rape, the psychological trauma of raising the rapists' baby would be a lot more then the trauma of abortion. Abortions normally take place between the first trimesters, which is the time when a fetus cannot exist without being dependant on the mother.

As the unborn fetus's health is dependent on the mothers health, it cannot be considered as a separate human being, which means that aborting the fetus would not be considered murder. The concept of abortion is safe, and it is a medically sound procedure which does not complicate the mother's health or her ability to ...