A couple years ago I knew this girl, and at that time she was only seventeen and her boyfriend was same age as she. That girl was a good friend of mine. They were a normal teenage couple and they were dating for a while. She was a good student and a good friend, until one day. Of course, things never run the way we would expect them to run. I remember that day when she called me and told this story. That day was the worst day of her whole life, at least that is what she told me. She missed two of her periods and did a pregnancy test. Of course, it was positive. She had an abortion, just to protect herself, because only she is responsible for what happens to her body, if the abortion affects her life in a negative way, and a bad future she might have given that unborn baby.
A woman has the right to an abortion according to the law because it is her body she has the right to protect herself. My pregnant friend could not trust anyone and would not tell anyone, except her boyfriend and me. Trying to talk her into going to her parents and telling them that she was pregnant was useless. She would not listen to us. She got a fake ID from someone and went to have an abortion. Her boyfriend gave her money and told her to have the abortion, as quickly as possible. Her boyfriend did not even go with her to a hospital to support her and be by her side. He just sat in the car and waited. She had an abortion and everything was fine. Although, she was not feeling good inside her mind, and she was not able to look at little babies for a while. She told that she forgave her boyfriend but she will never forget. It will stay in her heart forever. After a year or so they broke up. Right now she has no boyfriend and does not have a little baby. I bet she is living as normal life as she used to but in her heart she is suffering. Despite her feelings, every woman has the right to decide what to do with her own body, even though there are negative consequences either way.
A woman has the right to an abortion if having a baby would affect her life in a negative way. Abortion is a thing that hurts not only the baby but the person who has the abortion. What would you have done if you were in her position? Would you rather have the baby or have the abortion? It might look that she did a wrong thing, but on the other hand, she did what was right for her at the time. She wanted to finish high school, as every normal kid does, she wanted to go to college and get a degree. She knew that she was not going to stay with that same boyfriend forever. She knew that something was going to get into their way and they will break up. If a person is not prepared, having a baby could have a negative consequence in her life.
A woman can chose to have an abortion if she feels that the child may not be adopted in a warm and loving home. The newspapers and TV shows are filled with stories about children who are abused or killed by their parents. The birth mother might be afraid of having a baby and giving it to an adoption center. As the mother of the child, she must protect him or her than a fate worse than death. The baby might get a family that does not truly love him or her. The other children in the family might be making fun of the adopted child. If the other children feel resentful and jealous they may give the adopted child a hard time. If an abortion is done, at least the “mother” knows that her child is in a guaranteed better place, with God. She would not feel responsible for her child’s life if especially if it is not as good as she wanted it to be. Every parent should give their child a safe, secure home and a birth mother must be comfortable placing her child in an adoption situation.
Choosing to have an abortion is a very difficult decision that should not be taken lightly. The most common reasons why women choose abortions are: they are not ready to become a parent, they cannot afford a baby, they don’t want to be a single parent, they don’t want anyone to know that they had sex or are pregnant, they are too young or too immature to have a child, they have all the children they want, their husbands, partners, or parents wants them to have an abortion. Some people may disagree with these reasons, because some people say that there are choices other than abortion. If a woman who does not feel comfortable with having a baby should have the right to have an abortion no matter what. She should not be made to feel guilty because of her decision. A woman has control over her own body because she has to live with the consequences of her actions.