Introduction
Life and Death, two words commonly used in the medical field. We are all dying, some more rapidly than others are. Although, some would argue we are all living. Living or dying, we are all making choices. We have the basic freedom in this life to make choices that affect others and ourselves. In 2000, I had a psychology teacher that put it best “the pebble in a pond.” An insignificant pebble thrown in to a random pond. The ripple effect from that tiny pebble affects life that we cannot see. Abortion being more of a boulder in a puddle analogy, but the point is still the same. Abortion has been tirelessly debated amongst everyone from students to politicians. Who is right? Who is wrong? Is it a personal choice, or …show more content…
We are for the proposition that every human being has an equal worth and dignity—that every human being has a right to live. (Stark, Paul, 2014)
Mr. Stark’s definition gives us a bit more insight to where the debate starts. Is a fetus less worthy if it came about as a poor choice? Do we as humans have a right to choose who or what lives or dies? Pro-life does not stop at abortion they have a strong stance euthanasia and assisted suicide as well. (Stark, Paul, 2014) In Ohio, 197,000 of the 2,222,362 women of reproductive age became pregnant in 2011. 70% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 15% in induced abortions. (Guttmacher Institute, 1996-2015) A staggering 15% of Ohio’s population was killed before it took its first breath of air. That was just in 2011, just under 30,000 abortions in Ohio alone. There were 435 homicide incidents reported in SHR in Ohio in 2012, resulting in 475 victims. Of the 435 occurrences, 93 percent resulted in the murder of a single victim and seven percent resulted in the murder of multiple victims. (Ohio Dept. of Public Safety, 2012) Those are scary numbers. 30,000 legal murders in 2011. 475 illegal murders in 2012. Given those statistics, seems that Pro-Life would win this debate by unanimous decision, …show more content…
Is there a case for Abortion? Yes, there are cases where there is no other option. Brining that child into the world would be harmful to the mother. If you can think of just one scenario where abortion would be a last resort or an only option, than you have to agree that it needs to be legal in some form. There are drawbacks to every solution that is put out there. If we say only in the case of rape or incest, then everyone will claim rape. If we say only when the fetus will cause harm. Then we must define harm, emotional or physical. Which is worse? It comes down to if you are against abortion do not have an abortion. If you can live with yourself after an abortion than have one. Ultimately, I feel as a woman you should have a choice. It is not my choice at the moment. However, put in a situation that brought abortion into my life I do not know how I would choose. I am not facing that choice, nor have I. Therefore, I do not feel as though I have a right to judge anyone who is or has made that choice. My advice would be to know that every choice is a “pebble in a pond.” The ripple effect of your decision today may affect an outcome in ten years. So I shall continue to sit on that fence with everyone else seeing both
Life and Death, two words commonly used in the medical field. We are all dying, some more rapidly than others are. Although, some would argue we are all living. Living or dying, we are all making choices. We have the basic freedom in this life to make choices that affect others and ourselves. In 2000, I had a psychology teacher that put it best “the pebble in a pond.” An insignificant pebble thrown in to a random pond. The ripple effect from that tiny pebble affects life that we cannot see. Abortion being more of a boulder in a puddle analogy, but the point is still the same. Abortion has been tirelessly debated amongst everyone from students to politicians. Who is right? Who is wrong? Is it a personal choice, or …show more content…
We are for the proposition that every human being has an equal worth and dignity—that every human being has a right to live. (Stark, Paul, 2014)
Mr. Stark’s definition gives us a bit more insight to where the debate starts. Is a fetus less worthy if it came about as a poor choice? Do we as humans have a right to choose who or what lives or dies? Pro-life does not stop at abortion they have a strong stance euthanasia and assisted suicide as well. (Stark, Paul, 2014) In Ohio, 197,000 of the 2,222,362 women of reproductive age became pregnant in 2011. 70% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 15% in induced abortions. (Guttmacher Institute, 1996-2015) A staggering 15% of Ohio’s population was killed before it took its first breath of air. That was just in 2011, just under 30,000 abortions in Ohio alone. There were 435 homicide incidents reported in SHR in Ohio in 2012, resulting in 475 victims. Of the 435 occurrences, 93 percent resulted in the murder of a single victim and seven percent resulted in the murder of multiple victims. (Ohio Dept. of Public Safety, 2012) Those are scary numbers. 30,000 legal murders in 2011. 475 illegal murders in 2012. Given those statistics, seems that Pro-Life would win this debate by unanimous decision, …show more content…
Is there a case for Abortion? Yes, there are cases where there is no other option. Brining that child into the world would be harmful to the mother. If you can think of just one scenario where abortion would be a last resort or an only option, than you have to agree that it needs to be legal in some form. There are drawbacks to every solution that is put out there. If we say only in the case of rape or incest, then everyone will claim rape. If we say only when the fetus will cause harm. Then we must define harm, emotional or physical. Which is worse? It comes down to if you are against abortion do not have an abortion. If you can live with yourself after an abortion than have one. Ultimately, I feel as a woman you should have a choice. It is not my choice at the moment. However, put in a situation that brought abortion into my life I do not know how I would choose. I am not facing that choice, nor have I. Therefore, I do not feel as though I have a right to judge anyone who is or has made that choice. My advice would be to know that every choice is a “pebble in a pond.” The ripple effect of your decision today may affect an outcome in ten years. So I shall continue to sit on that fence with everyone else seeing both