Abortion: Life and Death

A young couple entered a hospital as usual to do a routine prenatal visit. Suddenly, a doctor informed them that their infant was likely to have problems in growing. The couple would have to make an important choice deciding the infant’s life and death. Abortion has been seeing as a controversial issue around the world. Even though many people oppose doing such a thing, I will give three reasons why I agree that abortion should exist.

First of all, it is undoubted that every parent hopes their children can live in a happy and healthy life. Unfortunately, just like the story, some parents have no choice but to face problems about their infant’s health. When the infant was born, parents would encounter many realistic difficulties. Their children may be discriminated because of physical defects. This is not the life he or she wants to live. In addition, before parents decide to give birth to their baby, they have to think of their economic condition. Not every family has enough money to afford medical expenses.

Secondly, a baby should not come to world without love. Some women are pregnant by accident, and this may cause mental trauma. When they see their children, they will recall the bad memory that they have undergone. On the other hand, some couples don’t have responsibilities for taking care of children. If you don’t love children, and why you give birth to an innocent baby and make him or her experience suffering.

Thirdly, pregnant women have right to decide abortion or not. Before the awareness of woman’s rights raise, women cannot choose abortion if their husbands disagree. However, no one can force them to retain an infant. Only women can decide how to use their bodies. This is the basic respect for women.

At the end of the story, the couple decided to abort the pregnancy. They didn’t want their children suffering from congenital disability. This is my aunt’s real story. She told me that it was the most anguished decision in her lifetime. Being a parent is an important decision. You have to deal with a lot of realistic pressure, and how much love you can give to your future children. Abortion is prepared for the person who is not ready to be a parent. Every child deserves to be treated better.