Is Abortion Really That Bad?

Hello Ladies! 

I realize everyone is on spring break but I decided to get on the blog and vent. 

Since being in this class, I have heard a lot of feedback from all different types of people with all different backgrounds and experiences. After doing the exercise in class from two weeks ago with Marilyn, I noticed that the majority of our discussion class would keep a baby if they were pregnant today. I think that is great and support anyone that is willing to do so. 

However, when I was partnered in the exercise, I didn't even have to think twice about what I would have done if I were pregnant. My partner and I decided that the best thing for us to do was to get an abortion. Before I bud heads with anyone, I want to let you know why I would choose this route in the long run. Being a broadcast journalism major, my goals and dreams are HUGE. If i was pregnant today, this would set me back in the career I want to pursue. You don't see many reporters/anchors pregnant, and therefore, I would choose an abortion solely because my dreams and aspirations of becoming a sideline reporter are huge. If my career were different, I would definitely consider adoption. 

After doing some research on abortion, I found out that there are different methods for an abortion. One is the abortion pill and the other is the in clinic abortion. Abortions are very common. In fact, more than 1 out of 3 women in the U.S. have an abortion by the time they are 45 years old. If you are pregnant, you have options. If you are trying to decide if abortion is the right choice for you, you probably have many things to think about like myself. 

People who disagree with abortions, in my opinion have obviously never been in a situation where they've had to seriously consider it. Think of all the young women who go through the trauma of rape, only to find out that they are pregnant to their perpetrator. To many of them is causes even more trauma to go through with the pregnancy and then looking at the child every day only to have it bring back memories of the rape (I will admit that some mothers do go through with these rape-related pregnancies). YES the child within the mother is a life BUT what about our lives??? Does anyone stop to think how it will affect the mother??? The mother would want to move on and better her life after something as horrible as this happening to her- not hold it back even further. Even with young girls who accidentally fall pregnant... are they really fit to raise children? They should have the right to abortion. Some people say that if they can't raise the baby by themselves they should just adopt out... But what about the months of schooling they miss out on, and the social awkwardness they will feel upon return. A lot of people will say this is why young people shouldn't be having sex... But I say they are doing it, they will do it, and they will not stop because you say and neither will teen pregnancies. I do not agree on using abortion merely as a form of contraception... But I do believe that how our lives are going to be affected should be taken into account...

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/abortion-4260.asp

-Olivia Arns