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It is my belief that abortion is in no way protected by the
constitution. Back when the constitution was written, the issue of
abortion was not a problem. Since then, there have been no specific
amendments protecting the rights of those who wish to kill their unborn
baby.
Every year in Canada, over 100 000 murders never reach the
courtroom. They never reach the courtroom because they are completely
legal. Although abortion continues to grow, it is immoral, harmful, and
actions must be taken to stop it. When a woman aborts, she is not only
killing her child but is also harming herself. Legal abortion is the
fifth leading cause of maternal death. Ten percent of women undergoing
abortion suffer immediate complications, and one fifth of those are
considered life threatening. By having an abortion, a woman doubles her
chances of getting breast or cervical cancer. Aborted mothers will also
suffer many psychological effects as well. These include nightmares,
hysterical outbreaks, feelings of immense guilt, and fear of punishment
from God.
Abortion may seem like a quick fix at the time, but there can be
many and harsh consequences. Even if a mother is willing to accept the
consequences, she is taking away a human life. It is undeniable that a
fetus is a human, and an individual. at the moment of conception, the
fetus has a DNA that is different from his or her mother. By three
weeks, the baby's heart is pumping its own circulatory system with a
blood type different from its mother. Doctors measure the end of life
by brain death. It is then reasonable to say that the beginning of life
should be at least measured by the beginning of brain life. By six
weeks, an unborn baby's brain waves can be recorded by an
electroencephalogram (EEG). Between six and seven weeks, the unborn
baby will respond to external stimuli, such as touching his or her
face. While many people believe that a fetus is merely a mass of flesh,
and is not nearly as complex as a human, this is completely untrue. By
eight weeks, all of the body systems are present, and by eleven weeks,
still in the first trimester, all of those body systems are functional.
In fact, the body of an unborn baby is more complex than ours. He or
she has extra parts, such as an amniotic sac, his or her own space
bubble, and the umbilical cord, the baby's life line, as well as the
placenta, the unborn baby's root system. All of these systems developed
from the baby's original cell, not the mother. so when a mother has an
abortion, she is killing a living, breathing, heart-pumping, thinking
human being.
When the baby being is being killed, it is absolute torture. When
abortions are carried out, no precautions are taken to prevent the
unborn baby from feeling this pain. There are three main ways that
abortions are performed, depending on the age of the unborn baby. If
the baby is under thirteen weeks of age, a method known as Suction
Curettage is used. First, a suction tube with a knife-like edge is
inserted into the womb. Then the baby is literally drawn and quartered
as the spine, the legs, the arms, and all other parts are sliced off
and sucked through the tube. Lastly, the head is crushed with forceps,
so it too can be sucked up into the tube. If the baby is over thirteen
weeks of age, the "salting out" method is used. A strong, sterile
saltwater solution is injected into the amniotic sac. The baby swallows
and breathes this solution, poisoning him or her as well as burning
away the upper layers of the skin. Death usually comes in one to two
hours from salt poisoning, dehydration, hemorrhages of the brain and
other organs, as well as convulsions. The third method is used if the
baby is in its last three months. It involves injecting prostaglandin
into the unborn baby. He or she then has a heart attack. Prostaglandin
also induces labor, and often the baby is born still alive. If this
happens, he or she is generally left to die.
All of these methods are extremely cruel and excruciatingly painful.
These crimes against humanity must be abolished. None of the framers
would have ever wanted to protect such awful acts of inhumanity. These
are the reasons why I am against abortion as well as why abortion is
not and should not be protected by the constitution.
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