When an animal becomes an endangered species, "Save the Whales" or "Save the
Wolves" would appear on signs, shirts, and bumper stickers. What about "Save the
Babies"? The slaughtering of babies is a multi-million dollar business promoted by many
in the "medical", or should we say "slaughterhouse", industry. Our babies are used to
fatten the salaries of these so called "doctors" or "butchers". The life of a baby begins at
the moment of conception in a mother's uterus, and if the baby's life is not interrupted, he
or she will someday become an adult man or woman. A human being from fertilization to
natural death has the right to live. All human beings have a fundamental right to life which
Today the right to abortion is legal in the United States. The majority of women
who have abortions do so because their contraception fails and the resulting pregnancy is
unwanted. Canadian researchers found that condoms leak during intercourse three out of
four times (Roleff 104). Motherhood should never be punishment for having sex. Forcing
a child to be born to punish its mother is the ultimate in child abuse.
Many unwanted babies are abused, neglected, or even killed by unloving or
immature parents. Many women make mistakes in having babies they don't want and
can't love or care for. Some women may regret an abortion, but this should not be a
reason to deny the choice to all women.
Ninety-one percent of abortions are done in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy,
and only four percent after sixteen weeks (Reibstein 67). Only .9% of abortions are
performed after twenty weeks and rarely after twenty-four weeks (Costa 144). Abortions
after this time are performed in extreme medical emergencies when the woman's life is
threatened. A small fractions of these cases results in live born infants, who a...