Abortion is an ethical issue that confronts us as individuals and as a society. It is being debated in American society today and the question is should this practice be permitted? In many cultures and religions, having an abortion is completely forbidden without a doubt. On the other hand many people think having an abortion is exceptional for certain special cases such as the mothers life being in danger, the victim of a rape, or in cases of incest.
             What is an abortion? Obviously the people who think any abortion is acceptable does not know what they are actually doing. An abortion is the voluntary termination of an unborn child. From the very start, a fetus is a human being with full human rights, including the right not to be killed or in other words the right to live. This fetus is a being trying to survive inside their mothers body. It is striving for a chance to live and have somewhat of a future. Killing this unborn baby will take away the chance of making a future that is set in her destiny to live. Many people believe in God and therefore believe he does what is best for people. "Thou shall not kill," is one of the commandments in the Bible, which should have deep meaning to many people of the Christian faith.
             There are so many teenagers who are single and end up getting pregnant due to carelessness. They should take on the responsibility of having that child if it was their own fault. They took the liberty to have sex without thinking of the consequences. Just because of some careless mistake, a child has to not only suffer, but put to death when it wasn't even their fault but their parents fault. For example many teenagers are on the pill and if they forget to take their pill, they can get pregnant and then decide to "get rid of it."
             Another case is married women who become pregnant and then realize they cannot afford it money wise and they don't have time to care for their child. The
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