Side Effects Of Abortion

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Every time a baby is conceived it is another miracle God has given to us. But lately the miracles God has given to us, have been destroyed. Since 1973, when abortion was legalized in the United States, more than 57 million babies have been destroyed violently in some way. These pre-born babies have been denied their most basic right of all, the right to life. By being denied their right to life, the Declaration of Independence calls this an unalienable right. In the United States alone there is about 2.3 abortions taking place every minute of the day. Just think that is 137 abortions per hour and 2,900 abortions in one single day ("Abortion Statistics”). Abortion should be illegal across the world because it is the taking of innocent lives …show more content…

The side effects of the abortion is not just physical, it is very much so emotional. In several cases, mothers who have had abortions are left with emotional trauma. Some emotional trauma includes, eating disorders, depression, flashbacks and suicidal thoughts. Along with emotional side effects there is physical sides effects of an abortion. Some of the physical side effects mothers deal with is damage to the cervix and internal organs, not having a complete abortion, infection and scarring of the uterus lining. With abortions the mothers have a higher risk of developing cancer. According to the American Pregnancy …show more content…

Abortion is the termination of pregnancy which translates into the killing of the baby inside of the womb. Abortion is a form of murder; it is a form of murder because the doctors are killing a helpless child inside of the womb. “It seems to me clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime” (Gandhi). In the definition of abortion it uses the phrase “termination of pregnancy”. That phrase means “termination of life”. Abortion is considered murdering because the definition of murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another. Abortion fits perfectly into that definition and category.
When someone conceives a child, the minute the heart beats, life begins, but where does life

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