Editor, Commonwealth:
As I began to read articles, scholarly journals and books about abortion, I started to really grasp the concept of how much abortion affects society as a whole.
Abortion has always been a very controversial topic. Pro- life groups argue that abortion unjustly takes the life of a defenseless human being, while pro-choice groups argue that the woman carrying the fetus should be given the right to decide whether to carry the baby to term or abort it. Many Americans are divided on the issue because of their own personal beliefs.
Let’s be honest for a minute. We all have our own beliefs on whether abortion is right or wrong. Is there even a right or wrong idea with abortion? If that question could be summed up into one answer, then we’ll all be in one accord.
Research states that there’s not actually a clear-cut line between the two sides of the argument for many American citizens. In my opinion, I feel that abortion is a very sensitive subject, as well as a very broad subject. I believe that abortion is wrong, but of course there are others who feel that abortion isn’t wrong. What people fail to realize is that abortion doesn’t just affect the aborted child and the mother but also family, friends and the whole entire country.
If a woman doesn’t want to have a child, there are abortion alternatives. There are at least three alternatives to abortion: parenting, interim foster care and adoption. Each of them has its own elements to consider.
Don’t always look for aborting your child as the first option. What if Barack Obama’s mother would’ve aborted him? He wouldn’t be the man that he is today, right? He wouldn’t be the president of the United States. There are always alternatives.
The world is very diverse — different religions, different races, different opinions and different languages. We all have different views based on our values of what’s right or wrong. Will society ever come to an agreement on abortion?
Christee McClenton
Social Work Major
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena
