Unplanned
pregnancy happens every day to women of all ages. Many of these women can
handle the pressure that surrounds them and the journey that they are about to
experience with a new born child. However, what happens to those who are not
ready to take that responsibility? “Abortion” is the first thing that comes to
mind for these women who are not able to raise a child on their own. Abortion
is not an easy topic to discuss about especially when everyone has their own
beliefs about keeping or getting rid of a baby because even though is not fully
developed in the beginning, is still a human being who deserves the gift of
life, at least I believe so. Yes, every woman has the right do as they please
with their own body but abortion is not always the solution to these problems.
If women had a little bit more support on how? Maybe abortion wouldn’t occur as
much as it does today for example adoption can be an option. Adopting can
reduce the number of abortions, if these women knew that once their child was
born they would have no responsibility towards that baby because they would
have found a home by then. This would also help a lot of these mothers who go
through the process of an abortion and later in life regret it feeling guilt
for the rest of their lives.
Adopting
is not an easy process especially here in Texas. For example, according to The
Texas Adoption Resource Exchange, besides the regular requirements of being
over 21, be financially stable, criminal history background check, proof of
marriage or divorce, you must also obtain a CPR/First Aid Certification, attend
20 and plus hours of training about abused/neglect and how to care for a child
each year and other long long requirements added to this list. I understand why
so much is required but it’s a little ridiculous to come and ask for a first
aid certification when not even the actual birth parents have that, I mean
that’s why there is hospitals provided in case of an emergency right? I’m not
stating that is easy for someone to come and just say that they want to care for
a child that is not even theirs and atomically handing a child to them but
giving the chance for a child to have a home sounds more human than just
letting them die when these mothers don’t want them and seek towards an
abortion. There’s couple’s out there who are willing to give anything to have a
baby and actually care for them and love them as if it was their own. Having
some type of counseling and connection with the mothers and the adoptive
parents throughout mothers pregnancy, to support her can allow a bigger chance
of survival for many of these unwanted babies.
My
problem with abortion is that when someone doesn’t desire a baby but knows the
consequences of their actions should think clearly about actually going through
an abortion. We all make mistakes and should take responsibility for them; we can’t
go around and be selfish when there is a life growing inside that never asked
to be brought into this world in the first place. But some of these women
either don’t care or feel like they are alone; I believe there should be some
type of group and/or organization at these abortion clinics that are willing to
help with these adoption processes. I’m sure there would be millions of people
who would be interested in taking a baby into their home and mothers agreeing to
it. I definitely would be one of them!
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