Show Abortion Not the solution its advocates make it out to be fie Christina Diaz CPS NO matter how the justices said it the result was clear and unmistakable In a stunning stunning stunning stun stun- ning 4 5 decision the justices clearly and completely reaffirmed reaffirmed reaffirmed reaf reaf- firmed Roe V V. Wade as a positive positive positive tive judicial decision for our country Any willingness that the court had shown during the past few past few years to rectify the damage done to our nation by bythe bythe bythe the tragic 1973 Roe v. v Wade decision was decision was completely The pro-abortion pro forces of the country wailed that they were dealt a loss because the court upheld the moderate regulations of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act The Supreme Court upheld regulations regulations regulations regula regula- supported by a vast majority of Americans including including including ing parental consent hour 24 waiting period and informed consent But the second half of their decision was the strong and vehement reaffirmation of Roe Beneath the patriotic and filled emotion-filled slogans of a womans woman's right to control her own body and every child a awan wan wanted ted child lie the cold hard realities of abortion The reality of abortion is that with every single abortion an innocent innocent innocent in in- unborn child loses its life The abort abortion on not only takes the life of the unborn child it forever changes the life of the woman These are the truths that you wont won't hear from abortion advocates The majority of f abortions are performed before the 12 h week By that time all body systems ss s's terns are present and functioning functioning function function- i ing g brain waves are detectable and the unborn childs child's heart is bea beating ing 1 There are 16 million abortions abor- abor ab abor abortions r- r performed every single year yer That's a day per hour three per minute one every 20 seconds Abortion poses serious risks to women both psychological and physical Some of the physical complications of abortion abortion abor abor- tion may be excessive bleeding and cramping fever cold sweats intense pain infections and vomiting Later in a womans woman's life abortions abortion may also also result in ip a womans woman's inability inability inability in in- ability to conceive a child miscarriages miscarriages miscarriages mis mis- carriages scarring of the uterus or even stillbirths Aside from the physical complications abortion can also inflict ct severe emotional trauma to the woman Studies have shown that the emotional reactions might include guilt depression anger ancer rage suicidal V f r f urges uncontrollable crying and feelings of intense grief grief grief- especially when seeing other babies or young children These are on only Iy a few of the facts that you wont won't hear at the local abortion clinic Why arent aren't women given this basic information information tion before making a life and death decision and undergoing organizations organizations organizations or or- an abortion Pro abortion like Planned Parenthood Parenthood Parenthood Paren Paren- and the National Abortion Abortion Abortion Abor Abor- tion Rights Action League have continually opposed a any y right to know bills bills' that would ensure that a doctor be required to give women all the information they need to make an informed decision Martin Luther King Jr r one of the greatest dreamers and fighters for equality of all time once said Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice justic every everywhere here That is no less true today than when Dr King spoke those words I If f one persons person's life j is Ls dispensable a how can we guarantee that anyone's right to life will be r respected The horrible injustices ex experienced experienced experienced ex- ex ex by bythe I the unborn threaten the rights of all people through the erosion of a simple respect for life If one persons person's life that of any unborn child is dispensable how can we guarantee that anyone's right to life will be r respected spec ed Abortion advocates tell us that abortion is necessary to improve improve improve im im- im- im prove the quality and status of women but look at society now What has improved for women Percentage of single mothers living in poverty Increased Rate of f child abuse Increased Teen-age Teen pregnancy Increased Is this the Utopia that tha the abortion abortion abortion abor abor- tion advocates promise us In my assessment as a feminist it falls dreadfully short of true equality for women Abortion has been handed to women as a quick fix allowing society to escape its true responsibility As college students w were re are the dreamers We are the ones who are constantly looking and searching fora for a a way to make this a better world As pro-life pro activists activists ac ac- ac- ac tivi ts we seek to improve this world by ending the violence and destruction inflicted on our nation through the practice of abortion We fight to see that the reign of violence ends We Ve work to provide women facing crisis pregnancies with real choices that are life-affirming life for both the mother and the child We are the ones who have survived the reign of tion We are the ones who can make the change necessary so that all human rights are respected regardless of age sex race religion or state of development t. t i |