As the political debate is heating up for the next election, the issue of abortion is again being brought up. "Donald Trump... declared himself pro-life after years of supporting the pro-abortion position" while Ben Carson "supports the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which would make it illegal to have an abortion more than 20 weeks after fertilization, allowing exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother" (Donald, Ben). Another presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said, "I think abortion should remain legal, but it needs to be safe and rare. And I have spent many years now, as a private citizen, as first lady, and now as senator, trying to make it rare, trying to create the conditions where women had other choices" (Hillary).
But which of these if any is right? How do we decide which stance is the best course of action? Luckily, the Lord has given us revelation that answers that question.
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints declares the sanctity of human life. We deplore the practice of partial-birth abortion which destroys innocent life, and we condemn and oppose it as one of the most revolting and sinful practices of our day" (Hawkins et al). While the church is opposed to abortion, it does allow for special circumstances where abortion is an option. For example, "a pregnant mother may consider aborting a child conceived as a result of incest or rape because of the severe trauma that she has already experienced as a victim" (Hawkins et al).
I would like to argue that as potential superheroes we fight for unborn children and fight to give them a chance at life. "By abortion, the mother kills even her own child to solve her problems... [and] the father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world" this can then makes the same father "likely to put other women into the same trouble. So abortion leads to abortion" (Hawkins et al).
I don't think pregnancy should be looked at as a problem that will ruin our lives. Yes, sometimes it is a problem that effects our lives, but I don't think it needs to ruin it, and abortion certainly shouldn't be seen as the only solution.
Giving a child up for adoption is one of the most selfless things I can think of. Adoption blesses several lives. It allows the child to be raised in a loving home that can provide for him or her. This also allows the adoptive parents (or family) to raise a child, which they might have been longing for for some time. The birth parents also are blessed by knowing that their child is in a loving home recieving their best chance at life.
I hope that as time goes on we can remember that abortion isn't the only option. There are families out there praying night and day for the chance to have a child, and adoption can be an answer to these prayers.
I don't think pregnancy should be looked at as a problem that will ruin our lives. Yes, sometimes it is a problem that effects our lives, but I don't think it needs to ruin it, and abortion certainly shouldn't be seen as the only solution.
I hope that as time goes on we can remember that abortion isn't the only option. There are families out there praying night and day for the chance to have a child, and adoption can be an answer to these prayers.
Sources:
Ben Carson on Abortion. (n.d.).
Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Ben_Carson_Abortion.htm
Donald Trump on Abortion. (n.d.).
Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Abortion.htm
Hawkins, A., Dollahite, D., &
Draper, T. (2012). Defending the Sanctity of Human Life. In Successful Marriages and Families:
Proclamation Principles and Research Perspectives. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies
and School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.
Hillary Clinton on Abortion. (n.d.).
Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Hillary_Clinton_Abortion.htm
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