TORIO, CAMILLE ANGELIN T.

Abortion

DLA

Death is said to be the last phase in our lives. It can be of many causes such as disease, accidents, murder and one major cause of mortality is abortion. Based on the documentary we watched, the number of abortions done was more than the number of people killed in terrorist attacks, accidents and unethical behaviours. This Abortion is the mortality of the child inside the womb. People use different methods with different reasons to kill the child. This unethical behaviour is a very selfish act of the mother taking away the right of a child to be born. Abortion started first as a choice to save the life of a mother at risk of death. It can be a cause of diseases such as cancer and pregnancy can increase the health risk of the mother, and that is when abortion takes place. This behaviour is considered ethical because of the mothers own health concern. But others use abortion primarily because of their selfish acts. After contraceptives, the last choice would be abortion. It widely spread when the abortion pill was released. It was called R.U. 486 a drug that can kill the child instantly while inside the womb. This changed the mentality of the people that Abortion is a normal ethical choice and eventually, they abused this without thinking of the morality and the right of the child to have life. The spread of this pill and the opening of clinics providing brutal abortion processes frightened the church and started to fight against it. They opened up the minds of the people about Gods gift of life and killing a child is against the commandments of the lord. This Fight continues until now even in our country as senators continue to pursue the RH bill opposed by the Catholic Church. The clash between science, politics and church persists as they complain as to where of where actual life begins. My stand on the topic is what most people think. I believe that abortion is a crime unless otherwise supported by a non-selfish reason. I am pro-RH bill in the case of providing knowledge on life and controlling the nativity if it is in the ethical way and for the goodness of

the countrys population. But abortion or killing the life inside the womb using egocentric acts is what is am opposing of.