Abortion
Abortion is one of the moral issues that we
have in our country. It is a process of
terminating a human pregnancy for some
reasons. It allows women to put an end to
their pregnancies nevertheless encompasses
killing the not fully formed fetus. As a
result, it is a very provocative issue in the
Philippines despite of being a catholic
country. However, there isn't much of an
"abortion debate" in our country if you will
compare it in the United States. The matter
is settled. By state judgement, abortion is
murder, a crime that can convey on up to six
years in jail. Even the constitution oaths to
defend the "life of the unborn from
conception."
Most of the respondents of abortion patients
in the year 1987 said that more than one
factor had contributed to their decision to
have an abortion. Most of them had mention
that having a baby would interfere with their
work, studies, or other responsibilities.
About half of them said that they could not
afford to have a child and some said that
they did not want to be a single parent or
had relationship problems. 32 percent of
women 18 or over to say they were not
mature enough to raise a child and 19
percent more likely to say their parents
wanted them to have an abortion.
Our country is known as Christian state but
then again even in today’s generation
abortion are still our problem. For the reason
that substantial concepts such as feminism,
have extended our shores, I see that, at
contemporary, there are more or less women
rights group in the Philippines that are
assertive for the legalization of abortion.
They indicated that abortion is previously
proliferating in the Philippines, even though
unbeknown to the general public. These
abortions are frequently done in make-shift
health center by people who regularly
doesn’t have professional medical
background. This puts the mother in a
dangerous and life-threatening situation,
with 8 out of 10 of these women develop
complications. With these findings, pro-
choice groups believe that if abortion would
be legalized, abortion will now take place in
medical settings, ensuring the safety of the
mother. They also emphasize that victims of
rape, incest, and sexual trafficking who
become pregnant because of the abuse
should be given the right for abortion since
they did not plan on having a baby in the
first place. On the other, it is clear that the
Catholic Church, a big institution in the
country, and pro-life groups abhor abortion
since it is synonymous to murder, a mortal
sin. For them, life starts in conception, and
aborting the fetus even in its earliest stage,
numbers, because these are the numbers that
abortion clinics must officially report in
these states:
Abortion Clinics in Three States, Self-
Reports: Reasons Women Get Abortions
Total Number of Abortions: 122,083
Rape and Incest: 273 ( 0.22%)

ends a life. Abortion deprives the unborn of
the life and experiences it should have
undergone if it were delivered alive. They
suggest that if the baby is unwanted, why
not give it up for adoption.
Mother’s Life or Physical Health 513 (
0.42%)
Birth Defects 250 ( 0.20%)
Total Hard Cases 1,036 ( 0.84%)

All Other Reasons: 121,047 (99.16%)

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has
borne? Though she may forget, I will not
forget you!” – Isaiah 49:15

“Children are a heritage from the Lord,

offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in
the hands of a warrior are children born in
one’s youth.” – Psalm 127:3-4

Abortion Clinic Statistics:

A survey of more than 120,000 aborting
women performed by the states of
Louisiana, Nebraska and Utah during the
years 1996 to 2003 gives us what may be a
more accurate estimate of the number of
“hard case” abortions than Guttmacher’s