ABORTION IS A SIN

In partial fulfillment of the requirements

in English 10

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A research report presented to:

Sir.Paul Solon
English 10 teacher

Presented by:
Cuenca, Kris Lyn A.
Nogollos, Rizalyn G.
Gadil,Ericka Fae M.
Tolentino, John Paul Kevin G.

10- Eucalyptus
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.INTRODUCTION

A. Background Information…..…..1
B. Objectives of study…………….1
C. Significance of the study………1
D. Related literature…………….2-3

II.BODY

A. Definition of Abortion………………4
B. Common causes of Abortion…….…..4-5
C. Effects of Abortion to women’s life…5-6
D. Different types of Abortion………….6
E.What are the current laws,how did they
come out what were they referenced from….6-7

III.CONCLUSION……………………………………….……8
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Today, abortion is illegal in very few countries-even those with religious beliefs and traditions.
During the 1960s and 1970s many governments relaxed their abortion laws and made it easier
for women to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Abortion remains to be one of the most
challenging and provocative conceptions of the up-to-date society. The concept “abort” means
the early termination of pregnancy that ends in the embryo or fetus’ death. Many people
associate abortion with a murder. Other people see it quite justified, while someone considers
that only God can choose whether to keep a baby or not. In the case with supporters of abortion,
they do not consider it a murder, as they do not think an unborn child to be a person. Abortion is
one of the issues that are problematic to call right or wrong.

Nowadays, abortion our country is getting worse, and one of the reason of this case is the early
pregnancy of those teenagers that is not in their exact age. In this research, you will know what
abortion actually is. Also, you will know what is the some reasons of teenagers that decided to
abort their child. You will notice the causes and also the effects of that to the early mothers that
decided to abort. We’re doing this for you to know clearly the abortion to life of a mother who
decided to abort their child, also for you to know what will you do for not to lead in abortion and
for us to know on how to handle the emotion of a girl or woman who aborted a child.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

This study aims to answer the following questions:

1. What is Abortion?
2. Why some mothers deciding to abort their child?
3. What is the effect of Abortion to teenage moms?
4. What is the law about abortion in the Philippines?
5. How to stop Abortion?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study of this is to inform all of the teenagers that abortion is a sin. ABORTION HAS
BECOME one of the most controversial issues of our time. Politicians argue over the legal
aspects of abortion. Religious and pro-life groups work to make their views and beliefs about
abortion known. Pro-choice organizations work just as hard to speak out for their views. All we
want is to inform all the teenagers, also adults that abortion is a crime and also violated the law
of our Jesus Christ. We know that, only God has a right to get lives. We hope that, everyone who
will read this research, if you are a teacher, a student, a parent, a guardian or whoever you are,
your mind will be clear and you will get a lot of information about abortion.

RELATED LITERATURE
 Based on the research of Clara Rita Padilla of the Rappler (2015) has a research that
Abortion is a reality for Filipino women. The illegality of abortion has not deterred Filipino
women from inducing unsafe abortion. It has only made it dangerous for them where estimates in
2012 show that 610,000 women resorted to abortion, over 100,000 women were hospitalized and
3 women die every day due to unsafe abortion complications. Such cases are common in our
country where over half of the pregnancies are unintended, and about 17% and one-third of the
unintended pregnancies end in abortion nationwide and in the National Capital Region,
respectively, and where two-thirds who induce abortion is poor.
The 2004 national survey on abortion showed that nearly 90% of those who induce abortion
are Catholic. Regardless of Church teachings, Filipino women still resort to abortion with the
poor, rural and young women being the most vulnerable to self-induced unsafe abortion.
Although the Reproductive Health (RH) Law provides humane, non-judgmental,
compassionate post-abortion care and, a law known as RA 8344 provides for stabilizing patients
in serious cases such as when a woman is bleeding due to complications from self-induced
unsafe abortion, making abortion safe and legal is the best means for women who resort to
abortion to be assured that their health and lives are not at risk. Even with RA 8344, the problem,
in the past years and until now, is that some medical health care providers erroneously deny life-
saving procedures even in cases of intrauterine fetal death where therapeutic abortion is needed
to save the life of the woman. In cases of ectopic pregnancy where the pregnancy occurs outside
the uterine cavity, surgery is necessary to save a woman’s life. Within a few hours from a
ruptured ectopic pregnancy, the abdomen becomes rigid and the woman goes into shock. Ectopic
pregnancy is a life-threatening, emergency condition requiring immediate surgery. Expressing
negative views on abortion is dangerous because it maintains the status quo where many medical
providers threaten women with prosecution in cases of intrauterine fetal death, spontaneous
abortion, abortion due to trauma from intimate partner violence and self-induced abortion.
As a consequence of these threats of prosecution, women end up dying because they delay going
to hospitals or do not seek emergencymedical care at all. Judgmental views about known
abortifacients such as Cytotec must be eliminated because these are lifesaving medications
necessary for the evacuation of the uterus for incomplete abortion, missed abortion, intrauterine
fetal death, severe eclampsia, labor induction, post-partum hemorrhage, and cervical ripening
prior to obstetrical/gynecological procedures such as therapeutic curettage and insertion of
intrauterine devices. Abortion and law The current criminal law on abortion is an outdated
colonial law that violates the rights to health and life of Filipino women. It was a direct
translation of the old Spanish Penal Code of 1870s that used to criminalize abortion—in the time
of the Spanish friars and conquistadores. Without knowing the full consequences of such a harsh
and restrictive law, our Congress enacted the criminal provision in our Revised Penal Code of
1930. At the time the law was adopted, Filipino women did not even have the right to vote, there
was no Universal Declaration of Human Rights and no international human rights treaties such
as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, 1976), the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, 1976), Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1981), Convention
Against Torture (CAT, 1987), and Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, 1990). These
came much later. Denying women access to safe and legal abortion is a means to control
women’s bodies, propagating subordination of women where women’s decisions including
personal decisions related to pregnancy and childbirth are totally disregarded.
CHAPTER II
BODY
DEFINITION OF ABORTION
For over a century, abortion has been criminalized in the Philippines. The criminal provisions
on abortion do not contain any exceptions allowing abortion, including to save the life of the
pregnant woman or to protect her health. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after,
accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. The
spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation.

For some, it's an inconceivable act, but for others, abortion seems to be the only way out of an
unplanned pregnancy. The top three reasons these women cite for not being able to continue their
pregnancies and give birth are: Negative impact on the mother's life, Financial instability,
Relationship problems/unwillingness to be a single mother.

Negative Impact on the Mother's Life

Taken at face value, this reason may sound selfish. But a pregnancy that occurs in the wrong
place at the wrong time can have a lifelong impact on a woman's ability to raise a family and
earn a living.
Less than half of teens who become teen mothers before age 18 graduate from high school.
College students who become pregnant and give birth are also much less likely to complete their
education than their peers.
Employed single women who become pregnant face an interruption of their jobs and careers.
This impacts their earning ability and may make them unable to raise a child on their own. For
women who already have other children at home or are caring for aging relatives, the reduction
in income resulting from pregnancy/birth may bring them below the poverty level and require
them to seek public assistance.

Financial Instability
Whether she's a student in high school, paying her way through college, or a single woman
earning just enough to live independently, many expectant mothers lack the resources to cover
the staggeringly high costs associated with pregnancy, birth, and childrearing, especially if they
do not have health insurance.
Saving for a baby is one thing, but an unplanned pregnancy places an enormous financial burden
on a woman who cannot afford to care for an infant, let alone pay for the necessary OB/GYN
visits that will ensure healthy fetal development. Lack of adequate medical care during
pregnancy places the newborn at a higher risk for complications during birth and in early
infancy.

Relationship Problems and/or Unwillingness To Be a Single Mother

The majority of women with unplanned pregnancies do not live with their partners or have
committed relationships. These women realize that in all likelihood they will be raising their
child as a single mother. Many are unwilling to take this big step due to the reasons described
above: interruption of education or career, insufficient financial resources, or inability to care for
an infant due to caregiving needs of other children or family members.
Even in situations involving women cohabit with their partners, the outlook for unmarried
women as single mothers in discouraging; for women in their 20s living with their partners at the
time of birth, one-third ended their relationships within two years.
 Other Reasons
Although these are not the primary reasons women choose abortion, the following statements
reflect concerns that play a role in influencing women to terminate their pregnancies: I don't
want more children or I'm done with child-rearing, I'm not ready to become a mother or not
ready for another child, I don't want others to know about my pregnancy or that I'm having sex,
My husband/partner wants me to have an abortion, There are problems with the health of the
fetus, There are problems with my own health, My parents want me to have an abortion
Combined with those reasons previously cited, these secondary concerns often convince women
that abortion—though a difficult and painful choice—is the best decision for them at this time in
their lives
Teenage abortion has been linked to a number of physical and psychological problems,
including drug and alcohol abuse, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation, and other self-
destructive behaviors.
Compared to women who abort at an older age, women who abort as teens are significantly more
likely to report more severe emotional injuries related to their abortions. This finding is
supported by the fact that women who aborted as teens participate in disproportionately large
numbers in post-abortion counseling programs. In the WEBA study of post-abortive women, for
example, more than 40 percent of the women had been teenagers at the time of their abortions.

The Psychological Risks

Compared to women who have abortions in adulthood, teens who abort: Are two to four times
more likely to commit suicide, Are more likely to develop psychological problems, Are more
likely to have troubled relationships, Are generally in need of more counseling and guidance
regarding abortion, Are nearly three times more likely to be admitted to mental health hospitals
than women in general.
Studies have shown that the major factors in pregnancy decision making among teens are the
attitude of the teen’s parents, the baby’s father, and her peers; the personality of the teen herself;
and the cultural and public policy attitudes toward abortion by which she is surrounded.
Compared to older women, teens are more likely to abort because of pressure from their parents
or sexual partners, putting them at higher risk for adverse psychological effects after abortion.
Teens are also more likely to report having wanted to keep the baby, higher levels of feeling
misinformed in pre-abortion counseling, less satisfaction with abortion services and greater post-
abortion stress.They consider the abortion procedure itself to be stressful and associated with
feelings of guilt, depression and a sense of isolation. Researchers have also found that reports of
more severe pain during abortion among younger women are linked to greater levels of anxiety
and fear prior to the abortion.
Younger women have a more difficult time adjusting to their abortions. One study found that
teenage aborters were more likely to report severe nightmares following abortion and to score
higher on scales measuring antisocial traits, paranoia, drug abuse and psychotic delusions than
older aborters. Teens were also more likely to use immature coping strategies such as projection
of their problems onto others, denial or “acting out” than older women–strategies researchers
speculate might become permanent.

The Philippines is home to some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the entire world.
Under the current legislation, there is no explicit legal justification for an abortion- even if the
pregnancy puts the mother’s life in danger.
 Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution says, in part, "Section 12. The State recognizes
the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous
social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from
conception."
The act is criminalized by Philippine law. Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Revised Penal Code
of the Philippines mandate imprisonment for women who undergo abortion, as well as for any
person who assists in the procedure. Article 258 further imposes a higher prison term on the
woman or her parents if the abortion is undertaken "in order to conceal [the woman's] dishonor".
There is no law in the Philippines that expressly authorizes abortions in order to save the
woman's life; and the general provisions which do penalize abortion make no qualifications if the
woman's life is endangered. It may be argued that an abortion to save the mother's life could be
classified as a justifying circumstance (duress as opposed to self-defense) that would bar
criminal prosecution under the Revised Penal Code. However, this has yet to be adjudicated by
the Philippine Supreme Court.
Proposals to liberalize Philippine abortion laws have been opposed by the Catholic Church, and
its opposition has considerable influence in the predominantly Catholic country. However, the
constitutionality of abortion restrictions has yet to be challenged before the Philippine Supreme
Court.
The constitutional provision that "The State shall equally protect the life of the mother and the
life of the unborn from conception" was crafted by the Constitutional Commission which drafted
the charter with the intention of providing for constitutional protection of the abortion ban,
although the enactment of a more definitive provision sanctioning the ban was not successful.
The provision is enumerated among several state policies, which are generally regarded in law as
unenforceable in the absence of implementing legislation. The 1987 Constitution also contains
several other provisions enumerating various state policies.[note 1] Whether these provisions
may, by themselves, be the source of enforceable rights without implementing legislation has
been the subject of considerable debate in the legal sphere and within the Supreme Court.
An analysis by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs concluded that although the Revised Penal Code does not list specific exceptions
to the general prohibition on abortion, under the general criminal law principles of necessity as
set forth in article 11 of the Code, an abortion may be legally performed to save the pregnant
woman’s life.
Getting rid of the need for medical abortions would be a situation most people could agree on.
Although this conclusion to the forty plus year debate is far from sight, there are certain actions
that can be taken that could help stop abortion once and for all. Here is how we can stop
abortion:
Allow men and women to have access to affordable, effective contraceptives.
Make childcare more affordable and accessible for women everywhere.
Promote a culture that does not tolerate rape or sexual assault in any way.
Up-heave and fix the current adoption and foster care industry.
Speak to kids at a young age about the importance of safe sex and cultivate an environment that
does not shame young people for having sex.
Getting rid of abstinence-only sex education.
Giving women access to life-saving healthcare.
And the list goes on. Many of these things, if they were followed through with, could have
monumental effects on the abortion rates in the United States. Many of the reasons women seek
out abortions are because of these reasons. Although these ways would be the best for putting an
end to abortion in the country, there are millions of Americans who fail to see or acknowledge
this. Contrastingly, here are a few ways that are ineffective in stopping abortions:
Shaming women for getting abortions.
Telling women they are murdering their babies for getting abortions.
Sharing false information regarding abortions without doing research.
Making birth control inaccessible to women.
Taking away a woman’s means of receiving quality, affordable healthcare.
Stripping women of their right to a safe, clean abortion in a medical facility.
Based on current events and government decisions regarding some of these aspects, it is clear
that there is no progress being made to stop abortions from taking place. Even the criminalization
of abortion would do very little to actually stop abortions from taking place; the same amount of
women seek out abortions when they are illegal as they do when they are legal. Globally and
historically, abortion rates have been consistent. What does fluctuate is that maternal fatality
rates; in areas of the world where abortion is illegal, there are far more pregnant women dying
from unsafe abortions being performed in nonmedical facilities.
The right to a safe, clean abortion is something that women deserve, especially in a country that
denies them alternatives. No matter where they are or what the law says, women are still going to
seek abortions in the same numbers that they are now. The issue is not how to make abortion
illegal, but how to reduce them from happening. This involves identifying the various reasons
that women seek out abortions and pinpointing the ways that these areas can be altered.
The irony of this issue in present context is that many people who are anti-abortion have recently
elected a president who may be “pro-life,” but is seizing many of the opportunities that could
have prevented women from the need to seek out an abortion in the first place. If pro-life
believers truly wish to see an end to abortion, they must elect officials who protect the rights and
safety of people already born into the world.
 CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION

This chapter presents the summary of findings and recommendations based on the
study that abortion is a illegal process for not having care to the baby. Based on the
Philippine Law Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Revised Penal Code of the
Philippines mandate imprisonment for women who undergo abortion, as well as for
any person who assists in the procedure. Article 258 further imposes a higher prison
term on the woman or her parents if the abortion is undertaken "in order to conceal
[the woman's] dishonor", so if you abort your child you may face those law. Those
woman who abort their child there’s a possibilities that she has a psychological
disorder,depression,shame and judgment from her family,friends especially from the
society. If you are not ready to become a mother or not ready for having another child
or lack of financial, abortion is not the key for that because if you abort your child
there’s a possibilities that may affect your own health or your next child will have a
disorder, if you have no choice you may adopt your child in charity or church to have
a safety security because the child in your womb have no sin ,so you don’t have a
right to abort her/him.
Having a sex is part of our lives because we are a human and we need that, specially
if we have our own family, but before we do sex we need to do a family planning and
we need to think the life of our child, in the other hand we may use condom to have a
safe sex or we have a enough income to support the baby.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 https://www.reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/
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 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abortion

 https://www.thoughtco.com/why-women-choose-abortion-3534155

 http://afterabortion.org/2001/detrimental-effects-of-adolescent-abortion/

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_Philippines

 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theodysseyonline.com/how-to-end-
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