Finding My Opinion on Abortion

"Abortion is not the answer," my father always tells me. "There are plenty of other choices for a young woman."

I agree with this statement. To an extent. I cannot fully support a pro-life or a pro-choice side because I believe that it depends on the situation that the woman is in. I agree with the pro-life side when it comes to careless, irresponsible people. When people have sex knowing beforehand that they do not want a baby, there are many resources to keep from having children. It is easy to take birth control or even have condoms on hand. I do not think that because someone was careless with sex that they should be able to kill an innocent fetus. But then I agree with pro-choice when a girl is raped. It was not her choice to be forced to have sex with the man. She wasn't being lazy or lacking responsibilty on her behalf. Although I get queasy at the thought of terminating a young baby's life, I do feel that it is necessary to get rid of the unwanted child if the woman was not being careless or actively participating.