Abortion had
always been a medical ethics issue the world over and in some countries this is
allowed to preserve the health of the mother ensuring good quality of service
and healthcare for those seeking unwanted children. However, in other
countries, abortion is disallowed and some rape victims are even forced to
marry their rapists to preserve the life of a child.
In a
right-to-life perspective, the child, whether born of rape or not, has the
right to live once conceived. All religions and traditions uphold the value of
a child. However, the quality of life the child may have can be uncertain
especially in a highly-volatile relationship the child might have with his or
her mother, forever reminded of the rapist by the child itself.
Even if it
may contradict values, the lesser evil is aborting the child of the raped woman
because if the child is not raised in a loving atmosphere, the child will only
suffer from his or her parents. It is better that the child will not suffer at
all in my opinion.
Emotions will
always be involved in raising the child and one’s past is always a factor as to
how an individual will learn to love another person, let alone a child. I am in
full support of abortion laws and newly-proposed laws because in the end, it is
where the individuals suffer the least that matters.
