Op-Ed: My Opinion on Abortion

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful and powerful moments for a woman; it's breathtaking and overall just an overwhelming experience. But not every woman feels the same way. Everyone goes through different struggles. According to AbortionNO, over 121 million abortions were performed in the United States in 2005 alone. That's a shocking number . . . millions of innocent lives not even begun yet, lost. My personal opinion on abortion is that it should not be legal anywhere except in some cases such as rape and health issues. Many women want to blame abortions on not being "ready" to take care of a child, not meeting income requirements, or not having time in their lives to be responsible for another human being. I think if you claim you're not ready or don't have time, then you should have thought about that before you went into the bedroom. 

Then there are teen pregnancies, which often have some of the same excuses but are very different. Teen pregnancies are obviously a challenge for women to continue school and care for a child, but that's why they have adoption agencies. Instead of terminating the pregnancy, maybe give someone that may not be able to have children a chance as well. Don't put your carelessness  on your child. Who knows who they could have grown up to be? Maybe the next president, scientist, superstar . . . we'll never know because, sadly, their life was ended before it could even start. 

-Aeriel Corvin