Abortion controversy

Abortion views for a newspaper article 


I have chosen to speak about the controversy within abortion. I do have my own views about abortion but have chose to express two views about abortion through two characters. The first character is a young woman who has been through an abortion and what the experience feels like. She had an abortion and still believes her decision was the correct one and proceeds to explain why abortion should be allowed and not sinned upon.
The other character is a more mature man who has the profession as a doctor. Although he feels very strong about his opinion he also has to accept that their are some reasons why it should be done. His job means he needs to help the abortion process to take place and he feels its awkward because he feels so strongly about the fact abortion should not be allowed because of his religious views and his personal views.

Below are the two bloggers and they have wrote into a local paper to put across their personal views and experiences on the controversy of abortion.
Audience is newspaper readers.

Blogger one- I am a 20 year old woman who has experienced the full force of the choices of an abortion. At the age of 16 i had an abortion and still from that day i stick by the fact it should have been done and i think others should not be frowned upon for their decisions.

The reason for my abortion was because i was at a very young age and i felt like it would be a huge struggle for myself to look after a baby. The main statement i had to deal with by a range of people was 'It was your fault, you need to live with it' my answer to this was why? As a sixteen year old i did not make any money and knew it was impossible to look after a child by myself. I realize i was stupid and did not consider the high risk of becoming pregnant whilst unprotected.

The reason for my view does not just come from my experience but also a range of other factors. Shouldn't a woman have full responsibility for her own body? As a society that is equal i feel like a woman having an abortion should be completely up to her and not be faced with discrimination for her actions.

Many people have the view usually religious that sex should not be between two people without the intention to make a child. Why cant we be free? If we have choice and abortion is NOT illegal then why is it still seen as a crime to many people. Its completely insane! Do you not think a girl is going through enough already with the choice they are making?why make her feel even worse.

I can see from some peoples eyes that it is wrong but my strongest view is that like me if you cannot give a child the best upbringing possible then the most loving thing to do is end its life before it has began. This brings me to my next point when people claim it is murder.

'Abortion is murder' is it really? If abortion is killing someone then why did i not get a jail sentence?
Its clear stupidity to say its murder. My opinion is that when the baby has left the whom then it is human so before this happens when its a fetus its not a human being so this means you are not ending  living human beings life.

Thanks for listening to my view, Lucy Watts (20)

Blogger two- My name is Dr. John Staples and i am writing to express my feelings on abortion. I am an experienced doctor who has done countless abortions in my past experiences.

My main view is that Abortion should be illegal. As a doctor i do see why in some circumstances abortion should be allowed. First i will express why it could be okay to have an abortion. If the woman's health is at risk then i believe an abortion is the right thing to do.

My doctor personality will not be relevant for any of my next views. It drives me crazy the fact a woman has the cheek to say 'its my body i can do what i want' yes i agree with it but the fact you have used your body to have sexual intercourse without protection and your fully aware with the risk of this you should be made to pay for it.

I also am one of the many others who feel that abortion is murder. I mean how isn't it? as soon as the sperm is inserted into the egg then the human process has began. As a doctor i am aware of how quickly a fetus develops inside the whom and if you look at it, it is obvious to see how similar it is to a baby. Their is no difference to a 1 day old baby and a highly developed baby in the whom but if you killed a living child then you would be sentenced to jail so why aren't people who have no relevant reasons for an abortion sentenced for murder?

Not only am i a doctor but i also am a christian and my view is that sexual intercourse should only happen if the couple is married and are intending to make a new life, so i see abortion as not only murder but i also feel its a sin.

With my view being shared and i know many others feel the same way about abortion I believe that its only a matter of time abortion could start to become illegal in the UK and if others speak up about this situation we could ban this absolute disgraceful action.

Thanks for listening to my view Dr. John staples (47)