Style

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Is Abortion acceptable?

One way to look at the issues of abortion is from the following three categories: black, white, grey.

Most people would be more inclined to agree with what falls in the "white" which surrounds medical reasons, for example, a woman might die if she gives birth or a woman's life is in danger because some traditionalists are shamed by the fornication of a family member.

Other scenarios which quite easily fall in the "black" mainly revolve around the timing of the child. Most people obviously disagree with abortion in the extremely late stages of pregnancy without medical reasons.

There are many issues in the "grey" that people are mostly indifferent about or do not have enough expertise within the the field of "morality" to claim that it is right or wrong. Such examples include genetic defects in the infact from a mother's bodily abuse, supporting a child in poverty or pregnancy as a result of rape.

No one can attest to saying that "nothing" should be put it in the "black" category because that would be blindly supporting the notion of abortion without even considering that some cases may go beyond the moral high ground.
People should be just as open with regards to the possibility that if cases of abortion can be justified, there are others that cannot.

Having said that, the biggest topics that revolve around abortion are concerned with deciding on the placement of the "mistake" complex within the above categories.
This particular issue is more deeply seeded than any other issue because there is an element of proactivity that can be introduced.
With this issue, society shouldn't be trying to decide how to deal with abortion, but rather how to prevent the pregnancy from occurring in the first place.

The same can be said about the rise of deaths resulting from drink driving, and the campaigns associated with drinking responsibly and dedicated drivers who need to stay sober.

With this "mistake" complex, campaigns surrounding contraception should be improved, as well as the general decency in society with regards to promiscuity instead of selling sex as bi-products in movies, billboards and ad campaigns. People need to start remembering that a family unit is what keeps a society thriving rather than the self-absorbed animal instincts that do nothing but destroy this unity. Mistakes can be minimised with positive approaches to encouraging alternate options to one's lifestyle.

Despite these remarks, mistakes are still ultimately mistakes, and one should never judge a person until all their own sins are removed.

No one is perfect; everyone can be forgiven.