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Abortion. ... Then there are others, like me, who believe in what I call circumstance abortion. ... My goal in this paper is not to get one to agree that abortion is right or wrong, but to agree that it is the woman’s right to choose. ... One may ask me how I am pro-choice since I decided to have my child and become a single mom instead of having an abortion. When at 19 I found myself pregnant, the thought of having an abortion did cross my mind. ... ” Although this passage is speaking of adultery, I think the passage can be seen in the same light in dealing with a woman and abortion. ... For example, although the Hebrews were influenced by many of the laws of their Assyrian, Sumerian, and Babylonian neighbors, all of which forbade abortion, the Hebrew scriptures had no laws forbidding abortion, not a single one is mentioned. ...
There is also reference in the Mosaic law to what is now called "abortion on request" Num. ... The Jewish priests would actually perform the abortion on the women. ... And again we are dealing with a certain circumstance abortion.
Other than these passages, the Bible does not deal with the subject of abortion. Although both Testaments generally criticize the practices of the Hebrews neighbors, such as idol worship and prostitution, as well as various immoral acts committed in their own land, there is no condemnation or prohibition of abortion anywhere in the Bible in spite of the fact that techniques for inducing abortion had been developed and were widely used by the time of the New Testament. So while many consider abortion morally wrong that is their opinion. However, with the Bible not making any reference to abortion being morally wrong I think it is safe to say that under certain circumstances it is fine to have an abortion. ... One of the most controversial cases on abortion if not the most controversial gave women the right to choose on demand to have an abortion. ... Wade the Supreme Court case legalized a womans right to choose abortion. In the last thirty-one years, since this decision, one would think that the thought of abortion as a back alley operation is no longer existent. ... Over one third of women said that their reason for having an abortion was that having a child would interfere with attendance at school; over a quarter said they could not afford to support a child because they were a student or about to become one. ... A Womans must have the Right to choose whether or not she wants an abortion.
Approximate Word count = 2144
Approximate Pages = 8.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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