PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK AT THE FACTS BEFORE DECIDING ON ABORTION
by Ryan Mann
Imprint, October 1, 2009
Recently there was an advertising insert in Imprint titled, "We know better now." When one of my classmates and I came across it in a lecture, we opened it to a two-page spread on the developmental stages of a child.
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The most significant thing we read was that a fetus' heartbeat can be heard at the end of three weeks of pregnancy, and brain waves can be detected by the end of six weeks, both astounding facts.
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The insert described an Ontario study of 41,039 women which showed a four times increase in hospitalizations for infections, five times increase for surgery, and five times increase for psychiatric problems in the three months after the women had abortions. It is clear that abortion is not "safe", nor is it only destroying "a bunch of cells", as demonstrated by the heartbeat and brainwaves.
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Of course, everyone has the right to make decisions over their own body, but when this decision results in depression, suicidal tendencies, shame, and guilt, as well as risks of infertility and even cancer, how many would make that choice? I can't take away your right to choose, but I would never recommend this to a friend as a safe, healthy choice. We should look at all the facts before making a decision like that.
