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    Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the Philippines and is considered a taboo by many. While the Church regards abortion as a mortal sin, Filipino women still resort to it. Abortion is argued to be immoral and should be illegal as it takes a human life. It can also endanger the mother's physical and mental health, potentially resulting in medical complications, psychological trauma, and even death. Therefore, the document concludes that abortion should remain forever illegal in the Philippines.

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    Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the Philippines and is considered a taboo by many. While the Church regards abortion as a mortal sin, Filipino women still resort to it. Abortion is argued to be immoral and should be illegal as it takes a human life. It can also endanger the mother's physical and mental health, potentially resulting in medical complications, psychological trauma, and even death. Therefore, the document concludes that abortion should remain forever illegal in the Philippines.

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    Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the Philippines and is considered a taboo by many. While the Church regards abortion as a mortal sin, Filipino women still resort to it. Abortion is argued to be immoral and should be illegal as it takes a human life. It can also endanger the mother's physical and mental health, potentially resulting in medical complications, psychological trauma, and even death. Therefore, the document concludes that abortion should remain forever illegal in the Philippines.

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    ABORTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

    No society permits one human to intentionally harm or take the life of another
    human without punishment, and abortion is no different. Abortion is one of the most
    persistently controversial issues in the Philippines, the reality for many women in
    the
    country. Such is the fate of many Filipinos today. But many consider it a taboo and
    the
    Church regards it as a mortal sin. Regardless of Church teachings, Filipino women
    still
    resort to abortion. It is the worst thing a woman can do against human dignity. It is a
    crime against life. Abortion devalues our appreciation of fellow human being. In
    some
    Christian areas, like the Philippines, abortion should be made illegal since we
    believe
    that life begins at conception, thus it is a kin to murder as it is the act of taking
    human
    life. Abortion is immoral and it should not be legalized.
    An abortion can result in medical complications later in life. It is also a threat to
    the
    mothers health. Abortion not only kills the baby but may kill the mother too. Many
    complications are common after an abortion like the inflammation of the
    reproductive
    organs. As well, increases the risk of breast cancer. She can suffer an infection or
    internal bleeding. She could also become sterilized. Others die because of blood
    poisoning. Many poor women divulged risking their health and lives by self-inducing
    abortion using catheters or dispensing drugs without proper dosage and supervision
    eventually suffering complications. As a consequence of these threats of
    prosecution,
    women end up dying because they delay going to hospitals or do not seek
    emergency

    medical care at all.


    Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress. A woman not
    only
    has to deal with physical consequences, but also psychological problems that could
    last for a lifetime. Women that abort usually suffer severe traumas. They feel
    worthless
    because they failed at the most natural of human activities; the role of being a
    mother.
    Some consider themselves as godless and uneducated, some would even go as far
    as
    saying these, we are living and walking sins that should be stoned and nailed on
    the
    cross. Some women feel emotionally unprepared to enter parenthood and raise a
    child; they are too young or do not have reliable partner with whom to raise a child.
    Many young women in high school or college find themselves pregnant and must
    choose between continuing the education they need to survive economically and
    dropping out to have a baby. After all, the greatest for their action is the pain and
    guilt
    they will carry all their lives. The scars may not be visible, but they exist in many
    places;
    their memories, their dreams and even in their waking moments.
    Abortion should be forever illegal. In this society, abortion can never be justified
    or
    reasoned. Neither should it be condoned. As a civilized society, my stand on
    abortion is
    obviously negative. It has been there for as long as one should remember. But this
    does
    not mean it is something that can be passed and adapted through generations just
    like
    our customs and traditions. I believe that women who committed abortion are
    victims

    themselves. Do women have the right to steal the life of a new living being? Killing
    a
    person is illegal, so why should a fetal murder be legal?

    REFERENCES:
    http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/ispeak/105680-raelity-abortion-philippines
    http:/www.mb.com.ph/abortion-should-be-forever-illegal/#G13WuhKhOV0p9qEB.99
    http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/24966.html
    /www.dreamessays.com/sustomeessays/Abortion/4818.htm

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