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Defend the Sanctity of Human Life

Human life is sacred and should not be taken lightly. Each baby is a miracle and deserves to live a long and happy life. It is not the baby's fault if the parents are irresponsible; the child cannot prevent being created. The ability to create life is sacred and it is a gift that was meant to bring joy. 

I am a firm believer in the sanctity of life. I do not believe in abortion unless the mother or child's life is in danger. There are other extreme or rare cases of rape or incest in which the mother may be so traumatized by the event that a pregnancy is more than she can bear. Only a small percentage of abortions come from these extreme situations. Most abortions occur from irresponsible sex, in which people are abusing their procreative powers. They selfishly decide that they don't want to be parents or take care of a child, so they choose to kill their own child.

Mother Theresa says it best when she says, 

"Many people are deeply concerned with the children of India, with the children of Africa where quite a few die of hunger. Many people are also concerned about all the violence in this great country of the United States. These concerns are very good. But often these same people are not concerned with the millions who are being killed by the deliberate decision of their own mothers. And this is what is the greatest destroyer of peace today-abortion, which brings people to such blindness. 

She goes on to say,

 "By abortion, the mother kills even her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, the father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. That father is likely to put other women into the same trouble. So abortion leads to abortion. Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of peace is abortion" (Hawkins, 294). 

I could not say it any better than that. Abortion is an extremely selfish and cruel act in which the parents take no responsibility for their actions. I can understand not being ready or wanting a child, but to end the child's life is murder. There are so many people waiting to adopt babies all around the world and to think that some people are purposely killing their children because they don't want them is disgusting. If you really don't want children, then don't have sex or use one of the many birth control aids.

This little girl wrote a speech about abortion and I thought it was perfect for this section. Even though she is so young, she fully understands the affects of abortion and how wrong it is. 

Final Thought

I firmly believe that human life is sacred. I believe that children are a blessing whether they are planned or not. I believe that adoption is a wonderful gift and wish that adoption was the avenue used instead of abortion or children raising children. I believe that abortion is wrong and that no matter how much time passes or even if you have children in the future, the decision to end a life, will weigh upon you for the rest of your life.