The Abortion Debate

As a Christian, I believe that abortion is morally wrong. I myself would never get an abortion unless my life was in danger if I continued the pregnancy. However, I do not believe it is the function of the government to impose restrictions on abortions. This unsettling amendment would make the morning after pill illegal. It would also threaten the lives of women with deadly ectopic pregnancies and force victims of rape and incest to carry their abuser's baby to term. In my opinion, this amendment is a horrible piece of legislation and a horrible idea in general. I do not believe that this amendment is Christian or morally right because if voted into implementation, it has the capacity to threaten the lives of many women with potentially dangerous pregnancies. There are actually so many things wrong with this amendment that it would be very difficult for me to list them all. I believe that women's rights in our country has slipped backward since the reform movements of the 70's and 80's. If abortion is banned, we will see another influx of risky, back-alley and coat hanger abortions that could take the lives of the women involved. Worse, if morning-after pills are banned, we will see an great influx in unwanted pregnancies and teen pregnancies. And worse still, if procedures to save a woman's life during a dangerous pregnancy are banned, women will be forced to carry their dangerous pregnancy to term and slowly die because of it. In my opinion, there are few things less Christian than that.