BLOG 5: ABOUT ABORTION

Hello classmate!!
Today i will talk about my vision about abortion.
According to a study by “Le Monde diplomatique” (2008), each year in Chile about 160.000 abortions are performed wich means that one three pregnancies end in abortion. However, Chile is a few countries of World where the law remains the most absolute punishment, whatever the reason or circumstance which is carried out. Even therapeutic abortion is prohibited, a ban which was restored by Pinochet in 1989 after the referendum.
As a result of this legislation, the practice becomes illegal and therefore clandestine and unsafe abortion which transforms into a real problem of public health, social justice and human rights. Obviously, this seriously affects first, the women and dramatically, to the poorest among them.
From my point of view, it is right that abortion is considered illegal, because this baby didn’t ask to come into this world. I think that in general, people must take responsibility for their actions and act responsibly deal with that. Even in case of rape I agree with abortion, because I feel that the mother is double suffering: being raped, and take the life of an innocent person. I think that, in this occasion if the mother don’t care her baby the best option, for my, is the abortion.

I belive that in Chile, there are many alternative for avoid the pregnancy; for example, in the “consultorios”, to many women receive contraceptive, the only requirement is to attend the checks with the midwife.

In general, the abortion ocurrs principally in teenagers, constituting unwanted pregnancies, for this educating adolescents on prevention and birth control can prevent many unwanted pregnancies and death f innocent children as well as off mothers.