Thursday, 28 April 2016

Pro-life vs Pro-choice

I believe in God and I am a Christian. When it comes to abortion, I will not choose to abort. Am I pro-life? I suppose I am in this sense. However, I know that sometimes under some circumstances, people may want to choose abortion. Am I against it? No, I am not. You may think that it is a non-Christian thing to say but God actually has never forced people to do things or not to do things. He lays out rules, tells us what he likes and what he doesn't like, and the consequences. However, He has never forced us to choose one way or the other. Out of love, He gives us free will. Now I am not saying that God is pleased with people when they choose abortion. Far from it, I am sure God grieves for the unborn baby and for the expectant mother. God knows the weaknesses of humans though, therefore, He will continue to love and to change the person.

So while I will still say, abortion is undesirable or wrong. It is the individual's right to choose what to do and one has to accept the consequences of her own action. I will not be judging women on this. However, when it comes to abortion for foetal 'abnormalities', does she have all the information needed to make an informed choice? Are the information correct and accurate? Can she process the information correctly? Another thing is that when we allow abortion in our law, is the law reasonable when it comes to balancing the right of the woman and the right of the baby?

Even with the correct information, some women will still choose to abort because of personal circumstances. I don't think they should be demonised. It is a difficult decision. We should sympathise with them. That is the pro-choice side of me.

2 comments:

  1. Great post, has challenged me on my attitudes. Very well explained.

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  2. Great post, has challenged me on my attitudes. Very well explained.

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