by Tony Jiang

Created on: September 23, 2008

Why do laws always restrict a human from their own natural human thoughts? Laws are of course in place to protect a person, in this case, the woman or the unborn child? If the law is to protect the pregnant woman, does it have the intention of helping the woman or simply telling her what should be right or wrong as according to society. Laws reflect the values and opinions of society, but we are in fact society itself. But this law in turn would conflict with basic human rights and control over their body. Of course, this is a hypothetical situation.

In terms of laws, I believe that most people do not understand that in cases of rape, women go through intense emotional struggle and internal conflict. Some people are simply not ready to give new life due to perhaps social or economic status. What if men were placed in this situation? Speaking as a male, I am bias. I say let them do what they want. Let them choose what to do with their body. If it was males that got pregnant, would we want abortion? I'm sure that we would want to be able to have the right to choose abortion. Another hypothetical situation. This is what needs to be done, think hypothetically as in literal sense right now, it is not the case.

If we talk in terms of physical aspects, a woman has control over their body. That is a basic right to have. Not allowing a woman to have the right to choose what they want to do with themself is the same concept as controlling a human of their actions. A fetus is not classified as a living creature before a certain time so it is typically not killing human life at all.

A woman should have the right to choose whether they want to have an abortion or not as it is purely their own body in control and no outside forces should at all interfere or manipulate those actions of thought. Human thought cannot be controlled and the nature of humans is to do what they wish to do. Simply by establishing laws that prohibit that is the same as making laws for politicians to follow and controlling their behaviour such that they are unable to make decisions of their own. Thus according to this theory of controlling the human body and thought as well as actions, it is not acceptable. Might as well go into a world of '1984', where everyone is suppressed.

Having to choose what you wish is considered a basic human right by principles. Think of it this way. It's the same as the euthanasia debate. Having the right to choose. In either case, a woman should be given the right to choose whether they want an abortion or not, simply it's their own body and thought and decision. They take all the consequences and all the pain so why stop them as long as they accept the outcome?

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