OPINION ARTICLE ONE
Abortion started long time ago, don't know the date but I know it has been here for a while, especially in the late 1900s. Personally, abortion is a good thing, however many of the doctors are not respected for what they do. There are so many hate abortion doctors websites, with there names on a list and crossed out--like a list of names to hurt or kill. The websites itself does not say kill the doctors, but they so sound like they want to harm then in a way that they will stop all of there abortion practices.
ABORTION AND TEENAGERS:
Abortion and teenagers is a huge topic and I think parents should have a right to know if their child is having one. Having an abortion is a big, huge thing and something that should be discussed with their parents. It doesn't have to be with both sets of parents, but the girl especially. It is because it is her body, or maybe the parents are understanding and want to help her out if she does keep the baby. As for the signature, I think so, yeah. Parents have the right to know what their child is doing, especially if they are under 18. 18 does mean you are legally an adult, but that does not mean you won't think like a kid or being 18 won�t make you any mature then the next person. 18 is just a number and only a number, it does not define a person. The girls who are under 18 need to get the parents signature and at least one of them needs to be present of the day of the abortion. I don't mean go into the room with her, but just be with her, basically be there for her emotionally. As for the ones who are 18 and over, they do not need a signature because they are "adults", but I would want someone to be present with them. A person cannot give abortion without someone else going there with them and they need to sign a paper for witnesses, just think having someone there will make the "mother" feel safer and better, that she is not alone in this process, even if the guy is a bad person or some guy that rape or took advantage of her.
SEX EDUCATION:
Since Junior High, I have had sex education, but out of all of the classes I have had, they have not talk about abortion. Maybe that is because there are so many mix feelings about it. Some are for it and some are against it, everyone sees it differently. Some even go to the extreme that they would want to hurt the doctors who perform these abortions. Furthermore, during the classes they want us to have SAFE SEX or NO SEX, that way it will prevent us from getting pregnant and avoid this abortion topic. Even the ones I have had in high school, they don't even talk about the morning after pill or really explain about HIV/AIDS and STDS. They just go over it really quick, I mean we do have questions, but we can�t just blur it all out. It is a hard topic to talk about, and we need time to let it sink before we can ask our questions and talk to them openly.
PERSONAL THOUGHT:
Abortion is something that helps women who do not want to have babies or know they do have the power to take care of one. This isn't about taking the life of the baby; it is about understanding that this is not the best time for the baby to be born. Lets say a women is raped by a guy, now does she want to keep a baby that was made by a man who hurt her and force himself on her? Of course, if she does, she will never be able to get over that night. What about the teenagers who are getting pregnant, are they ready to handle a baby with school and work? Maybe some are, but most are not. Because they got pregnant, some families kick them out of their house; don't you think it will have been better if this girl had an abortion? It will be better for both her and the baby. If she got pregnant once, she will get pregnant again, and when she wants to and when she is ready for it. That is when a baby is worth it. Let�s say they band all abortion like what stupid Bush is trying to do, their kids are not going to be taking care. Most of them will end up in the adoption program and a lot of them don't even get adapted, they just still there waiting for a family. The ones who are born to a bad family, full of drinkers, smokers, drugs, abuse and the whole nine yards of shit, do you think that is a good life for a child? That child is being hurt worst then anyone can imaging. The kid is going to turn out the same as the parent, that's why we have so many of this. It is a just a plain cycle that goes round and round again. Abortion can safe kids a lot of harm in a way.
Jenny Hung
Age: 18
Occupation: Student, Senior, El Cerrito High School