Editorial Response 4/23

Jazmine Gaona

I am opposing Alex Orchards editorial on the subject of abortion. I disagree with his editorial. Murdering is wrong, but it is the woman’s decision to have a child or not. Is rape love? The answer is no, but thousands are raped every year in the United States and are impregnated. Alex preached “This issue all boils down to what it says in the Bible. God states in the Bible, “A child is conceived in the womb”.” Many woman do not fallow the bible, although I’, catholic and believe in Jesus and bible, many woman do not fallow the belief of Jesus. So then the question arises, is it right to not allow someone to do an act because a religion they do not fallow says it “wrong” or “murder”? I feel the woman who has to carry the baby and birth it should have the right to say if it’s a good decision or not. If a woman who is unstable, either with some kind of drug or alcohol problem, or even just poor, I don’t feel it would be appropriate for that woman to have a child and raise it in a bad environment. Adoption may be a possibility, but what would happen if all woman who’ve had an abortion gave up the child for adoption instead? The children that are out to be adopted would be a huge population and cause a problem. If a woman would was to choose to give up her baby, because she feels it wouldn’t be a good idea, or the child wouldn’t have the life a child deserves, no one has the right to tell her she is wrong for her decision about her life and her body! Alex Orchard stated “like I said, I pity the woman who goes through with this process, known as murder.”. Well I pity the woman who are raped and forced to raise a child that is half unknown, and wasn’t made out of love.