The Fetal Pain Bill

In May, anti-choice legislators - Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and Rep. Christopher Smith (R-New Jersey)- introduced the Fetal Pain Bill, commonly known as the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, that had doctors read a statement informing women of the pain an unborn child feels during an abortion and would give her the opportunity to provide that child with anesthesia. The bill stated, "If Congress finds that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain," a doctor must tell his patient, "even though you receive a pain-reducing drug." Doctors who failed to read the statement could be fined $100,000 to $250,000.States are also required to revoke or suspend their medical licenses, or face the loss of Medicaid funding. Now, even though the bill was rejected by the House because there was evidence that the anesthesia caused fetal pain, some doctors still favor it . Anand, a pediatrician and professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, believes that a fetus experiences pain after 20 weeks gestation and that drugs provided to a pregnant woman do not anesthetize the fetus. He based his analysis on fetal response to external stimuli such as needling or moving away from a sharp object and concluded that is not possible to measure whether a fetus experiences pain. Anti- choice groups also favored the proposed bill such as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Concerned Women for America, Family Research Council and the National Right to Life Committee. Even some of the Republicans favored it because they thought that the bill was intended to allow women make informed choices when considering an abortion. "This legislation is very, very badly needed," Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) said (New York Times, 12/7). But on the other hand, some abortion rights supporters said they were pleased the bill failed to pass. "This sham bill is yet another partisan political ploy that misguidedly attempts to insert the government into private medical conversations between women and their doctors," Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), who helped lead the opposition to the measure, said (Levey, Los Angeles Times, 12/7). She added, "We are wasting time today on a bill that is laden with rhetoric but very little science."

Is an Unborn Baby a Person?

This question is very debatable in the sense that many individuals answer yes or no. But, under the Constitution, it is not viewed as one because it just a fetus in the uterus. Some tend to disagree like in the similar situation that happened back then with the blacks. Black people where not counted as individuals, but where known as slaves because of their status in life. Those who disagreed where called anti-abolitionists because they believed that everyone was counted as a person no matter their rank or position. Later on, they were counted as 3/5 of a person and now: they have a full individual status. So, if this happened to them, then is just a matter of time before unborn babies can be people, too. I mean, seriously, what to the government are the requirements to be a person? A full gasp of air, a complete body image, a beating heart, etc. That is just nonsense because a life is counted as a life from beginning till the end no matter what. Express your thoughts on the issue.

Do people have the right to kill?

Abortion is seen as a legal practice today in society, but is it right? When a cold-hearted killer murders a young innocent girl, we call that homocide; but when a woman decides to terminate the life of a fetus, that is not murder. She is allowed to kill this fetus on the account of it not being a real person. That is ridiculous! Regardless of what stage of pregnancy you are in, abortion should not be allowed. Not only are you murdering when you abort, what is worse is that you are aborting you're own child....a little "piece" of you. Shouldn't YOUR baby have the right to at least be born.....at least do that for your kid....Abortion is not the only way out...its just the easy (coward) way out. What do you believe? Give your opinion.

The Consequences of Abortion

Many may think that abortion is simple, but they are completely incorrect. They are innumerable cases where abortion could have side effects to the mother like bladder injury, bowel injury, breast cancer, tubal pregnancy, hemmorrhage, hepatitis, infections, laceration of the cervix, post-abortion syndrome, perforation of the uterus, etc. Not only could abortion affect your life in the present, it could also affect it in the future. For example, mothers could experience sterility, miscarriages, DIC, unnormal deliveries, etc. Also, abortion affects future pregnancies in the way that the next baby could die in the first few months of life, could have a low birth weight, or could be born prematurely. So, mothers don't condemn yourselves or your next babies to those kind of treacherous risks in the first place. Think about what you are doing and think it through because these are serious problems that can be avoided if you just don't abort at all.

Why Abort?

Why do most women in the United States abort their babies?
The reasons are numerous, but the most common one of all is fear. Some individuals - parents - may disagree and say that it is irresponsibility that dominates at this time, but they are wrong. Mothers choose to abort because of the fear that it will intervene in their carreer or education, fear that they won't be able to financially support it, or fear that it will be a reminder of the father that either left or raped. Although these fears may be legitimate, none of them are impossible to overcome. A woman is strong to do anything and with her child there, she is stronger. But, if you don't want him or her, then consider the other options available to you - not only abortion. Don't let those 42 million babies who have died from abortion since 1973 increase to a billion, a trillion, or a number so unbearable to even think about.

The Abortion Song Video

Have you ever wondered what if...? What if I went to college? What if I got a diploma? What if I followed my dreams? Most importantly, what if I never aborted my child?

Well, the answer is evident through any of these questions: you missed out on a great experience. But don't worry because countless of these errors mentioned above can be fixed; but abortion is like a blood stain on a white dress because it can never be washed out of your life. So, you can go get a diploma, go to college, and follow your dreams because it's never too late for that; but mothers can only wonder what the child they aborted would look like, feel like, and act like because of the simple reason that they never gave him or her a chance to exist. Look at this video for an insight look on the situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlG1-L7avpQ