Not in Singapore (Politics: Abortion Battle Lines Drawn in Mississippi )

Response of:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4792428.stm
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I am composing this blog as a response of the article “Abortion Battle Lines Drawn in Mississippi”, published in the BBC website.

Basically, the article talks about the movement of anti-abortion believer in Mississippi, USA. The reporter wrote that the protestors were a bit over vigorous and enthusiastic on their movement at a level that they stopped every car passing by and ensure that the driver behind the tinted window take their literature.

This article raised up one of the hottest everlasting topic for debate, abortion. And in my blog, I would like to express my points on whether abortion should be legalized in Singapore or not.

In my personal view, I believed abortion should not be legalized in Singapore due to my perception that abortion is not suitable to be applied in Singapore. Why is that so?

Firstly, Singapore is a based-on-law country. And, in a law country, crime must be punished not be legalized. Because abortion is a crime, therefore it should not be legalized but be prevented instead.

Why do I consider abortion as a crime? Mahatma Gandhi was once quoted for saying “It is as clear as broad daylight that abortion is a crime”. The definition of abortion itself is the killing of a fetus before it reached the stage when it can have its own life, separated from its mother womb. While for killing, the definition is to take away the life from something that lives. Some people may argue that fetus doesn’t have a life. But, scientific results have proven that fetus, even since 20 days old, is alive. It produces brainwaves, generates heart beats, and is able to feel pain. Hence, it is alive. And, abortion can be considered as killing. In brief, abortion is a crime.

Secondly, Singapore is having a shortage of people. By legalizing abortion, it gives the people an option not to have children. Seeing the mentality of the most Singaporeans, I believe most of them might choose not to have children. As a result, the population of Singapore might be decreasing instead of increasing as the death rate is bigger than the growth rate. Of course, we wouldn’t opt for this to happen to our beloved country.

Last but not least, legalizing abortion might be encouraging teenagers to have pre-marital sex. They might think that it is ok to have pre-marital sex. Even if the girl becomes pregnant, they can always abort the children. Their lack of mental stability might make them forget about the fact that there are still guilt and shame that will pressurize them until their last day on Earth.

In summary, seeing the factors and conditions in Singapore, I believe that abortion is not suitable in Singapore. Hence, we should not legalize abortion in Singapore. Maybe abortion is acceptable to be applied in some countries, but not in Singapore.

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