A Woman's Right

Abortion has become a widespread issue throughout the world. Abortions most often take place when the woman has not been protected and does not want to have a child. However, in this article the use of abortion is dubbed as something that could be a real life saver. The author of this article, Emily Rapp, has a son who is diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a disease that causes blindness and paralysis. This disease is acquired from the result of both the parents having the Tay-Sachs gene. The author's son is two years old, and most likely only has until he is four or five to live. She is going against Rick Santorum in saying that abortion should be allowed in some cases.

Tay-Sachs is a semi-rare disease, mostly found in the “Ashkenazi Jewish population.” The disease can only be contracted if both parents carry the mutated gene. If one parent carries it, the child will not have the disease. Only about 25% of children, even with their parents having this gene, will get the disease. The author of this article wants the right for parents like herself to be able to have an abortion. She believes that if it could save a child from being miserable, it would be a lifesaver. She argues that if women are not allowed, by law, to have abortions, the rate of diseases will increase causing the child and the parents to be completely miserable throughout their lives.

Rick Santorum believes that abortion should be completely banned in the USA, no matter what the situation is. Obama hopes to decrease the number of abortions by making it only lawful under some circumstances. Ms. Rapp feels the importance of having a say in whether abortions should be legalized or not, is very important. She suggests granting women the rights to abortion.

She is not saying, that abortion is right; she is saying that it can be a good thing. She strongly affirms that she loves her son more than anything, and that she would not trade anything she has done. However, she also says that if she had known that both she and her husband had the deformed gene, she would have been very wary of the consequences and would have thoroughly done her research on the topic.

Abortion is not a light issue. In fact, it is probably one of the most disputed topics today. People do not know what to call the action, and what reasons should be present to perform the operation. People call it murder, some call it mercy. In fact, it should be completely up to the child-bearer to make her decision, but it should be done so in moderation. If a mother is in her 20's and is married but does not want to take care of the child, adoption is always a greater choice than abortion. In all ages, if it is possible, abortions should not be performed. If situations like Ms. Emily Rapp's appear, then an abortion can be considered, but not without proper research and thoughtfulness. A woman's right should be a woman's right within reason.