Abortion - My Views

In the summer, BBC Three broadcasted an hour long documentary about Abortion and the people of Ireland's views. It's not secret that Ireland, as a country, is against abortion as it is a catholic country. The programme was both sided showing people who are campaigning for abortion and others campaigning against abortion. We also saw stories of a woman who had to through their pregnancy even though they knew the baby wouldn't live and another woman who had to travel to the UK in order to get an abortion, paying £1,000 for the procedure, accommodation and travel. The consequences for women who do get an abortion is that they get jail time.

The documentary was effective because it should viewers two sides of the topic and left it up to them to decide what was right and what was wrong, it was their own personal preference. It made people think of their choices and an insight on how different the UK was compared to Ireland.

I see the argument on both sides but my personal opinion is that women should have a choice on whether they keep the baby or not. It's not fair to not give them an option, although I know it's killing life but the women knows what situation she is in and if she's mentally prepared to bring up a child.  During the documentary I was really empathic towards the woman who had to keep her baby even though she knew it was dead. The country wouldn't allow her to have an abortion even though they knew the end result, it's unfair and heart-breaking.

For a religious perspective I do see the problem, essentially God should be the one who to decide whether a person lives or not as he is the one who gave us life. I am 95% pro abortion as there can be a lot of complications with pregnancy or the timing is not right and you know you shouldn't put another life in that situation. I'm also 5% against abortion from a religious perspective.