ABORTION: A SOCIAL MENACE

 

It all seemed like a dream when she discovered that she was 5 months pregnant. She was shocked and deeply heartbroken to find out that only one careless sexual play made her get pregnant out of wedlock. “What would my family think of me?” She asked herself. She cried her eyes out as she felt the world was crumbling down on her. She felt as though she could dig the ground and bury herself beneath the earth.

Bridget had to endure all the sufferings and shame which her pregnancy brought to her. She thought of getting rid of the baby but her conscience disagreed with that. Despite all these, her family members still encouraged her; though many of her friends deserted her. Bridget finally gave birth to a baby girl and was glad she did not abort the baby.

As the saying goes, “every cloud has a silver lining”. Bridget’s disgrace and disappointment turned out to be a blessing to her and her family at large. When she later got married, she was not able to give birth to another child; but thanks to the Almighty, she had her little princess to her. This brings me to my main topic “Abortion.”

We do hear about abortion everywhere in our society today, even some of you that are reading this right now have been victims of this dangerous cankerworm eating deep into the moral fabric of our present society. What then is abortion? Abortion literarily means the termination of something, but in this context, it means the intentional and forceful removal of a developing foetus (baby) from a woman’s womb. Many ladies carry out this process without knowing the harm they cause themselves.

Biblically, sex is a sin before marriage, but our society has projected sex to a level such that it is no longer a sin but seen as a common phenomenon. Sex has been projected through the use of pornography. When one engages in this immoral act without protection, unwanted pregnancy is likely to occur which finally breeds abortion.

Sex before marriage is the first sin and then, abortion, the second. There are many consequences of abortion. One is unintentional damage or total removal of the uterus (womb). In this case, the woman can never get pregnant again in her entire lifetime, unless by a miracle. The second and most dangerous consequence of abortion is death. So, before you go ahead with that abortion you want to carry out, think about the consequences. You may think that other ladies are doing it and going scot free, but you can never determine your own fate. Forget whatever that boyfriend or fiancé of yours says about it. God is still watching and your conscience is still pleading. The first mistake of sexual relations had been made; don’t make a second one which might end your life. ABORTION IS MURDER! It is a social menace in our society and needs to be eradicated.

My honest advice to young ladies out there is to avoid anything that will bring about abortion because of future regrets. The lady in our story had no child when she got married; imagine if she had removed that precious jewel, she would have lived a life of utmost misery. Besides, you can’t tell how the “saviour” of this generation will come forth. Abortion is not an option. Do not play with your lives because life is too short to joke with.