As+a+Former+Fetus,+I+Oppose+Abortion

=As a Former Fetus, I Oppose Abortion=

//__** Austin Stapp **__, a Senior at Eldorado High School in central Texas, is active in his school as well as throughout his community. As a christian and an adopted baby, he feels strongly about the topic of abortion. //

// February 12, 2012 //

 The choice of life is not up to us. Abortion begins at conception, not at birth; therefore ending it with an abortion is taking advantage of that life.

As a creation of God, every life is created for a certain purpose. Who knows what the innocent life that was ended was capable of becoming or achieving? He could be capable of fantastic things; he could cure cancer, rule a nation, or make a new discovery. Or he could do something insignificant that only affects a few people, like Jacob Rainey. Rainey inspired and continues to inspire Tim Tebow to greatness. In turn Tebow then inspires hundreds more people. Each of us is here for a purpose. Would you want to be the one missing? According to the Center for Disease Control there are 57 abortions for every 1,000 live births. That means that about 6% of all conceived children are aborted. You could have been aborted. I could have been aborted. Your parents could have been aborted. Where would you be then? There are viable alternatives to abortion. Adoption is one of the best alternatives to protect and save an innocent life.

 Adoption is the best alternative to abortion. I am an adopted child, and have had the opportunity to grow up in a loving family. My birth mother was young, misguided and rebellious. She even went to an abortion clinic to rid herself of the consequence of unprotected sex. I am thankful she had second thoughts. She arranged for an adoption instead. Consequently, I have been blessed with a chance to experience life and am free to make the choices about life that I deem important. There are many loving men and women who for unknown reasons cannot conceive a child of their own, but who have much to offer to a growing, developing child. That is all one needs to become the person they are supposed to be—a chance.

Abortion is the easy way out. It is inconsiderate of the parents, child, and many lives that child’s life could have had the opportunity to touch. As a former fetus that faced the realistic possibility of abortion, I oppose abortion. Life is not our decision. Neither is death.

Women Want Their Rights Miranda Arispe, High School Student ||= Why Should You End Someones Life Before it Starts? Cesar Cruz, High School Student ||= Killing Innocent Lives //Kasey Gonzalez, High School Student// || Abortion Illegal, Unless Special Case Edward Hernandez, High School Student ||= Life Begins at Conception Nikki Herrera, High School Student ||= Who are we to decide who has no chance at life?... Brian Shriver, High School Student ||
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