Abortion by Scott Brady

Brady: on Abortion

First off, I would like to apologize for not responding sooner to your inquests; I wanted to be sure that I had all of my facts straight before trying to tackle such a sensitive topic. Secondly, I would like to say thank you to Senator Earl for giving his views on the matter and letting the student body know where he stands, however there are some gaps in his rendition of the facts about abortion that I would like to clear up. Although there are those Democrats who say that it is the mothers Constitutional right to have an abortion, the chose is no longer up to either parent after conception, because a new life with individual rights has been added into the equation.
In Earls defense of abortion he stated that not allowing abortions is, “...violating the 14th amendment (section 1) of equal protection of the law” and that the right of a woman to have an abortion is, “guaranteed by the 9th amendment.” Both of these claims to amended rights are fundamentally unsound because the fact that another’s rights are involved were totally overlooked. The 14th amendment states that, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of the citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life...” After conception, no one can deny the unborn babies right to life. The same is true of Earls claim to the 9th amendment; if the mother is allowed to abort, then she would be violating the rights of her unborn baby, thus making the act of abortion, not only immoral but also unconstitutional.
Earl also says that anyone who claims that they are pro-life and still advocate abortion in the case of rape or incest are hypocrites and I agree. In the rare instances that pregnancy occurs in the acts of rape and incest, abortion is not the answer. Rape is a terrible and emotionally scaring experience and is a serious offence, however, so is the process of abortion. Even the less invasive use of a hormone blocker to initiate an abortion is still charged with emotional trauma. Furthermore, to those who believe that the act of abortion is a safe and harmless procedure, there are many risks to the mother with the use of any form of abortion ranging from residual bleeding to sterility. Also, the processes of abortion grizzly and inhumane acts that violate irreparably both the mother and the unborn fetus; I will not go into the details of what is done, but I encourage anyone who believes in the use of abortion to read the procedures used to rip an unborn child from its mother’s womb.
I do not make this argument lightly, I have researched the topic thoroughly and there is a reoccurring theme in every source that I consult: abortion does not cure rape. Even if the mother of a rape child doesn’t want to raise a baby, there is always the option of adoption. The only case in which I believe abortion to be acceptable is in the instance that the mother’s life would be in danger from completing the pregnancy. These circumstances are, thankfully, relatively uncommon and therefore not entirely relevant to the pro-abortionists arsenal.
Thank you for the question, and I look forward to more questions and comments.

Senator Brady
Ps. For more information on the facts of abortion processes go to: http://www.abortionfacts.com/literature/literature_9312ha.asp
(Warning: the description of the procedures are somewhat graphic, however they are the processes used by doctors today)