sábado, 17 de mayo de 2008

ABORTION: IT´S SITUATION IN ARGENTINA


In Argentina, abortion is illegal and it is strongly sanctioned by authorities, however it is considered "not punishable" in certain circumstances, but those circumstances are strictly limited by law. It is easy to say that the main reason for that rejection against abortion is the strong catholic tradition in Argentina, but although abortion is considering a crime against life by Catholic Church, it should be accepted by argentinean government, and in that way support women’s rights.

First of all, taking into account the medical opinion, it is very easy to say the importance of the approbation of abortion by argentinean government. If we talk about mother’s health, abortion can be considered as a tool to save the woman’s life in case that this is at risk or to protect her if she is not in a good mental condition to take care of the baby. In another case, abortion can be useful if the fetus has some kind of deformation which will probably kill him at birth or few months later after the birth. A few years ago, an argentinean woman, mother of 4 kids, got pregnant and the baby that was growing inside her became a danger for the woman’s health, abortion was totally illegal at that time, so during childbirth the woman died and left five orphans.
In addition, it is important to have in mind the importance of abortion in the women’s rights. For example the right of women to control their own bodies in case that they don’t want to have a baby because that pregnancy is the result of a raped, it is an argument very strong to accept abortion in a society.
On the other hand, there are strong arguments against abortion. For example the fact that one of the humans rights it is the right to life. And that is the strongest argument of the Catholic Church against abortion. Another important argument is the physiological impact that suffers the woman who passes through an abortion.
To conclude, abortion in Argentina is accepted in very particular cases and to have one it is necessary to pass through a very long process. But if abortion is accepted by argentinean government, profits will be higher for women than disadvantages.

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