In my first week of reading my book, I read half of the first chapter, which was divided into three different sections: "Abortion is Immoral," "Abortion is Not Immoral," and "Life begins at Conception." For one thing, I learned some terms that had to do with abortion and the different sides; those who were for abortion called themselves "pro-choice" and those against it call themselves "pro-life." But other than that, I learned more deeply the arguments about the main points of why some people are for abortion and the others are against it. When I first read about why it was immoral, I recognized the things my church taught me, but saw more evidence with better explanations. But then I moved onto the next section in which it discussed how it was not immoral, and I saw some interesting and reasonable ideas. But in everything, still, I could still think of another "what if." And in the arguments for abortion, I didn't
understand something: why is abortion considered a decision that woman are privileged to make because "it's their own body"? Maybe this is coming from my catholic background, but I just don't see how it's only the body of the woman being involved; the life and creation of a body has already begun at conception, so how is it any less worthy to take into consideration than the woman it's being carried by? The unborn child has the right to take a chance at life and let's face it: killing a life, out of the womb or still growing inside, is still killing a life, which is something I think people began to forget. But not everybody believes that the fetus isn't considered a living |
human being it is born, but honestly, when the child reaches the point to be considered "alive" isn't the only thing that determines the decision making for the unhappily pregnant. There are a lot of different situations that unhappy pregnant women can go through, and I think the best thing is to be as understanding as possible without being too quick to judgment, but still try to guide them to what you think is right, with good backup, of course. Just hearing the words "abortion murders, so it's wrong" and "it's the women's lives and their personal choices" can make one face a mental dilemma, like I was.
Reflection: As a reader, I was challenged because for one thing, there were a lot of sentences that just didn't make sense to me, but also because I was having a continuous debate in my mind with new ideas and opinions popping up in my mind, since this it such a sensitive topic. I just read in my bed, and I am enjoying my book: seeing different sides of this competitive argument and their stronger arguments makes me see why it's been going on for so long in such a large amount of people. I noticed the author was very unbiased, as he summarized the main points of the argument and why people thought that way. This was effective because it makes one be more open-minded about the topic and the arguments about the other side, which I think people need to do more often these days. Honestly, I'm just reading and blogging my thoughts and opinions about the parts in my reading schedule. No other work.
Reflection: As a reader, I was challenged because for one thing, there were a lot of sentences that just didn't make sense to me, but also because I was having a continuous debate in my mind with new ideas and opinions popping up in my mind, since this it such a sensitive topic. I just read in my bed, and I am enjoying my book: seeing different sides of this competitive argument and their stronger arguments makes me see why it's been going on for so long in such a large amount of people. I noticed the author was very unbiased, as he summarized the main points of the argument and why people thought that way. This was effective because it makes one be more open-minded about the topic and the arguments about the other side, which I think people need to do more often these days. Honestly, I'm just reading and blogging my thoughts and opinions about the parts in my reading schedule. No other work.