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Should abortion be banned for irresponsible teenagers?

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I personally do not feel that the Singapore Sexuality Education is very effective , as there will be people laughing and giggling as the teacher go through the slides. This mean that they actually treat this as a joke, and thought that such thing will not happen to them. However, the Singapore Sexuality Education also teaches people on what to do in the event that they really experience underage pregnancy.

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I do not feel that the sex education program is effective. Usually, students have sexual education in lower sec

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Singapore sex education is effective to a certain extent. Many students do not take the lessons seriously. Many giggle and laugh at the issues sex ed bring up, thinking that such things won't actually happened to them. Of course sex ed is helpful as now more teens can know about how to behave responsibly and about sex in general, but the problem lies with the students as they are the ones who arent serious about it.

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Is our sex.ed program effective? Are our kids learning to behave responsibly through it?

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Is abandoning the child later on a more sensible option than abortion? 

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Is abandoning the child later on a more sensible option than abortion? 

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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2130161/six-months-old-and-abandoned-chinese-park-police-seek-parents

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What if abortion is the only way to save the teenager's life? Who do we save?

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Teen pregnancy has been one of the hottest topic in this society today. Many have ponder on this question due to the increasing amount of abortion taking place as a result of irresponsible teenagers. In my opinion, abortion should not be banned at all and instead, be a choice where teenagers can make. In the perspective of the victim, they may feel as though they have yet to fully develop what it takes to master the life skills on raising a child. As such, their first instinct would be to abort the child as getting rid of the child would solve all of their problems and worries. If one were to actually raise the child, would they have actually taken care of the baby with proper care? would the child be contented with what he/she has? and most importantly, will the child not be abandoned and left forgotten alone by herself/himself? These questions are are what supports the choice of abortion. Henceforth, by banning abortion, it would lead to these unwanted and tragic outcomes where it could be prevented in the first place by making abortion as a choice. Having to end the life of a young one rather than making them suffer throughout their entire birth is what i think will be the best choice made.

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While abortion may seem immoral due to it removing a life before it begins, teenagers that are underage parents will almost certainly be unable to provide a good life for their child, robbing them of opportunities, money and a happy life.  However, to choose to abort is the same as choosing to legally kill your own child? How do we know which is justified? Not accepting anything but a stable life for the child or giving them a chance at life no matter what.

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Abortion is very irresponsible, and that teenagers should have thought of the consequences before they even have sex. However, you cant entirely blame the underage parents too , if they were to abort the children as they do not have the ability  or financial ability to take good care of the child. They might also be unprepared to take on the responsibility of the child.So instead of giving birth to the children and causing everyone to suffer, they chose abortion.

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I feel that we should support teenagers more than punish them. If we ban abortion, that means we have to punish them according to the law if someone breaks the rule. But what if they are just helpless and desperate or lost? I think we should provide more education that we currently have on how they can be responsible at their age. There should also be more help avenues for them to turn to in desperate times.

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Many teens choose to abort the baby as they are not ready to take on the responsibility of the child. Some also fear that the baby might affect their future lives as teen pregnancies will lead to many criticisms by judgmental people. The lack of financial income is also one of the reasons why teenagers choose to abort their baby. Even if they decide to keep the baby, they might choose to drop out of school and this can have a major impact on their future lives. Some might choose to abort as the pregnancy is caused by non consensual sex.

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Teenage abortions are often due to economic, social and commitment issues. While abortions may seem very cruel and inhumane to many, abortion is more logical of a solution than you may think. Bearing a child that may be unwanted in a broken home seems to me to be a recipe for disaster. The child will grow up being raised by parents who probably do not want them and view them as burdens be it economically or otherwise. This can ultimately result in child abuse and in turn, psychological trauma for the child. Why give a child life if you cannot, or rather, are unwilling to provide and care for him/her? Why put a child through such suffering? If abortion is banned, the number of cases of abandoned children will skyrocket.

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The cost of abortion should be raised to prevent people from undergoing the procedure. People should really consider whether there is anything that will prevent them from being able to support a baby. This is especially the case for teenagers, who most of the time are unable to support a child due to having to focus on their studies and not having a financial ability to support a child. While the idea of abortion itself is cruel, raising a child which was a result of an unplanned pregnancy and living a poor life while doing so is also almost equally as bad. the child will live a sad life as he/she is unwanted and seen as a burden to her parent. if the parent comes from a wealthy family it is not as bad. Unfortunately, this is not usually the case. Of course, having to make all these decisions if the teens could just control their hormones and not have sex.

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I personally feel that abortion is not the way to go . However ,  I understand  that there are many reasons as to why people chose to abort . Take for example , It could be simply because it is costly to raise a child . Secondly , It could be because they do not have the time for a baby . A teen should still be in school , and having a baby is almost like their life pauses there . They will not be able to live normally or grow up with their peers . However , I still feel that it is too cruel to abort . Even if its not a irresponsible teenager , no one should ever abort . By aborting the baby , It is taking the life right out of he / she . It is taking the chance away from that soul that is innocent . which brings me to my next point , the baby growing in the teen is innocent  it is unfair to not being able to have chance to live .  The baby should not have its chance taken away from him /her just because of an irresponsible teenager.

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Will harsher punishments work or will it backfire with worse consequences?

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I feel that the debate of whether abortion is justified or not is not something that is a simple "Yes" or "No" answer. It really depends on the kind of situation that the mother is in. Many teenagers who got pregnant often say that giving birth and keeping the baby has taught them so much and made their life meaningful for them. However, others end up aborting the baby, and although sad, feels like it is a responsible choice that they made. Who is to decide what the "right" choice really is? Is there even a "right" choice? If the mother is unable to cope mentally and the guy has left her to fend for herself or has financial issues, if the mother keeps the baby, wouldn't the baby suffer and go through many hardships when he/she is born?

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Abortion should be banned for irresponsible teenagers but not entirely. Teens who get pregnant due to consensual sex, and ask for abortion, are irresponsible. Why would they have sexual intercourse knowing about the consequences of having a baby at a young age? Of course some may argue that these teens may have accidentally got pregnant during the intercourse but why would you say yes in the first place even after knowing the consequences and the hardship a mother has to carry?
In some cases where some teen moms just cannot support the child and has to result in abortion, then it shouldnt be banned. If we ban abortion entirely for teens, it would be unfair for those who cannot support the baby as they will suffer eventually. Therefore, to say whether abortion should or should not be banned for teens would really depend on the reason for it. Whether it is a "just cause" reason or a legitimate reason for the abortion.

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Personally, I feel that abortion is a cruel thing to do. If the teenagers dare to do something that is wrong and illegal, hence they should dare to face the consequences and raise the child on their own. Not only abortion means that the teenager is literally killing an infant inside of her, but it could also affect the teenager's future pregnancies. Miscarriages could occur in the future and it would be hard for the teenager to produce babies. Abortion could also affect the teenager's mental health. It is hard for teenagers to go through this, but they would learn to be more responsible and feel how a mother feels like. They would learn to grow up and not only think of themselves anymore. Hence, abortion should be banned.

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Banning abortion may seem like a logical option, but one has to think about other impacts. People may resort to other methods of getting rid of a child, and this can have even more detrimental effects. We already hear of cases of babies being abandoned in toilets and bins. Do we really want to hear of worse stories in the news?

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banning abortion for teenagers may seem like a way to prevent teenagers from having a baby at a young age but they can always resort to other methods. teenagers need to know the importance of the life that is about to come into the human world. yes, aborting it will make it seem like nothing happen and life goes on but they need to know that a small life is killed because of abortion, because they are not ready financially or mentally for a baby. since there is not many other methods to get rid of a baby, teenagers will be more careful when they think of the consequences as they cant simply rely on abortion. therefore, abortion should be banned for those irresponsible teenagers so that they will reflect on themselves when they are pragnant and then prepare themselves for it as a punishment for not thinking of the consequences before doing ot.

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Teenage pregnancy seems to be nothing new these days. Going through abortion depends on the circumstance. For instance to some people it may be as good as committing a sin as it takes away someone's else life and  his opportunity to live. In my opinion, it is definitely very heart-wrenching to see a life taken away just like that.Additionally, i feel that it takes two hands to clap and those who do the crime should be prepared to do the time.However, there are instances where the guy leaves after finding out that he made the girl pregnant and that he realises he does not want to be responsible for the child and commit himself to it. As for the girl, she may feel forced to abort the child as her taking care of the child is almost as good as a child taking care of a child? Adoption may not be the best option as well as the person taking care of the child in the future may not feel ample love for the child as it is not his to begin with.  All in all, as long as both parents feel that they are mature and responsible enough to take care of the child together, they definitely should not abort the child as it is their product and they should take responsibility for their actions.

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Abortion can almost never be justified because it impacts a life, through the loss of it. Regardless of reason, it is almost impossible to accept any justification for abortion. Who gets to decide who takes whose life?

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https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/work/WindSailor/Why-Abortions-Are-Irresponsible-118699

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1022525/

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While abortion may be seen as cruel, and often causes people to pose the question: What gives us the right to decide if one shall live?

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/abort-a-baby-to-save-twin-painful-choice-that-is-a-mothers-to-make/

Although the twins mentioned in this case were already "born", I think that the making of a decision is as good as making a choice while the babies are still in the womb. In this case, the parents had to make a choice on whether to go ahead with the operation and one twin will live, while the other dies, or to not do the operation, in which both twins will eventually die.

Was it a wrong decision to approve of the operation? Sometimes, people are forced into situations like the above, in which I feel that maybe, just maybe, abortions are not bad. If abortions are banned, if surgeries like that were illegal, will we just watch as the babies die, when we know we have the chance to save one of them?

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http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-teen-pregnancy-a-good-thing

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Abortion is logical and necessary for irresponsible teenagers.However, there are instances whereby female teenagers were either abandoned by their young husband or they lack the resources and family surpport to fulfill the child's needs. For example, the teen couple may be facing some difficulties like not having a proper source of income and thus children expenses may be hard to achieve. It is indeed easy to push the blame of abortion to teen parents. However, we must also understand what obstacles they might be facing and how we are going to help them, rather than giving them pressure, bringing them to court and finally blaming them for their decision for sex before marriage. Such comments and criticism should not be encouraged, we must think of ways to help the teenagers. Aborting a child will have numerous impacts on the mother. They may suffer from several emotional and psychological problems that will have significant negative impact on their future relationship. At critical times like this we should be helping them, not blaming them, and sometimes abortion is really the only way out.

http://www.momjunction.com/articles/teenage-abortion_00398331/#gref

As mentioned in the article, not having an abortion for young parents may cause a great impact in their future as bringing up a child when you're schooling may not be the best option you have as it is unhealthy for both the child and the parents. Hence abortion should not be banned