IMANE CHAABA

I started off with the short documentary video “Helpline, This is Lisa” about abortion and it seems phone calls from women who need financial help don’t stop at all. There are plenty of women who are seeking medical funds to end their pregnancies. This is a very clear message from the government that only wealthy people have access to abortion and that’s the reason why half of the people in the country are living in a poor conditions with their kids. Now, I understand clearly how bad is the hyde amendment in the U.S and how it made a specific condition on when the federal money can be used for abortion. As I read, federal money must be only used for abortion if the woman is at a risk to die or if she was raped. The question here is, what if the women commit suicide after they find out that can’t afford an abortion, or what if they will die later or sooner with their kids because of hunger. There are many consequences that laws and rules like this can cause and it is not only financial issues but psychological problems that can play with women’s minds.

Learning about the supreme court and how it has voted to overturn abortion rights has opened up my thoughts about how the decision was first made. In my opinion, Samuel Alito is very strong about his opinion and what he is bringing to the court as evidence and consequences of the Roe v. Wade decision by saying that Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. We can’t deny the fact the unborn baby has the same right that must be protected as the alive babies or people in general. It is the same thing that happens in cases in which the parents murder their child and that’s because they were never feeling as if they are ready for parenting. From that point of view, I can see why they want to change decisions in order to prevent accidents like this. The unborn child has no voice and the government and people are his voice. Babies must be protected and at the same have the minimum conditions at least to grow and live better. We don’t want a world where any woman will have sex with no protection outside the marriage life and then blame the government for not funding her abortion. This is my opinion and this is how I see things. I want to end the discussion board with an open thought.