Legal Injustice
... a young adult of less value than an old man. Honestly, how could an individual believe a society should protect its members on a scale, and still be considered a civilized society? Mother Teresa said it best when she said, "It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish"(para 6). The right of human life is undeniable, and definitely not negotiable. It is easy (understandably so) to be more concerned with the welfare of those around us who we love and care for, seeing those who we don’t know as less important, and somehow less real. For example, many people would rather hear of the deaths of thousands in an earthquake in Europe, than of a disaster involving loved ones and friends. That is why some individuals are less disturbed by the fact that, according to Abortion and Worldwide Statistics, thousands of unborn children are being slaughtered each day. Now, as an attempt to rationalize this hypocrisy, the pro-choice activists claim that the unborn infant is less valuable to human life simply because it has no social relationships and can therefore be disposed of by those who place a value on the human life. It is an undeniable fact of biological science that from the moment of conception a new human life has been created. All the fetus needs to grow is time, proper nutrition, and a suitable environment. At that very moment of conception, it is determined whether that baby will be a boy or a girl. This new human being carries genes in his cells that make him unique and different from any other human being. It is a well known fact that the fetus’ heart starts beating just 18 days after the it’s new life was created. By 3 months all of his organs are formed and all of his systems working. This is a tiny human being who needs only somebody to take care of him for his survival. Honestly, who are we, in reference to the human race, to say that this tiny life does not have the right to live? Some pro-life activists concede that although abortion is wrong, it is necessary in cases such as rape or incest. This is understandable, however not completely so. Rape and incest are both despicable crimes, which should be judged with extremely harsh punishments. However, one crime, no mater how detestable, does not justify in any way, a second crime. The act of rape or incest has without a doubt, a tremendous amount of, not only physical, but also emotional trauma on any young lady or woman. So should this emotional and physical scaring on this young lady’s life be compounded on by the guilt of taking the life of another human being that was at least half of her own? Time and again, throughout history, when a pregnant woman is sentenced to death for a crime, the woman is allowed to deliver her child; the courts acknowledging tha...