Abortion in Mauritius is one of the Taboo subjects even in 2009. Why is abortion still taboo can maybe be explained by the fear of open talks and some constraint that some cultures and religions put upon such talks. Abortion is the by-force termination of pregnancy.
Abortion is illegal in Mauritius! However in many countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United States abortion is allowed upto a certain month or weeks of pregnancy. Before we talk about if abortion should legal or not in Mauritius, lets have a deep insight about the main reasons why pregnant women want to go for abortion and what are the dangers and good parts.
Pregnancy is not always a result of a want from a woman! Some girls do get pregnant due to rape or even unwanted fertilization due to accidental damage of any birth control solution. These girls will normally be nourishing a baby that they do not want in their womb and abortion is most probably the solution for them. Why?
Aborted Baby Photo 1
Imagine a 16 year old girl who get pregnant. She is still a teen and cannot be responsible enough to care for a baby. She maybe got pregnant due to rape or even unprotected sex (which is another debate). There are some cases where a mother would prefer to go for abortion because of diseases or possible complications for her or the child which may result in more suffering.
Arguments against abortion
- Post-abortion trauma is common in many women who go for it. They often have nightmares and are affected psychologically with a fact that they killed a part of themselves. Killed a possible life. Killed what could have been.
- Abortion is often considered as killing a life by many even if the baby is not yet born. For a fact, after the 21 days of pregnancy itself, the baby heart starts to beat!
- There are risks of infections or even death due to excessive bleeding during abortion although that the death rate is quite very low and rare.
- Religion and God do not like this.
Arguments for legalization of abortion
- The woman has the right to decide whether she want to keep the baby or not since she is the one who will go through thhe labour and pain to give birth to the baby.
- The woman’s life is more important than an unborn baby. By life I mean the future and even career of the woman.
- By keeping abortion illegal, people who wanna do it will still do it illegally and can eventually be a danger for the woman itself.
- Illegal abortion mean more money spent and abortion done is not so hygiene conditions.
- Religion or god got a damn to do with a woman’s life and decision.
Coming back to Mauritius, I think that living in a supposedly democratic country women should be allowed to go for abortion if she want it and it should be legal. The bad side consisting of killing a life is upon the decision of the woman. At times is it not better to kill one to save two or more? Maybe its my bias opinion but I am always for the best possible outcome.
Many teens get pregnant nowadays. I can;t blame the teens for that. I won’t even say that teenage sex is bad. I am not superman to conclude on their life since I believe sex is a natural thing and this is another debate coming soon. However imagine a teen getting pregnant….imagine even a 20 year old girl getting pregnant when she has just got a job! Imagine a girl getting pregnant because a mother-f*cker raped here and it was too late since she hidden the fact out of shame! i think these girls or women got the right to go for an abortion IF THEY WANT!
And what do you think about abortion in Mauritius? Should it be legalized or not and the WHY as usual.
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RCC guy
Most of you are thick heads and do not consider the other aspect of the matter. What about the young children who are raped and forced to have a child? Even teenagers ARE children: if you don’t agree, check the definition for ‘kid’ in your dictionary or better still, in the constitution itself. Remember Fawziya Abdullah Youssef who died at 11 because she was giving birth to her 24 year old husband in Yemen. Or Monserrat Alvarado Gómez, 10, who obecame pregnant after being raped by a 47-year-old neighbor. Or Lucila Martínez Santiago who was raped by a 65 year old pervert. These things happen everyday. Nowadays, due to the prevalence of mutagens in our lives, children as young as 9 years old can give birth. however, the question is:’Will they survive?’. Forcing a child or teenager to give birth knowing the risks they incur isn’t itself a crime? And will the baby itself be happy to live with a homeless young mother, far from her family. Think about it! While this may seem exaggerated, child brides are still very common in developing countries and tend to suffer from domestic violence. The arrival of a child would only make the situation worst. Carrying and delivering a baby can be painful & dangerous to the mother, and a number of complications. A woman has the right to decide what happens to her body, not the government. One brief mistake can take away a girl’s childhood and trap her for life. “Back alley” abortions would increase if it remains illegal and these are dangerous to both the mother and the baby. Clearly related to the above, it’s arguably better for society to have babies aborted than have them be brought up poor and neglected, where not only will the child suffer but society when that child develops a higher attraction to crime, welfare, etc. Also you can’t deprive a girl of her childhood and education because of reproduction, Humans are suppose to be above other animals and make decisions based on logic rather than maternal instinct. Last but not least, abortion is not murder because it is performed before a fetus has developed into a human person.
deepshi deepz
Abortion is another term of murder!!! Anyone do not have the right to have a life although it is unborn!! abortion should not be legalized as it might encourage teenage to have sexual intercourse….not just that..I’m not against teenagers but i can believe that everyone should have their right to enjoy and lead a normal life….moreover there are infertile couples who are willing to adopt a child, they should not be denied of such opportunity. According to religious teaching, no one has the right to kill another human being even in the form of a fetus. they should they go for an abortion if preventive measures exits??? i agree that in case of rape or sexual abuse the circumstances are different but women should be strong to tell before there time elapse… in the other hand even in good clinical conditions, medical risks are involved especially when the fetus is more than 3 months old…hence,it may entail further implication.
Robin R
:O excellent reaction
beatrice
humm, for me abortion is a subject matter… i do agree with it and at the same time i totaly disagree..why??? every child should have the right to discover whats life mean but we should not blame a woman or even a girl who has gone through abortion… as being a teenage of nearly 17years, i do understand a girl who has without desiring it, has been pregnant and who has to face several problems of the society, parents or even friends..thus i can say that each and every girl or woman should be allowed to make a choice in life….abortion should be legalised if the government do not want to face the problems of illegal proceedures thus resulting to the death of more and more momen
sarnam
Abortion is just an idea of killing the own one`s.its all by raped or for fun…………
Not you
If ur pregnant and you were raped or you are too sick to carry the child abortion should be an option… Career, selfishness and not wanting kids isnt a reason. If u you dont want children stop F’ing raw and be more f’ing responsible. You people who jus think killing a child because your too stupid to rap ur dick up are disgusting and pathetic. Your parents should be ashamed of raising such a selfish, irresponsible, scared ass bitch. But whether u believe in god or not he will take care of ur asses. Ignorant ass people. Killing babies is NEVER right even if you punks feel differently about it. I do believe there are reasons that may warrant abortion as i stated in the beginning but for those who feel just not wanting it is a good reason, your mom should’ve aborted your ignorant ass… SMH killing children because ur irresponsible, and too think people actually support this shit…. FYI im a 20year old woman who got pregnant on birth control and had a fantastic job with great pay and my childs father left me. She is 14mnts old now and because im not a weak self pitying bitch, I am finishing a masters degree, a nursing degree and my child is the best thing that EVER happened to me. again it doesnt matter age or race or life situation there is always a way to make your life better and it doesnt involve murdering a poor soul it involves growing up and being woman enough to accept responsibility for your actions and finding a solution for your problem. Ladies be more mature in your actions and stop running from your problems this is pathetic.
atish
well me 2 i fully agree with you.. If abortion is legalized.. too many will take it for granted! Especially teenagers..
rawiyah
@ keshav: i fully agree wid vé on ths point.
Divya
For me ABORTION is a cold blooded murder…..No one has the right to destroy a gift of nature…Abortion has been considered to be a controversial issue since many decades…I personally feel that punishments should be pronounced against any woman who procures her own miscarriage, or who consents to make use of the means pointed out or administered to her with that intent, if such miscarriage ensues……..
Brittany Racheal Groves
@Divya, I agree to this comment I believe its wrong to get an abortion. (-key topics)
-1. Rape: I know that their are some women and even girls that get raped and get pregnant and I know how it feels but even if I would have gotten pregnant its not the babys fault you got raped and it not your fault either I mean how would you feel if bc someone didnt want you in this world or want to deal with you they killed you I think that would be wrong.
part 2. Now I agree on adoption not abortion and with the rape I dont feel the baby should pay but what i do think is if the guy really did rape the girl and not just the girl saying it so she wouldnt get introuble bc she lied
(I know a girl just like that she got an innocent guy introuble bc she lied to him about her age and everything and she lied to her parents about where she was with who and that she was raped bc she wanted to be a slut) SO I believe that the guy should be punished and I MEAN PUNISHED!! like his dick or body part cut off or to be put in prison where his punishment is to get raped everyday for the rest of his sentence…
-2 Teens having sex: Now I know what some parents and other people say that their child or themselves are to young and irresponsible to have a kid which means ADOPTION NOT ABORTION and I know you dont want to carry the baby but YOU were the one to SPREAD YOUR LEGS and have unprotected sex so you SHOULD have to deal with the consequences….
-3 Protection Defection: K now that unprotected sex is out of the way lets talk about if your birth control fails I know that you dont want a kid hints the birth control but if you do happen to get pregnant instead of having an abortion why not give the baby up if you can at the end of the nine months you’ll feel better bc you wont feel like you killed someone but the world would be better too bc less innocent killings would have taken place…
THAT IS MY ARGUMENT…
summer
i think abortion is wrong because everyone has a right to live and its harsh becuase its like murder !!!!!
Vé
@summer,
Exactly. Everyone deserves the right to live!
ashna
hmmm…i partly agree with bt not totally dear.koz supposed a girl has been rape or incest,do you think it will be good to give birth to this child??will it b fair to give birth to a child whose father is a rapist??i dont think so…after the birth it is the child who has to bear all the difficulties..
atish
@ ashna, you must think it in the positive way!! I agree that this will be difficult for the girl but she must realise that there is not only the blood of the rapist in the unborn baby but her blood too.. Abortion isnt right because the bby is innocent as the girl being raped! She can give birth to the child and put it in some orphanage…
KNicole
I think that women are having unprotected s*x and not thinking twice about it because they know that there’s an alternative. I believe that taking away that “back-up plan” AKA abortion would cause women and even teens to think again before diving into unprotected s*x.
Now the issue on rape, I believe that the women and even young girls put into this situation should have the choice to say yes or no when it comes to a baby. They didn’t have a say in this unexpected accurance.
My opinion is that abortion should be limited or even cut-off to people who just use it as a way out of something they could have prevented themselves.
BindUsh
@KNicole, i completely agree with u..abortion shud be limited or even cut-off to certain persons..