Who do we protect? The mom or the baby?

Do parents have the right to choose?   If a mom is not legally allowed to abort, then who should pay to raise the child?  What is the mom does not want to risk medical complications?  What is the father is not around to help raise the child?  Does the unborn baby have rights?  What is the mother simply does not want to bear a child?

There are so many questions and even more reasons for or against abortion.    Some of the things to keep in mind is that perhaps someone should look out for the unborn child, but also we have to look out for the mother.  The problem is that having the child’s and mom best interests in mind will conflict with each other.  When there is a conflict there truly can only be one side we should support.  We can either protect the baby that has yet to come into this world or the mother/family that is already here.

Morals and ethics can always be murky as they sometimes are based on ones personal feelings.  So then we all have the difficult task to determine who ultimately should have the decision over abortion, the law or the parent.

On one side if we do not give the baby a chance then some people would claim the unborn child was murdered.  All life is precious and it is up to us to govern ourselves to ensure we protect those that can not look out for themselves.

On the other hand, the mom is already here and it is her body.  Should anyone else have the right to tell her what she can or can not do with her own body?  It should be up to the mom to decide as no one should be forced to do something against their will.

So here we are, should abortion be the mother’s choice?   Why do you feel the way you do?