Legalization of Abortion
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Legalisation of Abortion Worldwide
Reproductive freedom the fundamental right of every individual to decide freely and responsibly when and whether to have a child is a reaffirmation of the principle of individual liberty cherished by most people worldwide. It helps ensure that children will be wanted and loved, that families will be strong and secure, and that choice rather than chance will guide the future of humanity. Shouldn't this be the way forward for humanity?
It seems not. In many parts of the world abortion is illegal as it is seen to be the murder of human life, to be taking away the unborn's right to live. At last count, the world was slowly becoming overcrowded. It seems ironic that abortions are illegal and in some countries have been since man can remember.
In Ireland, abortions are strictly illegal, especially in the Catholic Church. In the 16th century, Popes Sixtus V and Gregory XIV said that causing or having an abortion means that the guilty person is excommunicated. Notice how this statement comes from two men...