Knowing the abortion laws and regulations will help you to better understand the argument of pro life.
Breaking the Law?
In many countries, an abortion is going to be legal, though a woman might get a lot of backlash for getting one. While the doctor might be able to go through with the procedure, there are many people who will look upon the doctor and the woman with an arched eyebrow as having done something wrong, even if it’s within the law. Murder is murder is the argument. And while this certainly makes sense, there is a lot of debate as to when life is actually created and when it begins. If this could be definitely answered and labeled, then it would be clearer when the abortion would be illegal in terms of murder and legal in terms of current abortion laws and regulations.
Around the world, many of the abortion laws have stipulations, red tape, and ethical considerations. And all of this fine print can be confusing for anyone who might need to consider an abortion in the first place.
Some countries allow for abortions at any time, for any reason. Other countries (Japan, for example) state that abortions are legal when the woman’s health is at risk or in the case of rape or incest. In other countries, abortion is simply not legal at any time, though special cases might be made if there is a medical reason for the abortion and doing the procedure would save the life of the mother.
Reading Between the Lines of the Laws
As with any laws, these might be rules made for breaking. Even among pro life supporters, the idea of legality versus mortality is one which can sever the idea of a law. What does this mean? Some people think that even though women and doctors are acting within the law that they should be punished. Some radical pro life groups have taken lethal steps to show what they think of people who are performing or scheduling abortions – by killing them. Pro choice groups feel these sorts of actions go against the initial argument for the sanctity of life, but those with strong moral convictions believe that stopping one abortion doctor or even just one abortion patient could save a lives, so the murder is worth it.
The laws are sketchy and so is the support of these laws. And while the laws seem to be clear to judges and to lawmakers, they are fought, they are argued, and sometimes they are ignored.