LEGALIZATION OF ABORTION

The struggle to defend human life continues throughout the

world, as does the push for pro-choice laws. Recent news out of the
Philippines highlights how the gift of life is viewed by the political and
religious leaders in that country, but at the same time should remind
those on the life side of the battle to be ever vigilant for the
encroachment of pro-choice ideology from those who will stop at
nothing to impose their mandate of reproductive rights against the
will of a people.
Abortion is when a pregnancy is ended so that it doesn't result in
the birth of a child. Sometimes it is called 'termination of pregnancy'.
Proposals to liberalize Philippine abortion laws have been opposed by
the Catholic Church, and its opposition has considerable influence in
the predominantly Catholic country. However, the constitutionality of
abortion restrictions has yet to be challenged before the Philippine
Supreme Court. Abortion is illegal in the Philippines and is not
permitted under any circumstance. The act is criminalized by
the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, which was enacted in 1930
and remains in effect today. Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Code
mandate imprisonment for the woman who undergoes the abortion, as
well as for any person who assists in the procedure, even if they be the
woman's parents, a physician or midwife. Article 258 further imposes a
higher prison term on the woman or her parents if the abortion is
undertaken "in order to conceal the woman's dishonor".
I personally believe the baby doesn't get a chance at life. The
mother often suffers from depression caused by losing the fetus. The
mother can get an infection caused by the abortion resulting in
infertility later in life, so the baby she aborted could have been the
only chance she got. It is painful for the mother and the baby. There is
enough evidence to show that abortion hurts a baby, even though
some people say the baby cannot feel anything.
The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect
and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution;
(Art. 11, Sec. 12, and Constitution); The State shall equally protect the
life of the mother and the life of the unborn child from conception; The
State recognizes the Filipino family including the unborn child as the

foundation of the nation and is pledged to strengthen its solidarity and

actively promote its total development; The Filipino familys most
vulnerable members are their children, including those who are
unborn; The State recognizes the right to life as the most fundamental
right of all without and from which all other rights become
meaningless
Furthermore, legalizing abortion would give so much pain to
those unborn child. For they did not experience what life could offer,
how to be loved, how to love and how to experience both happiness
and sadness. We value life more than anything else; thus, people dont
have the right to take it away from anyone else.

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JAY VANKIRK. (August 24, 2010). THE PHILIPPINES SAYS NO TO
ABORTION. RETRIEVED FROM http://liveaction.org/blog/the-philippinessays-no-to-abortion/
Clara Rita Padilla. (September 13, 2015). The reality of abortion in the
Philippines. Retrieved from http://www.rappler.com/moveph/ispeak/105680-reality-abortion-philippines

http://www.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republicof-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-thephilippines-article-xii/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_Philippines

https://www.bpas.org/abortion-care/considering-abortion/what-isabortion/