Teenage Terminations on the Increase
“When abortion became legal in 1969 just fewer than 55,000 terminations were carried out in the UK.”
This was the first line of an article written by Andrea Hammett from the Sun newspaper. 55,000 abortions seem extreme in today’s day in age never mind almost thirty years ago. Today that figure has grown to nearly 200,000 and shockingly, 41,000 of those who carried out the procedure last year were teenagers!!
It is clear to see that this has become the norm in this country. What’s more, the figures also show that in 2006 four in every 1000 girls aged fifteen or below had a termination. We all know that it is illegal to have sex under the age of sixteen and yet so many younger girls are clearly having sex and thus having to have more and more abortions.
What kind of society do we live in where young girls can go to the doctor and get an abortion as easily as going to the dentist to get a filling? Dr Carol Cooper says “some GP’s are seeing the same girl come in for two or three abortions within a year.”
The British people are slowly beginning to wake up and realise that there are consequences to their actions. When one believes that he (or she) can do whatever he wants such as having promiscuous sex and sex outside of marriage, there is always a risk. We always talk of British morals and values, however, these statistics are not something to boast about.
When children as young as 13 or 14 are in a sexual relationship, they are completely unaware of the risks involved. I am not only talking about sexually transmitted diseases but the effects after having an abortion. One of the major risks is infection, resulting in fertility problems as well as the emotional distress that this can cause.
Obviously, the rise in teenage pregnancies and terminations is a cause for concern; however, people are not willing to accept responsibility for their actions. We are too quick to shift the blame. Dr Cooper went on to say:
“It seems we’re caught in a Catch-22 where we are being asked to choose between wanting fewer teenage mums or fewer teenage abortions.”
What? If a Dr is making comments like this then there is not much hope for the average person. Correct me if I’m wrong, but surely there is a way to prevent the rise of both teenage mothers and teenage abortions. Simply refrain from sexual intercourse until you are ready to get married and have children! Is that not possible? Is that not one of the values that we hold onto anymore?
“When abortion became legal in 1969 just fewer than 55,000 terminations were carried out in the UK.”
This was the first line of an article written by Andrea Hammett from the Sun newspaper. 55,000 abortions seem extreme in today’s day in age never mind almost thirty years ago. Today that figure has grown to nearly 200,000 and shockingly, 41,000 of those who carried out the procedure last year were teenagers!!
It is clear to see that this has become the norm in this country. What’s more, the figures also show that in 2006 four in every 1000 girls aged fifteen or below had a termination. We all know that it is illegal to have sex under the age of sixteen and yet so many younger girls are clearly having sex and thus having to have more and more abortions.
What kind of society do we live in where young girls can go to the doctor and get an abortion as easily as going to the dentist to get a filling? Dr Carol Cooper says “some GP’s are seeing the same girl come in for two or three abortions within a year.”
The British people are slowly beginning to wake up and realise that there are consequences to their actions. When one believes that he (or she) can do whatever he wants such as having promiscuous sex and sex outside of marriage, there is always a risk. We always talk of British morals and values, however, these statistics are not something to boast about.
When children as young as 13 or 14 are in a sexual relationship, they are completely unaware of the risks involved. I am not only talking about sexually transmitted diseases but the effects after having an abortion. One of the major risks is infection, resulting in fertility problems as well as the emotional distress that this can cause.
Obviously, the rise in teenage pregnancies and terminations is a cause for concern; however, people are not willing to accept responsibility for their actions. We are too quick to shift the blame. Dr Cooper went on to say:
“It seems we’re caught in a Catch-22 where we are being asked to choose between wanting fewer teenage mums or fewer teenage abortions.”
What? If a Dr is making comments like this then there is not much hope for the average person. Correct me if I’m wrong, but surely there is a way to prevent the rise of both teenage mothers and teenage abortions. Simply refrain from sexual intercourse until you are ready to get married and have children! Is that not possible? Is that not one of the values that we hold onto anymore?
2 comments:
Simply refraining from sexual relations until you get married is not really an option though, is it?
There are several contraceptive methods that are used throughout the world remember.
How is it not an option? It is quite clear that contracepton is widely used in this society as a prevention but we still have 200,000 abortions a year? It does not work.
It was not so long ago in this country that the Brits held the same values as Muslims. If you are not ready to take on the responsibility of children or marriage then simply refrain. In the long term this solution is best for society as a whole, even though to some it may seem a little harsh.
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