So, I came across something on Facebook that sparked my interest and inspired a lengthy reply.
Let's say that a human of 7 weeks old was somehow born. Would it survive without extreme care and even then make it through with all of the help? No. If it wouldn't survive living in life at that time, then it shouldn't be considered living in the first place. The reason that it takes 9 months is because by then they're able to live on their own.
I don't believe that people should be able to do it on the six month mark, but abortion is completely justified. If you don't believe you want to face the fact of child birth + you can't support it, then that's your choice. Sure, there's many alternatives, especially including adoption, but that stills marks the woman with the physical and emotional pains of being pregnant and then coping with leaving her son or daughter to a random family.
Then here's the kicker, what if they decide, "Yes, I do want to put it up for adoption because I still love it", and then they end up not being able to go through with it when it is given birth. If abortion was an option, you're likely too young to support a child and that means the kid is growing up in a terrible environment and therefore will more than likely struggle for the 18 years of its life if it makes it that far in that family.
Eagles can't protect themselves either, but they're very sparse. We have seven billion humans on this planet, yet only 35,000 to 50,000 eagles in Canada + the US.
There are relatively large eagle populations in Alaska and Canada. Alaska, for example, is thought to have approximately 10,000 nesting pairs, Saskatchewan Province alone is estimated to have between 3500 and 4000 pairs. 0ver 3000 pairs are believed to exist in Canada in addition to Saskatchewan. Prime nesting areas in the United States are unevenly distributed in Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon & Washington. There are close to 400 active nests in National Forests alone, and perhaps as much on state and private lands.
Twenty five years ago most states had no nesting bald eagles at all. However, in the last few years, many states have had one of thirty pairs of bald eagles successfully raise young. It is this low number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states, where large numbers once existed, which prompts concern for the fate of the species.
They're on the brink of extinction whilst we're on the verge of over-population. It is completely justified to not allow the "killing" of bald eagles and their eggs.
Let's say that a human of 7 weeks old was somehow born. Would it survive without extreme care and even then make it through with all of the help? No. If it wouldn't survive living in life at that time, then it shouldn't be considered living in the first place. The reason that it takes 9 months is because by then they're able to live on their own.
I don't believe that people should be able to do it on the six month mark, but abortion is completely justified. If you don't believe you want to face the fact of child birth + you can't support it, then that's your choice. Sure, there's many alternatives, especially including adoption, but that stills marks the woman with the physical and emotional pains of being pregnant and then coping with leaving her son or daughter to a random family.
Then here's the kicker, what if they decide, "Yes, I do want to put it up for adoption because I still love it", and then they end up not being able to go through with it when it is given birth. If abortion was an option, you're likely too young to support a child and that means the kid is growing up in a terrible environment and therefore will more than likely struggle for the 18 years of its life if it makes it that far in that family.
Eagles can't protect themselves either, but they're very sparse. We have seven billion humans on this planet, yet only 35,000 to 50,000 eagles in Canada + the US.
There are relatively large eagle populations in Alaska and Canada. Alaska, for example, is thought to have approximately 10,000 nesting pairs, Saskatchewan Province alone is estimated to have between 3500 and 4000 pairs. 0ver 3000 pairs are believed to exist in Canada in addition to Saskatchewan. Prime nesting areas in the United States are unevenly distributed in Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon & Washington. There are close to 400 active nests in National Forests alone, and perhaps as much on state and private lands.
Twenty five years ago most states had no nesting bald eagles at all. However, in the last few years, many states have had one of thirty pairs of bald eagles successfully raise young. It is this low number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states, where large numbers once existed, which prompts concern for the fate of the species.
They're on the brink of extinction whilst we're on the verge of over-population. It is completely justified to not allow the "killing" of bald eagles and their eggs.