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ABORTION - A self subjugation of the human person'  -Joseph Terkimbi Adoka.

Most religious denominations oppose abortion because they belive it's equivalent to murder. However, medical science justified abortion is under certain circumstances especially where the life of the mother is in jeopardy. To the former, they are all alert about the awakening, but highly questionable and infectious immoral alternative obtainable in the globe in their bid to regulate the dreaded over-population hypothesis. Abortion in its Dictionary meaning as the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Contemporary English defines it, "is the expulsion of the feotus from the womb during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy". This expultion occurs under two basic calibres; 1 Deliberate termination of pregnancy (abortion), and 2 Spontanous terminationtion of pregnancy (miscarriage). The former is carried out by a ganeachologist as a surgical procedure because of reasons best to the culprits. This type of abortion is known as therapentic abortion. Abortion, a psychological, spiritual, emotional and socio-political trauma is rallied by most sentimental political agendas. The press and media have decided to give laudable publicity to it through journalistic jimisuising euphemisms to plead the cause of the abortion industry. For instance, they talk of "pro choice" which in effect means the decision to kill or permit a baby to live, 'abortion" meaning early baby killing, to mention a few.

WHY ABORTION? Those who endulge in this evil act give reasons behind its conduct; 1 To prevent the psychological trauma that is associated with illegitimate child 2 To serve educational carrier 3 To prevent the shame and social stigma that accompany unwanted pregnancy 4 To some, they undertake it under the phobia that is associated with child rearing. There are yet other reasons for this immoral act which to me have no justification and stance as there are things that are ought to be done rather this evil and irreverend alternative; Abstinience from pre-marital sex, external marital relationships, good regulative sex-in married partners e.t.c are the best measures.

EFFECTS OF ABORTION Abortion a psychological, emotional, spiritual, socio-economic, political and moral stigma has many side effects which on the foregoing subjugates the offenssive claim of scientific medicine as a form of service to humanity. It has been discovered that there are many emotional aspects that can effect the psychological as well as physiological well being of women who undertakes an abortion. These emotions include guilty feelings, anxiety, depression, loss, anger, and even suicide. Clinical research has found that when women are in trusting, sharing relationships, they report deep seated feelings of exploitation over their abortion experience. (Akilegber 2003) A woman reports, "I was unprepared for the maze of emotions that hit me after I had the procedure. Instead of feeling relieved, I was awash in anxiety and confusion Unfortunately there are some rather serious physical problems that may result from an abortion. There is a wide range of complications that can result from abortions, such as, future miscarriages, infertility and ectopic pregnancies, and even breast cancer. Miscarriages There is a staggering amount of miscarriages that result because of previous abortions. Early studies on the physical complications of abortion were once thought to be scare tactics, but because of recent studies, there has been a discovery of real danger to the future reproductive systems of women. "Terkimbi Adoka" presented careful research studying 216 ladies, 193 of which had previously had an abortion. The findings of that report reveal serious repercussions on the mother, and any future children. There is relatively a 3 to 4 fold increase in the chance on miscarriage among women who have had an abortion, as those who have not had an abortion. They also report that there was disturbing amounts of malformations in the births following induced abortions.(Terkimbi Adoka 2006) The rate of miscarriages after abortions is a startling figure at 35% higher than the normal rate.(Akilegber 2003).

Ectopic Pregnancies Because an abortion is a surgery there is a risk of damaging the nearby organs (i.e. Ovaries), but due to the nature of this part of the body there can be serious consequences to the reproductive future of women. In these types of pregnancies the baby grows in the fallopian tubes, causing serious risk to the mother, and an almost certain death to the baby. Women who have their first pregnancy terminated have five times the chance of having ectopic pregnancies. (Gege 2004) Infertility is also a possible complication of a previous abortion. A woman writes, "After the abortion, I tried to make up for the abortion by trying to get pregnant again. I wanted my baby back. I never got pregnant again." (Terkimbi Adoka 2006) There has been proven to be an increase in complications because of abortions.

Breast cancer A link has been found recently between the termination of a first pregnancy, and developing breast cancer later in life. When an abortion cuts short a pregnancy, women's breast tissue is left in a dangerously stimulated but undifferentiated state, increasing the risk of later cancerous development. According to studies done by Terkimbi Adoka (2006), there is reported fifty percent increase of breast cancer among women under forty five who had induced abortions.

Naturally, therefore, the physical effects of abortion will depend in direct ratio on the causation thereof, and the comparative malignity or benignity of such causation. In any case, abortion is fraught with serious consequences, direct and indirect -- and is a sad miscarriage of nature's plan, greatly to be deplored, and earnestly, strenuously, and conscientiously to be avoided. Of course, when brought about with criminal intent, abortion is nothing less than murder in the first degree; and if the law of the land does not discover and punish the criminal, the higher law of the God of Nature and of Nature's inexorable reprisals for interference with, or destruction of her beneficent designs, will sooner or later most certainly do so.

When abortion is due to pathological causes it is usually preceded by the death of the feotus; so that the causes of abortion are really the causes producing the death of the feotus. The abortion may be complete or partial. If complete, the danger is principally from shock and haemorrhage; if incomplete and any debris remains, there is danger of septicaemia, uraemia, endometritis, perimetritis, diseases of the tubes, ovaries, bladder, cervix uteri, vaginal canal, and rectum; together with catarrhal discharges from one or more of these parts, displacements, impoverished blood supply, various neuroses, and usually a long and expensive convalescence.

The retention of the dead feotus is not always so dangerous. Even if decomposition or putrefaction occur, Nature frequently -- possibly more often than we are willing to give her credit for -- eliminates the offending foreign mass without the aid of the obstetrician. But it is not wise to advocate the waiting for such happy and spontaneous events. However while it is true that with proper medical care and attention most cases of abortion (excluding criminal cases and those complicated with other morbid conditions) present a modicum of danger, yet we must not forget that reports and statistics on this subject are very unreliable. First, there may be a false diagnosis; and secondly, concealment on the part of the patient, attendants, and all concerned is exceedingly common today.

Obstetrical science has made many and important advances; but abortions from one cause or another (especially criminal abortion) continue in abundance; and their results have been and are still crowding the medical offices. To tear out the living products of conception by the roots is, in most cases, to give the pregnant woman gratuitous transportation for eternity. Even in spontaneous cases, as we have seen, death may occur from various causes. How much greater the danger, then, when the vandal hand of the professional abortionist adds wounds and injuries to complete his diabolical work.

Above all,the mother is at a danger point of the great disgrace of achieving future pregnancy. Repeated abortion may give rise to rampant miscarriage as time goes on. Above all, it causes on a great scale the level of global underdevelopment both economically, scientifically,politically, spiritually and socially. It is said, "any knowledge that does not change the quality of life is sterile and of questionable value says our people. The defence and dignity of personhood is a justifiable cause that can never be compromised on the alters of any political dispesation. The bio-medical research which causes and nurses the loss of human life as a means to an end remains offenssive to the basic ethical claims of scientific medicine as a service to humanity.

End notes Joseph Terkimbi Adoka (2006): The evils of abortion. Akilegber S.B.(2003: After abortion, what next? Gege I. (2004): The Fate of the Child.