does the government make that choice? Anti abortion leaders not only oppose choice, they also oppose women achieving equality and freedom. Most of them seem to believe that life begins at conception and ends at birth. Is that respect for life? With names such as "The Army Of God" you have to wonder what they are hoping to achieve. Then there is the compulsory pregnancy movement that believes once you are pregnant you are stuck with it until it's born. These people would like to return to the days when a woman had few or no choices some even think contraception is to liberating for them and don't believe they are able to make their own decisions.ReligionMany religious groups and religious people support the right to choose. They believe a woman has the right to make her own contraception, abortion and childbearing decisions. They recognize people will come to different conclusions and that people must be able to make their own decisions according to their faith, beliefs and their conscience. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive choice is a group of over 40 religious organizations that are pro choice. Some people think that most major religions forbade abortion while on the contrary nearly all branches of Protestantism, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism all grant women this right. One in four abortion patients in Australia are Roman Catholic, there is even a group called "Catholics for a Free Choice".Psychological effectsIt has been said that long lasting emotional trauma is caused after an abortion. There is no scientific proof at all to support this claim at all. Adoption for some people is the answer but giving up a baby after you have held it in you arms is infinitely more traumatic and does leave a mark on them for the rest of their lives. ConclusionTo summarize each individual woman is the best judge of what is the best possible decision for her. Options are closed off and some are forced to do something they don't wan...
