little brother or sister. However, my parents chose not to have anymore children. After my mother and father got divorced two years ago, my father was living with a woman who already had two little boys. My dad decided that things werent working out with her and moved out. Not too long after that happened, the woman found out she was pregnant with my dads child. When I heard the news I was elated. I was finally going to get the younger sibling I had always hoped for. Then, a month and a half later my dad called and told me that she wasnt pregnant anymore. I thought maybe she had a miscarriage, but in fact she aborted the baby. She didnt even ask my father, she just went and had it done. I never did get to have a baby brother or sister, and if it werent for abortions, I would have. Families of the would-be child dont always get a say-so in the mothers decision to have an abortion. No one ever thinks about the fathers rights. This is also something that should be taken into consideration even if abortions dont become illegal. The worlds populations is growing. However, the death rates exceed the birth rate. Our population is growing older. One recent projection of the population has predicted that around the year 2002 half of the population will be over age 50 and one-third of the population will be over age 65 (www.abortioninfo.com). As for the issue of the unaborted children being born costing tax dollars to support them on welfare, adults pay an average of $50,000 in their adult life. The welfare costs for each first birth to a teenager is only about $14,000 (www.abortioninfo.com). Many children are the victims of abuse. However, mothers who dont feel that they can take care of their baby always have the option of giving him or her up for adoption. There are nearly 700,000 couples around the world who are waiting for a child to adopt (www.plannedparenthood.org). Many couples hoping to adopt give up hope when the...
