Abortion

No matter what anyone says, abortion is murder. A living, growing being is developing in the womb. When a baby is aborted, it is being killed. People in America are given the right to say what they want. Freedom of speech allows everyone to have a chance to fight for what they want or think is right. Now just because an innocent baby inside the womb can’t talk, doesn’t mean their life should be taken away. The average abortion method used to abort babies that are 12 weeks old is surgical abortion. The baby is surgically killed while he or she is growing inside the womb of the mother. Two methods used to abort babies that are 20 weeks old include dilation and evacuation (D&E) and saline abortion. These two methods are absolutely disgusting and immoral. With dilation and evacuation, a sharp tool is used to tear the baby's body apart and later removed from the womb. Saline abortion involves salt water being injected into the mother. The salt water travels to the womb, into the baby's lungs, and all over its body. This poisonous substance kills the baby, but this doesn't happen instantly. It may take up to 24 hours. During this time, the baby is suffering and feeling extreme pain from the toxic solution. Burns cover the baby's entire body.  Once a baby is 20 weeks old, it has hair, working vocal cords, can hold onto objects with its hands and feet, and suck their thumb. Cleary this is a growing human being. Not many people would murder their 6 year old child because they don't want it anymore. It is the same thing. A woman may not want to give up 9 months of her life carrying a baby, but killing it should not be an option. “Taking 9 months out of a woman’s life does not remotely compare to the elimination of 80 years of someone else.”

If a child is unwanted, this does not mean that they need to be aborted. Hundreds and even thousands of couples are looking to adopt a baby to love and care for. Not everyone has the ability to become pregnant, and this is a crushing reality. Give these couples the chance they would die for. Let them be a mother or a father. Statistics show that for every newborn baby that is adopted, their are still 30-40 couples waiting for a little bundle of joy. There are many different types of adoption plans that are available. The two most popular adoption plans are confidential (closed) adoption and open adoption. With a confidential adoption, the birth parents do not have any contact with the baby. Once the child becomes 18, they can meet their birth parents with the help of Mutual Consent Adoption Registries. The birth parent or parents must agree to this in order for it to work out well. An open adoption is completely different. The birth parents and the adoptive parents share information about the child frequently. The birth parents are often sent pictures and some are even allowed to visit their child. They are not the child's "parents", but they can keep a very close relationship with their child and the adoptive parents. Another method is a semi-open adoption. With this type of adoption, the birth parent or parents are able to choose the couple or individual that is going to be adopting their baby. The birth parents are able to see pictures for the first year, but they are not given any information that could give away the privacy of the adoptive family. Any of the three methods would be perfect for a child whose parents are unable to take proper care of them. If enough thought is put into it, adoption can be seen as saving and innocent baby's life.

There are many different ways a woman can prevent getting pregnant when they are not ready for it. A countless number of birth control are available for women. The different methods of birth control allow the women to choose what is best for their life style. Four popular methods involve barrier methods, hormonal methods, implantable devices, and permanent birth control methods. A couple examples of barrier methods include a contraceptive sponge and a male condom. These two devices prevent the sperm from entering the female and fertilizing the egg. Hormonal methods include oral contraceptives, injections, the patch, or a vaginal ring. Implantable rods and intrauterine devices are examples of implantable devices. All these forms of pregnancy prevention are quite accurate. If a person plans on never becoming pregnant or doesn't want another child, they can recieve surgical sterilization. This procedure guarantees that you will not be able to have a child for the rest of your life. The best way to prevent an unplanned pregnancy is to not take place in sexual intercourse. Many people say that it isn't worth waiting. But waiting is better than becoming pregnant and taking the life of an innocent baby.

Edna Pontillier - The Awakening

Edna Pontillier is quite the character. She has grown and changed throughout this novel tremendously. At the beginning of the novel, she seemed like an obedient wife. A wife shouldn't be considered obedient, but many women were expected of this many years ago. Edna would always do what her husband requested of her, even if it didn't make her happy. Leonce Pontillier got home late one night, woke her up, and basically forced her to check on her children for no reason. The only reason he truly had was so he could control Edna. As the story progresses, Edna becomes a little more independent. She wouldn't give in to all of Leonce's commands. Edna was up late one night and refused to go inside when Leonce asked. He said to her, "This is more than folly." No matter what he said, she always replied with, "No" or "I mean to stay out here" (31). This began to upset Leonce, but Edna was not going to budge until she wanted to. She was proving a point. Then it began to get pretty crazy towards the end of the novel. Edna had no intentions of listening to Leonce about anything and didn't care about what he thought. She was the complete opposite of what she was supposed to be. Edna was talking to a friend one day and said, "Mademoiselle, I am going to move away from my house on Esplanade Street" (79). She didn't want to be with her husband anymore. She wanted someone else. Edna was in love with Robert. So she got her things ready and moved away from her family. Edna turned into a woman with few morals and complete independence. Edna acts and is described as a man in some ways. Chopin said, "She drank the liquor from the glass as a man would have done" (79). She does exactly what she wants to do, and when she wants to do it. 

If I was living in the shoes of Edna, I would most definitely not act this way. Her and her husband have an awful relationship, but that doesn't mean she can completely disrespect him and what he has done for her. She has not only decided to leave him, but she has had an affair with Alcee Arobin and is in love with Robert. If I was her, I would discuss how I was feeling with my husband. Leonce is the type to disagree and not allow it because he is afraid of what people think. But he still deserved more of a warning. If my husband refused to go along with it, then I would leave him. But I would not be having an affair with a man until my relationship with my husband was completely over. She also completly her own children. This is another reason why she should not just up and leave. They have servants taking care of their children, but kids still need the love and support from their parents. These boys will never get that because both of their parents are selfish. Leonce only cares about money, and Edna only cares about living life with no care. I definitley would not have left my children like she did.