Baby Abortion among Malaysian Married Couples: Pros and Cons
Out of every 1,000 teenagers and middle age of women go for abortion in Malaysia and the rate of illegal abortions is 0.1% or 500 per 500,000 live births yearly. Harian Metro, 5 April 2012 reported in Ipoh, women who had their abortions may risk their life to become underproductive to pregnant again because when women make an abortion for a few times, the possibilities to get pregnant after doing an abortion again are difficult. According to Harian Metro (n.d.), an abortion which does not follow the right procedure may give effects to their health and also life. On the other hand, all creatures in this world were created by our almighty God. We cannot simply kill the unborn babies without any reasons. Have you ever heard that kill a baby is same as a murder? Even though it may be not fully formed, but baby in first trimester will feel the pain in a process of an abortion. Even though abortion is seen as the most controversial topic of all the times which usually considered as negative connotation, however, due to several reasons abortion might be necessary for some married couple when their spouse life is at stake due to their health condition.
Opponents of this idea might claim that abortion is a wrong action thing in terms of religious belief no matter for what reasons. According to the MyKhilafah (2010), in all religion state that God unity is reflected in equality and unity of human kind. Every people, has his/her own chances to life in this world. So, we cannot simply do the abortion. MyKhilafah states, whoever does the abortion to the baby which is 4 month of pregnancies, it is forbidden. Quran also warns the believer that he or she who does not involved in marriage and parenting without the right attitude. However, this factual statement might be inconclusive whereby the pregnant woman’s life is jeopardized. To begin with, one of the reasons why abortion among married couples occurs in the first place is due to their health condition. There are many women who suffer from hazardous condition such as heart disease, diabetes and also kidney disease (Linda Lowen, n.d.). Women who are getting pregnant at late age which is who are 35 years and above are risky in having syndrome-down children (Dr Nor Ashikin Ahmad Mokhtar, 2004). Besides that, there are many women who are pregnant at the late age because of several factors such as they want to further their study, they are among of the career women and late in getting married.
Those who are against this idea may say that abortion seen as a cruel thing that occurs in this world. According to Health Guidance (n.d.) state that abortion is about denying babies life. It is because they will abort the baby when the time is not coming yet which 9 months and 10 days. Usually they will do the abortion when the pregnancy is less than 4 months because the zygote is not fully formed yet. There are many methods to do the abortions such as by using suction in which the doctor will paralyzes the cervix first and by using salt poisoning (saline injection) states by Centro Anael (n.d.). On the other hand, many people will argue about this problem in order to let everyone knows his/ her view. Some people will say that abortion is not a crime because they have their own reasons why they do that and the reason is as a birth control. The Chronicles (n.d.) found that abortion is occurs because they want to spend a quality time with their family and the children that they already have. They also want to give a full attention to their children so that their children will be a good person one day. Women in the developing countries like Malaysia are very conscious in their career especially when they hold the position that a man always dominated. So they will be more focus on their work until they decide to abort the baby in order to give a full attention on their work.
Some people may disagree with this idea which is to abort the baby, because it will give an effect to them. Dr James (2003) states that women who abort the baby, they may in risk whereby they may get a breast cancer. A drastically drop in the level of estrogens released from women’s body can caused a discontinuance of pregnancy and this will happen because rise of growth in the number of cells in the breast tissue. This cell reduplication wills increasingly the risk of getting breast cancer. Women who had an abortion they are maybe in danger to get a breast cancer compared to women that do not make an abortion. Nevertheless, women can avoid from be the one who suffer from breast cancer with prevent themselves from do an abortion. Finally, the reason why married couples do an abortion is due to the baby’s condition. According to Abu Harith (2008) if the doctor was make a test to the baby and found that the baby are disable and badly affected, so the doctors will advise to do an abortion before 4 month (120 days). Sometimes, the baby has a probability to get an AIDS, that’s why married couple aborts the baby and it is allowed to do that. Some cases happen when they scan their baby using ultrasound and suddenly the baby are not moving and they can’t hear the baby’s heart pumping anymore. When it happen, that’s mean the baby was dying and it called stillbirth. (Dr Raja Juhaidah 2008).
The fruit of the womb is a reward. We should view our children as the only valuable properties that we have. We should appreciate gifts from God because every creature has their own purposes in this world to contribute. However it still has a person that do an abortion. Why they do an abortion? Is it necessary to abort the baby? No, God give a child to love and take care of them and not abort them. Cancer of uterus, infertility and bleeding are some problems and complication that affect women once they do an abortion. Even though people seen an abortion from the negative perspective but sometimes abortion is necessary for some married couple for certain reasons. They must to do an abortion due to problem in health condition, as a birth control and because of the baby condition. What do you think when you go to hospital to scan your baby and then the doctor said that the baby in your womb was died? Of course you sad will feel sad and disappointed. But, you have to abort the baby in order to eliminate the bacteria in your womb. Indeed, abortion is not allowed as it is unreasonable reasons if someone doesn’t want to take responsibilities towards the baby. Allah is very wrath of people who do an abortion without strong reasons.
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