Women's health

Women's health

From Media Indonesia

Lately it has been widely demanded that abortion be legalized.

Legalized abortion its proponents say, would protect society from the costs of unwanted pregnancy, both social and economic.

Pro-abortionists point to the high mortality rate of pregnant mothers in Indonesia -- 450 out of every 100,000 births (alive), the highest in Asia, another reason they say for the need to revise Law No. 23/1992.

Is it true that the legalization of abortion will be a panacea to women's health problems? In my opinion, the proposed solution will only create new problems.

In reality, unwanted pregnancies are not solely based on health concerns -- most abortions are performed because the couples concerned cannot bear the stigma and shame that this pregnancy brings -- the fruit of the free sex now common among teenagers.

In my opinion there are three things that must be addressed to stop the need for abortions and solve the other related problems facing the nation. First, every individual needs to have a high religious consciousness. Second, members of the community should remind each other of the importance of human values. And third, society should be freed from such principles as capitalism, secularism and liberalism.

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