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Life! What can I say it tends to get confusing sometimes. It sure has its ups and downs, and the past few weeks have been kinda rough. About three weeks ago me and Derek broke up, it was hard at first but things will only get better. But I have to be honest I miss that boy sometimes. Owell thats life. Then to make things more confusing it has been hard to tell if some of my friends, are really my friends. And the one person who I wasnt too sure about at first, turned out to be one of my best friends. Yea that would be Kyrstin, me and her have been hanging out a lot lately and I know she is always there for me. Not only her I have other really great friends like: Raeven, Jordan, Cheri, and Jessica. I love you girls. Other than that, and a couple other little dramatic things, things have been about normal. I spend most of my day at school, and my nights at Ralphs. Yea I am still working there and its going on about a year and 5 months not, crazy right. Though i do get off every Tuesday and Friday so thats cool. Life is full of little surprises, you just need to take it day by day.

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(8) Having a child is a great responsibility, and if that responsibility seems too overwhelming, should one really turn to murder? Murder is a crime and a crime should not go unpunished. Taking the life of a child is wrong, and if a woman takes the responsibility of a child, she should have to face the consequences. Murder is illegal, therefore abortion should be illegal, abortion is murder, and unless the health care of the child or the mother would be affected by the birth; abortion should not be an option.

Assuming that most abortions are wrong, and becoming pregnant is not always voluntary; there are still alternatives to murder. It is a fact that not all woman become pregnant by choice, but in those situations, there are alternatives. If a woman is raped and becomes pregnant, it dose mean she has to raise that child; adoption is an option. With all the families out there that are unable to reproduce, the success rate of adoption is continuously increasing. Another reason woman turn to abortion is because of financial burdens. In response to that, the woman could turn to the government. The government provides many forms of help through WIC, food stamps, and other programs. Addressing the exception to abortion, unless death will occur naturally at birth, killing an unborn child is not acceptable.

Once a child is conceived, the child is a living breathing human, conception is not the child's fault, therefore, the child should be given a chance to live. There is no reason abortion should be considered, with all the help from the government, and outside alternatives; it makes no since why would one turn to murder? Murder is the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. And abortion is just that, the killing of one human by another. Therefore if murder is considered unlawful and illegal, abortion should be as well. After conception occurs, the child begins developing in the womb; making the child a living thinking human. Killing of that child would be murder.

In conclusion it is apparent that if one considers a fetus a child, then one should consider abortion murder. Murder is a crime, and the consequences of it are severe; the consequences of abortion should be no different. Allowing abortion to be legal, is the same as allowing murder to be legal.