Abortion and its consequences. 1.1 What is the issue of abortion to the people?

What say
the churches: the Catholic Church takes a firm stand against abortion and teaches that life
begins at conception. Some priests who are involved in the policy calling for the Pope to
excomulgue to Catholic politicians who are in favor of abortion. However, many Catholics
defend abortion and are calling for a liberalization. The Catholic Church in El Salvador is
totally against abortion. The Presbyterian Church USA said that 46% of their pastors "does
not believe that the Bible teaches that abortion is evil". The official position of this Church is
discreet. The sixteenth General Synod of the United Church of Christ decided that 'supports
the right of men and women to have adequate services for family planning and to count
among its options with the legal abortion practiced by qualified professionals'. The
Evangelical Lutheran Church said that abortion "should be seen as a last resort"; of all
forms, refuses to qualify the abortion of "sin" or to say that "life begins at conception.

UN calls on El Salvador delete absolute criminalization of abortion and repeal amnesty

law.<br>The United Nations Human Rights Committee requested in October 2010 El
Salvador that the Southern Baptist Assembly is firmly pro-life. But the United States
Baptist Church says: "are divided in terms of the particular policy of the Church to the
State regarding abortion. "Therefore, we recognize the freedom that every individual
has to advocate a public policy on abortion that reflects their own beliefs".<br>Judaism
is divided. The Orthodox branch takes a largely pro-life stance, while the reformed
branch and the conservative movement are largely in favor of abortion.<br>Islam
allows abortion for any reason during the first forty days of life, but since then
permitting only if the pregnancy poses a danger to the life of the mother. The Hadith
says that the fetus is "forty days in the form of a seed, then it is a blood clot during a
similar period, then becomes a piece of meat for a similar period, later [...] We send
you the angel who insufflates her the breath of life".<br>Shinto does not adopt any
official position on the matter, but that leaves the decision of each one.<br>Hindus,
Buddhists and Sikhs teach a doctrine of general respect for life. But don't wrap in
debates over the issue of abortion, because they believe in reincarnation; According to
them, abortion does more than send the not-born creature to another life.
decriminalize abortion and to stop prosecution women who interrupt their
pregnancies.<br>"El Salvador must take action to prevent that women who attend
public hospitals are reported by medical personnel or administrative for the crime of
abortion. Also insofar not be revised existing legislation, the State should suspend
incriminating against women for the crime of abortion", reads the text of the
Committee.<br>Currently, the Salvadoran Penal Code punishes with sentences of
between 2 and 8 years "that provocare an abortion with the consent of the woman or
women which provocare her own abortion or consintiere else practicare it".<br>In
theory, in El Salvador cannot be any type of abortion, not even the therapeutic or one in
which it relies reasons ethical, as the product of rape pregnancies. There are even
cases in which a woman who alleges having suffered a miscarriage is processed by
the authorities.<br>The legislature reformed the Constitution of the Republic, in 1997 to
establish the existence of a human being is understood from the moment of
conception.<br>For the Agency, which monitors compliance with the International
Covenant on civil rights and political, El Salvador must adapt their legislation to the
international standard in relation to the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, since, for
example, the presumption of innocence is violated when considering any type of
abortion crime.
The Committee's decision comes two months after President Mauricio Funes declared
publicly that the promotion of the decriminalization of abortion is not an issue that was
in his Government agenda. "I have not given any order for the revision of this law. The

Assembly should review the laws", said Funes on 25 August, Debunking the position as
the Director of the Institute of women (Isdemu), Julia Evelyn Martnez, who expressed
the commitment of El Salvador to review such legislation in the Brasilia consensus,
held in July this year.<br>The lawsuit in the Funes Government for unauthorized
statement from Director of Isdemu rose a debate between conservative organizations,
supported by the Catholic Church, who defend the absolute criminalization of abortion,
and feminist organizations requiring a review of the rules.<br>In the legislature,
however, no political party demanded nothing in this regard, despite the controversy.
The last event referred to the issue in the Parliament took place on the eve of the
presidential election, when the Foundation to life (against abortion) did that all political
parties, including members of the FMLN and the current Vice President, Salvador
Sanchez Ceren, sign a book in which are embodied a "commitment to life".
Always on issues related to the integrity of women, the Committee denounced "the
persistence of stereotypes and prejudices about the role of women in society", that
allows that, in practice, are recorded high levels of physical and sexual violence against
women.<br>"The State must investigate with all the means at its disposal acts of
violence against women, and especially to clarify the cases of murders of women,
identifying those responsible, bringing justice them and by imposing appropriate
sanctions", raises the resolution.<br>2.0 abortion seen in last three decades.<br>In the
last three decades, the abortion debate has been described as a conflict of rights: on
the one hand human rights of the unborn, and the reproductive rights of
women.<br>Induced abortion legislation has undergone changes in almost all
countries, with a general trend becoming less restrictive. Some countries that
previously only allowed abortion when it was necessary to save the woman's life, have
changed their framework legal to include eugenic, economic or social grounds and so
on. Currently almost two thirds of the world's population lives in countries whose
legislation admits abortion for various reasons, including the request of the woman;
While a small group of countries that make up 3% of the world's population forbid it
without admitting any cause of exception.<br>A report of the World Health Organization
considers that despite the significant increase of use of contraception in the last three
decades, it is estimated that 50-60 million abortions take place annually, about half in
unsafe circumstances.<br>At this time also born foundations like Yes to it, and the
Choose Life project, funada in the 90's, which, among other things, are against
abortion.
areas of the world where legal abortion is practiced<br>Abortion is legal in 117
countries, comprising 74 per cent of the world population, and is allowed in three
situations:<br>v fully legal: in 50 countries.<br>v Legal basis causes: in 14
countries.<br>v in selected cases: in 53 countries.<br>It is difficult to collect exact
figures, as the majority of Governments do not keep a record meticulously the number
of abortions that are performed. And in places where abortion is illegal, or are only
allowed in certain circumstances, only researchers can venture approximate figures.
Anyway, the world situation with regard to abortion is, more or less, as
follows:<br>United States abortion is the second most common surgery, after
tonsillectomy. More than one and half million abortions a year are performed. The vast
majority of women, four in five, are not married. Single women interrupted two times
more pregnancies which carried to term, while, on average, married women carried to
term ten times more pregnancies which interrupted.<br>In Latin America, abortion is
illegal, except Cuba and Puerto Rico. In other countries, abortion is punitive damages
unless the doctor gives his permission to put in risk the physical integrity of the mother,
by disease of the fetus, rape or precarious socio-economic status.

Why is it important to be interested in the issue of abortion?<br>Die every year

between 50 million and 60 million not born as a result of abortions. Are you able to
assimilate such number? It would be like to wipe off the map the entire population of
the Hawaiian Islands every week.<br>In Salvadoran society religion considers abortion
as a sin. The Salvadoran law protects a woman who has been in gestation against their
will, as in the case of a violent rape or transmission of incurable diseases like
HIV.<br>3.1 main hypothesis.<br>Crime, poverty and inconvenience engenders male
rapists, the result of a rape produces a pregnancy, pregnancy begets a new human
being, this new human being is considered a guest not desired in the home of affected
women, to avoid this consequence women aborted
The importance that women know their rights, the consequences of abortion and the
options.<br> <br>3.2.1. the consequences<br>In all cases, the decision to terminate a
pregnancy is difficult to take and tends to be very painful. Now, is it a solution without
consequences?<br>A survey of 2004 attended by 331 Russian and 217 American
revealed that about half felt remorse after abortions. Guilt was to almost fifty percent of
all Russians and about eighty per cent of the United States. More than sixty percent of
the latter were unable to forgive. Then, if guilt is so widespread, even among those who
are not considered religious, why resort to abortion so many women?<br>In many
cases is due to the strong social pressure. Parents, fellow or well-meaning friends
might recommend abortion as the lesser evil, which can lead to a hasty and ill-informed
decision. "However, once it has passed the stress of decision and surgical intervention,
cognitive ability of women back to normal, which usually generate feelings of deep
guilt, sadness and remorse", explains Dr. Priscilla Coleman, an expert in psychological
risks associated with abortion.