Abortion in the Philippines 

is considered taboo because of its legal, religious and cultural implications.

Despite the criminalization of the act, there is an unknown number of women who perform induced
abortions to stop unwanted pregnancies. Abortion remains a controversial topic for many
conservative Filipinos who are concerned with its social and psychological repercussions, thus, only a
limited number of investigatory reports have been conducted on the topic.

abortion is the process in which the developing child is removed from a mother's womb. Keeping all
situations and instances in mind, abortion was and still stays, an act of violence against the unborn child
as well as the woman about to have a baby, apart from being a moral crime in itself. Abortion is a highly
controversial and debatable subject. Here are some points supporting the anti-abortion arguments. There
are various moral as well as logical, everyday arguments against abortion.

Life and death are closely related, and so are the arguments to it. One of the fundamental and basic
arguments supporting anti-abortion is the argument so put forward against capital punishment - what right
do humans have to curtail the life of something that providence has created? Abortion, was considered as
a sin in many religions till some years ago. Another argument that supports the anti-abortion drive is the
same argument that was supporting the large families of four to five siblings in the time gone by - children
are a gift of god, and the parents are just the people who take care of them, God's gift. 

Another moral argument put across as a reason against abortion is yet again a phrase instilled into
humankind since time incarnate - If providence has given, it shall arrange for it too. Simply put, this
means that a child has been brought on earth, he or she should be given a full chance to live a life, as
God must have planned something for them. While the above arguments may not find favor amongst the
modern generation or even the atheists, who consider life forming as a simple scientific process, here are
some various psychological, medical and human-emotions related facts against abortion. 

While it cannot be said whether an abortion is an unforgivable event, it is of course an unforgettable

event. An abortion plays havoc with the psychology and the future life of the entire family. The woman
who has lost her child, at any time between the pregnancy, will never be the same. While the woman may
be the hardest hit by an abortion, one also has to think about the mental and emotional state of the entire
family. While physically only the woman undergoes an abortion, mentally and emotionally it is the entire
family who loses a part of their mind and body forever. Anesthesia is available only for the physical
structure of the human body, not for the emotional and mental state of a person.