Abortion destroys nation building
It is indeed “Time again to review abortion laws” (April 1), considering the long-term emotional harm on post-abortive women.
It is indeed “Time again to review abortion laws” (April 1), considering the long-term emotional harm on post-abortive women.
Some of them are adversely affected and are easier to identify, as they suffer visibly. Much is known about the treatments for them.
Literature on abortion suggests that “unaffected” women harden their hearts instead.
Cognitive dissonance hinders their ability to love properly because they had denied love to their closest kin through abortion, and yet must continue to extend love and show compassion to others throughout their lives.
They feared a tiny human so much as to eliminate it, and will subconsciously guard against bigger humans by building walls around their hearts.
I believe that when the heart of the family is compromised, the entire family is affected. Emotional strains can tear families apart, and the effects can be passed to future generations.
Singapore’s nation-building efforts are inadvertently being foiled not only because 12,000 babies are aborted annually, but because women are offered an easy way out of adversity.
Abortion is biased towards self-interest by eliminating another’s interest, thereby destroying families and the nation. We must instead utilise all means to keep babies and their mothers alive, physically and emotionally. Adoption is the better choice.