Life is a gift. Life is something that this society wants to take away because it's the one thing they can’t control. People these days tend to live with the idea that any minor mistake they make can be easily covered up. However, they should not take away the gift that God has blessed someone else with simply because it is inconvenient for them. People need to know why abortion is wrong, what it is really doing, and how it can be avoided.

    “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit them together in my mother's womb” (Psalm 139:13). This Bible verse proves how God finds even the unborn, his children, important and perfectly made. People think that abortion is an option, and society has us brainwashed to believe that it is a good thing, when really it's not. People argue that while the baby is being developed during the pregnancy, they are not a human yet, but instead a fetus. This is a very inaccurate theory, and God explains how each of us was made perfectly, and He knew us before our parents even named us. Even before birth, the child starts developing a heartbeat six weeks after being conceived. Even in the womb, babies are true living people who have been blessed with the gift of life, and that is something that should not be taken away from them.

    If people were to see and understand what abortion truly does, their perspective on it would change completely. There are multiple ways people can undergo this procedure, but they all ultimately end the same way: with a life that used to be there being erased. The procedure of an abortion takes an extremely short period of time, given the idea that it is taking away a life. Many people tend to think that it is their only option, when it is not. Though abortion is seen to be the easy way out in many cases, it does not make it right. Abortion is also a very painful experience, both mentally and physically, but it is something that can be avoided completely with help from others.

    There are many other options that people can do to keep their babies’ lives. Many people consider having a baby and giving it up for adoption, which is a much better option. Taking on another life to take care of on top of yours is a huge decision, but if pregnancy should occur unexpectedly, giving the child life is always better than aborting them. I have a very close friend who was adopted and is very thankful to her birth mother for giving her life instead of aborting her because she knows all of the things she could have missed out on if her life had been taken away. Also, there are many centers that are used to provide help to mothers who are struggling and want to keep their child. They provide shelter, food, and necessities for the baby once they are born.

    In conclusion, abortion is a very delicate matter and something that no one should go through because of what it's truly doing, why it's wrong, and also because there are many other options. Life is God's greatest gift, something that He passed down to all of us so we can see the true meaning of life, to live for him. So, don’t take away someone else's chance at fulfilling a life for the Lord because they are unborn, for they are beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God.