Summary:
Bangkok's foetus abortion rate has been increasing. 46.8% of the women that had been through an abortion surgery are under the age of 25. According to the government, it is illegal to undergo abortion, only those under the age of 15 that were raped, or ladies that have terminal illnesses or serious sickness that must have an abortion. Abortion for foetus that are about 3 months in Bangkok are worth about SGD$216. The girls that went through abortion did not want to allow their parents to find out about being pregnant, thus they decide to go for an operation. They also shared their experiences, and want to spread the word about having protected sex and not unprotected sex, which might result into pregnancy. They found the experience slightly painful, but after a few hours the foetus would be out and they would have successfully aborted the foetus.
Comments:
I find that teenagers be it in Singapore or Bangkok(Thailand) are all very curious and want to try out sex. However, it is silly that we would feel ashame to be pregnant, knowing that sex without protection may result in pregnancy. If a couple were to engage in these activities, they should be prepared and get ready to start their own family, otherwise just stay out of the sexual activities. Foetus are considered a living life, aborting it just means killing another life. Going through abortion also requires money, which is quite a big sum to young teenagers. Thus, I find that educating teenagers and young adults that are just overly curious about these activities is very important. We should not wait till it is too late and instead work together to keep abortion rate lower and sexual activities among young adults and teenagers to the minimum.
-Melissa Tan
103421A
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