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Adoption a better alternative than abortion
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Abortion is such a dirty word, in my opinion. In fact, abortion literally means termination. All human beings should be able to live once they've been created.

As an expecting mother and an aunt of seven, I realized how precious children are. Recently, I found out that Madison has opened an abortion clinic that allows doctors to perform second trimester abortions.

Do you know all babies' major organs have formed by the 15th week of pregnancy? A baby at this stage can weigh between one and two pounds. A baby also can swallow and hear. And what's really amazing is that the baby has all its bones.

In America alone, 17,000 babies were adopted in 2008. Most adoptions take four months to a year to complete. Today, there are numerous families that are willing to adopt. Approximately five years ago, a former student at Monroe Alternative Charter School gave her child to a wonderful family instead of getting an abortion. That baby now is a healthy kindergartner.

In conclusion, people should think more about the babies and not themselves, because they're not only affecting their lives, but the people around them, too.