When speaking of abortion cases will never-ending. Abortion has always invited the pros and cons. Abortion itself also refers to the ethical or unethical. Still in terms of comparing American culture and the culture of Indonesia. I am trying to raise the most sensitive topic in the history of human civilization.
Indonesia
As a country that has a lot of the population, abortion could be one way to control the uncontrollable population. However, because Indonesia is a country based on the religious life are very strong. Abortion becomes something that is illegal, considered against the norms and ethics, both in social and religious ethics.
According to Reuters news agency; In Indonesia reached 2.5 million abortions per year, was allegedly even more than that amount if it is associated with the practice of abortion practices in traditional birth attendants, and so on. Most of the practice of abortion in Indonesia is a deliberate abortion (induced abortion). 70% practice in urban cities of abortion performed in maternity clinics and 84% in rural areas carried out by midwives.
Women who do not want the fetus is due to several factors like pregnancy out of wedlock, pregnant because of rape, the promise of a genetic defect is detected, the reasons for socioeconomic, health, family planning failed, and so on.
But based on Law No. 1 of 1946 on Penal Code explains that by doing an act of abortion for any reason is unlawful, while the Health Act 23 of 1992 allowed abortion for medical reasons, the contents of the Act were conflicting This raises a dilemma for medical personnel, so it takes assertiveness Government in making laws that govern the issue of abortion.
Reading the news on my memory drifted to the events in 1992, when I had a college friend, let's call her Rachael, she was the mistress of an official at Pertamina, Central Jakarta. One day he asked me to drive her to a gynecologist in the number Bulungan, South Jakarta.
In place of practice with it, the Doctor R, consult with Ratna, Ratna known that already contains over 2 months, Rachael is still a student asks for help to abort abortion. Ratna R and referring physicians to come to a clinic in the area of Kramat.
Armed with a physician referral R, I, Ratna taxi ride there. Once down there a few brokers that surround us, for a slim body Ratna, the content of two months has not seen, rather than who they actually thought I was pregnant (damn !!!). because of my body and my stomach menonkol fore ... (damn again). In short the brokers and others refer to a clinic at a rate cheaper than tariff clinic physician referral R.
Attractive hands ensued, several young men sitting sitting in front of rush rush Klink approached us, and tried to persuade us to keep walking toward the clinic doctor R, because we still do not know the field situation, and fear surrounded by many people. We succumb to keep coming to the clinic physician referral R, although the broker's offer price of 200 thousand dollars to another clinic (clinic physician R 500 thousand dollars to fix prices).
We waited for two hours, then comes a car, from the doctor down the R itself. Then the doctor took us into R, and Rachael was told to sign a declaration form. I waited outside, and do not know what and how the process, after 1 hour, Rachael finally being carried out by a midwife.
We immediately called a taxi, Rachael is still weak and drowsy, I go home to his residence between. A few days later, Rachael told me that inside he was only told to lie on the gynecological chair (a chair that there are 2 hooks to put the foot). And given an injection of anesthetic. Samar Samara she heard the doctor who rang a tool shaped vacuum, and finally he fell asleep.
Abortion lasted for more than an hour less, including the recovering of consciousness, without pain, and without guilt. Several months ago I met with Rachael, without being asked, Rachael told me about his story with the Pertamina officials who ended up in the aisle after a successful abort the baby as much as 6 times in the period 1992 to 2000.
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In America alone, the State which is not based on religion, the practice of abortion is illegal. Under the Reagan administration, there are special funds from the federal to the practice of abortion in foreign countries, funds amounting to nearly $ 110 million was later revoked and suspended by President Obama.
Compare with Indonesia, the United States only documented cases of abortion as much as 820 thousand in 2005. Cases of abortion in America the majority (25%) for wanting to delay the birth. The cost for an abortion average of $ 1260, in which the patient must pay the cost of abortion.
Party insurance and Medicaid did not support the cost of abortion, Medicaid only limiting cases of abortion due to rape, incest, and abortion that could endanger the survival of mother and fetus. In America, social 'organizations joined in support of government efforts in tackling the practice of abortion is by way of establishing the CPC (Crisis Pregnancy Center).
The foundation helps women women who want abortions to carry out the attack, by providing housing and medical aid free of charge up to offer to help adopt her child. In a session of "true life" of a television station, MTV, told a teenager in Hawaii who became pregnant by her boyfriend.
He was referred by the CPC to continue the pregnancy, the pregnancy until the birth of all costs borne by the CPC, then he is allowed to choose the prospective adoptive parents wishing to adopt children. A few hours after his son was born, the CPC immediately carried the baby to new parents. And the mother returned to Hawaii.
What about my personal opinion?
I see the abortion of a case by case, if the abortion is done because of free sex, affair, I strongly oppose and condemn the act of abortion. But if abortion is done because the health condition of the mother, the fetus is defective, the case of rape, and economic life, I agree.
Imagine, if the mother gave birth to deformed babies, not just the mother and her family are experiencing psychological distress and mental health, caring for children with disabilities requires great cost and sacrifice. Not to mention if the mother can not guarantee a decent livelihood for the fetus.
Victims of rape, the victim has received gifts and psychological trauma resulting from stoned exhausted his pride, if have the heart if he should accept the risk of caring for a child that is not necessarily able to take care of him. Especially if the victim is still a very young age.
Thus the article I tried to put forward the midst of differences in American culture and Indonesia.
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