Many times when people speak about abortion, they get into a debate about politics. The reality of the matter is that when a couple makes a decision on reproduction, politics hardly play a role in the decision.

These days, individuals and couples are being educated on how to prevent a pregnancy through birth control and if that is not successful, how to end the pregnancy.

Society should focus more on encouraging people to wait and have sex, as well as giving alternatives to abortion should a couple have an unexpected pregnancy.

Everyone disagrees on when a fetus becomes a child. But the key fact is that every fetus has the ability to become a child. The most important thing to remember, in order to avoid any problem with this issue, is if a person cannot care for a child or cannot handle the emotion of an unwanted pregnancy, he or she should not be having sex.

Please keep in mind that this does not speak to people who are raped.

I remember my first sex education class in fifth grade. We talked about strong feelings people often have towards each other, birth control and abortion. In sixth grade we were shown what a condom is and how it can help us prevent pregnancy.

Like many students, I had four years of sex education 8211; from fifth grade through eighth grade. Other than birth control, the instructors never briefed us on responsible sexual behaviors, the consequences of an unwanted pregnancy or adoption. I was a 12-year-old that did not receive an education on options other than abortion as a solution to unwanted pregnancies, but I knew how to use condoms and lubricant.

What the hell is wrong with our society? Besides the fact that 12-year-olds should not be learning how to lube up, I understand that abortion is an important &right& to many people, specifically women, but our education system should at least provide adequate information for people to know all of their options, including adoption.

Many feminist groups are sending the wrong message to their constituents. Feminists often argue that when a woman gets pregnant, the man must take equal responsibility.

I completely agree with this. However, groups such as the National Organization for Women forget about the equality issue when it comes to &reproductive rights.&

Kim Gandy, president of the organization said, &Women and their doctors must be free from the interference and agendas of politicians.&

This is all true, but what about the male? All of a sudden, the influence of the male is not important. By the way, Gandy was talking about Partial Birth Abortion, which is usually a late-term procedure that punctures a hole in the head of the fetus and extracts the brain.

Also, what is the role with the National Organization for Women when talking about adoption? When searching the Web site, the only information it had on adoption was pertaining to the right of homosexuals to be able to adopt children. Its agenda is obvious 8211; the necessity for women to have knowledge about abortion is far more important than the opportunity to put your child up for adoption.

Society needs to make an effort to encourage responsible behavior. We should not leave abstinence out of the education we receive. We should not leave out the truths of gory abortion procedures. Most importantly, we should not leave morality out of our lives. Society is quickly chipping away at it.