Abortion should be legal and accessible in the U.S. because of our human rights, a multitude of safety concerns, along with a wide range of individual circumstance. Foremost, abortion should not be made illegal on the basis of religion, as such is implied in the article the Ethics of Abortion. The separation of church and state has been implemented since 1802, when the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment were written.Therefore, it should be illegal to ban a medical procedure on the grounds of religion. Of course, religion comes into play when making personal medical decisions, and although there are blurred lines regarding family members or children, generally these decisions are made by oneself. …show more content…
So if somebody comes in and she says, ‘I want an abortion’, whether or not she is articulate about it, let alone whether she has a great story to tell isn’t the point. The point is that she has made this decision.” This deals with the issue of whether or not abortion should be made legal in extreme cases, “such as in the case of rape, incest, known deformity, or grave danger to the life of the mother.” Dr. Robinson has dealt with a tremendous amount of controversy and abuse for her job, yet continues, even puts her face and name on the documentary. As you learn from reading more and more of her interviews, most women who engage in late term pregnancies were not even aware of the pregnancy. Pregnancy tests are not 100% accurate, so someone could even take one and believe they’re not pregnant for months until retaking or seeking a physician. There are many other reasons why a women would not be menstruating such as weight, stress, physical health, or birth control, making it nearly impossible to assume one is pregnant if there is no cycle. In another case, a woman wasn’t able to get leave from the U.S. military to abort the pregnancy until she was …show more content…
Sometimes, this information cannot be found until the second or even third trimester, when the heart is closer to being fully developed. Therefore, primary and only criteria should be safety. The abortions are performed only if there is fetal anomaly and no clear risk of health problems for the mother. In one case, an 11 year old incest victim was assumed even with risks because Dr. Robinson knew if she had to transport the child to the hospital, physicians would understand and not petition to shut down the clinic. Another direct quote from an interview states, “if you compare abortion at any gestational age to childbirth, childbirth is significantly more likely to kill the mother than abortion”. Although this is not a full argument against the sanctity of life or whether one life is more valuable than another, it gives us something to think about in regards to the danger of childbirth. Linked to the reason that abortion should remain legal on the grounds of safety is that taking away the right to exercise pregnancy termination would not end it’s existence but rather cause serious health concerns. According to WHO (World
what is for her and how she wants to live. So in the end, she is where she
...safely, to protect the women patients. He argued that there was no medical reason for prohibiting abortions in the early stages of pregnancy.
The conservative argument asserts that every person has a right to life. The foetus has a right to life. No doubt the mother has a right to decide what happens in and to her body. But surely a person’s right to life is stronger than the mother’s right to decide what shall happen to her body, and so outweigh it. So the foetus may not be killed and an abortion may not be performed (Thomson, 1971)
Ethics committee of the American Society for medicine. Preconception gender selection for nonmedical reasons.(May 5, 2001)
they go through with the pregnancy. Would it be fair to let the mother of two
The current issues concerning a woman’s right to an abortion include the debates between pro-life and pro-choice groups that promote either restrictions or extensions to a woman’s ability to receive abortions respectively, along with debate about the role that the government should play in the process of limiting or extending rights. Pro-life groups argue many points against abortion including the beliefs that life begins at conception, adoption is a viable alternative to abortion, the procedures sometimes cause medical complications, a...
Since the Darwinian Revolution of the 19th century our society has turned upside down. Everything under the sun had become questionable, the origin of life, how we came to be, where are we headed and what to do in the here all became questions in life. But one of the greatest impacts of this new age thinking is its effect on our Old World values. Western societies values, morals and ethics became debatable, with some people striving for change and others clinging for stability. Battle lines had been drawn and the Liberals and Conservatives were ready to duke it out on a number of issues. One of these debates centers on a woman?s right to have and abortion. According to the Webster?s dictionary and abortion is defined as a miscarry, something misshapen or unnatural. An abortion is a procedure in which an embryo or fetus is prohibited from developing by artificial means. One could argue that this is next to murder. How can we as a society sanction the murdering of developing babies? Also it can equally be stated that abortion is unnatural and a health hazard to women who have undergone the procedure. Whatever the case, abortion should be outlawed because it is immoral and mothers should face the responsibilities of their actions. Many arguments can be used in order to put an end to abortion or at least in order to establish dialogue. One of the oldest arguments against abortion is the religious standpoint. Western society (Canada & U.S.A.) is historically a Judeo-Christian culture with Judeo-Christian values. Although in recent times we have become an increasingly pluristic society the Old World thinking is still at the heart of our social relations and laws. The Bible says ?Thou shalt not kill? thus prohibiting people from harming others or themselves. Abortion and its advocates violate this law. They seek to change one of the most fundamental values of our society. Pro-choice under this stance is equated with murder and ?playing God?. One may raise the question, how can a minority inflict its views of the majority? According to Francis X. Meenan, this is a false assumption. He goes on to claim that those who favor abortion on demand are the real minority (Bender & Leone, 97). He also claims that the issue of abortion is a moral debate and cannot be settled by numbers. So even if pro-choice advocates outnumbered pro-life advocates, this would prove or...
It is clear that every woman has the right to make their own decisions no matter of the situation they may be in. The decision the woman makes should never have to be compared or even justified against what other people think due to the fact the woman will be the one bearing the child and going through the whole nine month process. What would you do in a situation where you were just too young to give birth to a child? What would you do if you were not in a financially stable environment? Why would you bring an unwanted human being to life, costing hatred, frustration and agony towards a baby that does not deserve it? Is this what society really wants thousands of neglected children around the world?
As I was doing research, I came across an article by Napolitano and I found a startling statistic:
Since the early 1970’s abortion has been an important issue to the United States (Tietze 1). The problem begins with whether it is the woman’s choice to keep or terminate her pregnancy or the government’s choice. When this problem happens, a woman loses her right as a person. Most women argue about this issue, but if you look at it, it is the woman’s body, and she should do with it as she pleases. I believe that if a woman, under the right circumstances, should be able to make her own choices in life and not be influenced by family or the government.
study shows that there is a greater risk giving birth than when having an abortion. Abortion
It is almost unanimously agreed upon that the right to life is the most important and sacred right possessed by human beings. With this being said, it comes as no surprise that there are few issues that are more contentious than abortion. Some consider the process of abortion as immoral and consisting of the deprivation of one’s right to life. Others, on the opposite end of the spectrum, see abortion as a liberty and a simple exercise of the right to the freedom of choice.
Through every choice in life, there is a decision that must follow. Abortion is a woman’s individual choice; therefore, must be a legal part in todays society. Individual rights have an outstanding role in the controversial topic, on whether abortion should become legal in the United States . The individual rights for abortion show rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. As well, women should be able to have the choice to choose to have an abortion for several important reasons. The right to make these decisions should lie in the hands of the “mother” to make decisions concerning their own to make decisions concerning their own bodies. In addition, women should be given the choice to have an abortion if they are too young and unable to take care their child financially or emotionally. Additionally, the right to have an abortion is if the pregnancy negatively affects the woman's or the baby's health. Without abortions as a choice for the “mother” to resort to while she is going through hardship on deciding whether to keep the baby or not, the endless possibilities could negatively influence the mother to put her and the baby in a dangerous positions.
Our Nation was built on the ideas of freedom and independence. With that concept, I believe that our government needs to trust that women have the capability to choose what is best for their future. Our society should respect women’s independence and grant them the freedom to decide what is right. This issue is important to me because history has shown that restricting abortions, not only undermines women, but can also be very dangerous.
Abortion has been accepted by the United States of America ever since the monumental Roe vs. Wade case in the early 1970’s, but is still a very controversial issue. Many people are for and against abortions. Some people say that the child inside its mother’s womb deserves the opportunity to live, while others believe that a mother has the right to choose whether or not her fetus can live or die. Other advocates for abortion claim that abortion helps keep the threat of overpopulation down. They also say that in many extreme cases, it is in the best interest of the mother and the child that the fetus be aborted. Abortion helps keep the crime rate low, so it should remain legal, they also say.