Reading over this week forum nothing surprises me these days. I am in disbelief that society would think a 12 year old would have the mind set to even know what love really means especially loving an adult in a compassionate way. I’m just sitting here wondering if Mr. Matthew Koso had a few screws loose to think that this was the right thing to do with a child. Crystal was twelve years old when he met her.[1] She got pregnant at 13 years old.[1] She married him at 14 years old.[1] Where were her parents when all of this was going on? I think this stage in her life she should have been reading books and playing with her best friends instead trying to figure out motherhood. This case clearly shows that the parenting piece of their parents …show more content…
I don’t think she will ever be able to function as a normal adult due to her not experiences the life she should have been living throughout her childhood. Also, Matthew Koso should have kept in mind that what was legal in one state may not be in another; I think that this particular situation resulted in this case. In Kansas they were legally married with their parents blessings but in Nebraska it was against the law ("prohibits people 19 or older from having sex with those under 16".[1], [2] I agree with the Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning when he stated that "we cannot allow grown men to have sex with children even if the parents think it is right, because the grown man thinks it is right and the child thinks it is right."[2] "Society doesn't think it is …show more content…
17, 2004.[2] She also stated, "He needs to hang around girls and boys his own age group," Guyer wrote in the complaint. "He needs to seek counseling. He has a history of the same, similar with other young girls, and he needs to be stopped here and now."[2] Although, Crystal’s mom was trying to do the right thing they continued to see each other until Crystal became pregnant. After the pregnancy was known Matthew's mother, Peggy Koso said, “It was either abortion, which was well past due; adoption, which was out of the question; and then it was to marry her, which we thought was the right thing to do."[2] So they got married under those conditions and Chrystal’s mom revoke the restringing order against him. Also, Peggy Koso made an announcement that "Kids are maturing at a very fast pace today, so in Chrystal’s case, I think she knows what she wants and she can make up her mind about it. What people don't realize, too, is that Matt is not emotionally 22. He's not mature like other young men his age are, so he is really at the same level of maturity as Crystal even though there are those years between them." Now, I am really at steaming and at disbelief that these parents would let this happen to their children knowing the facts at hand.[2] How can children make adult decisions? The reason why I classify Matthew Koso as such because he had an
Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood by Kristen Luker, analyzes the historical and complex sociology of abortion. Luker focuses on three important factors: a historical overview of abortion, the pro-life and pro-choice views, and the direction the abortion debates are going (11, Luker, Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood p. 000). Abortion has always been seen as murder and with the idea that those who are already living have more rights. Back in the days, the laws didn’t give fetus personhood. Also, the laws against abortions weren’t strictly enforced upon anyone. In addition, abortion didn’t seem to be a huge problem, which explains why abortion was ignored in the past.
In the Judith Jarvis Thomson’s paper, “A Defense of Abortion”, the author argues that even though the fetus has a right to life, there are morally permissible reasons to have an abortion. Of course there are impermissible reasons to have an abortion, but she points out her reasoning why an abortion would be morally permissible. She believes that a woman should have control of her body and what is inside of her body. A person and a fetus’ right to life have a strong role in whether an abortion would be okay. Thomson continuously uses the story of a violinist to get the reader to understand her point of view.
Schorr’s last marriage was to Jennifer Schorr. Mr. Schorr states that the two were married for six years and the two divorced after Jennifer alleged that he sexually molested their daughter Madison. Mr. Schorr states that he and Jennifer have three children together, Madison (10), Levi (9), and Michael (8). Mr. Schorr reports that he and Jennifer met while he was playing billiards at a bar and Jennifer’s mother introduced her to Mr. Schorr and later insisted that he drive her home because she was under the influence of alcohol. Six weeks later, he states that they got married and began having children. “I loved her to death, but at the end I just couldn’t be around her”, according to Mr. Schorr. Mr. Schorr reports that he believed his marriage to Jennifer was “good” up until they had their second child Levi. After Levi was born, he reports that Jennifer’s alcohol consumption increased as well as their arguing and “fighting”. Mr. Schorr states, “The neighbors called me and complained that she was drinking and not paying attention to the kids and that’s when I sent her to alcohol treatment on my insurance”. Not long after completing her treatment, Jennifer and Mr. Schorr got pregnant with their third child Michael, according to Mr. Schorr. He reports that after Michael was born he and Jennifer continued to have arguments and fights and he later learned she was drinking alcohol again. Mr. Schorr reports that he was not aware of the severity of Jennifer’s
In her essay “Abortion, Intimacy, and the Duty to Gestate,” Margaret Olivia Little examines whether it should be permissible for the state to force the intimacy of gestation on a woman against her consent. Little concludes that “mandating gestation against a woman’s consent is itself a harm - a liberty harm” (p. 303). She reaches this conclusion after examining the deficiencies in the current methods used to examine and evaluate the issues of abortion. Their focus on the definition of a “person” and the point in time when the fetus becomes a distinct person entitled to the benefits and protections of the law fails to capture “the subtleties and ambivalences that suffuse the issue” (p. 295). Public debate on the right to life and the right to choose has largely ignored the nature of the relationship between the mother and the fetus through the gestational period and a woman’s right to either accept or decline participation in this relationship.
The topic of my paper is abortion. In Judith Jarvis Thomson's paper, “A Defense of Abortion,” she presented a typical anti-abortion argument and tried to prove it false. I believe there is good reason to agree that the argument is sound and Thompson's criticisms of it are false.
In the article 'A Defense of Abortion' Judith Jarvis Thomson argues that abortion is morally permissible even if the fetus is considered a person. In this paper I will give a fairly detailed description of Thomson main arguments for abortion. In particular I will take a close look at her famous 'violinist' argument. Following will be objections to the argumentative story focused on the reasoning that one person's right to life outweighs another person's right to autonomy. Then appropriate responses to these objections. Concluding the paper I will argue that Thomson's 'violinist' argument supporting the idea of a mother's right to autonomy outweighing a fetus' right to life does not make abortion permissible.
Is an egg chicken or an egg? How many of you had asked this question when you were little?
In A Defense of Abortion (Cahn and Markie), Judith Thomson presents an argument that abortion can be morally permissible even if the fetus is considered to be a person. Her primary reason for presenting an argument of this nature is that the abortion argument at the time had effectively come to a standstill. The typical anti-abortion argument was based on the idea that a fetus is a person and since killing a person is wrong, abortion is wrong. The pro-abortion adopts the opposite view: namely, that a fetus is not a person and is thus not entitled to the rights of people and so killing it couldn’t possibly be wrong.
Judith Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” is an essay where Thomson argues that abortion is not impermissible. To be even more precise, she argues for abortion should also be sometimes permissible, but she also grants that there are certain situations in which getting an abortion would be immoral. “Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a human being, a person, from the moment of conception.” (Thomson, 48). She uses the rhetorical triangle to help her achieve her argument about abortion. Which uses ethos, pathos, and logos to influence her providing the argument surrounding abortion.
At this point we consider the different ethical theories and how to understand the situation. I believe Erickson’s theory that explains the eight different stages of life that contribute to development would help explain why Lori is not at the right age to make such a complex decision. Since Lori is only 14, she would fall in adolescent stage where identity is at confusion and she has not fully matured yet. At this stage of Lori’s life this theory helps her explain that although Lori may think she is mature her cognitive thinking is probably not at its full capacity and needs help with such a difficult
Why Abortion is Immoral by Don Marquis is an essay that claims that abortion is morally wrong, and uses one argument in particular to explain why. He argues that many of us would agree that it is wrong to kill a human, and if you believe that then you should also have that view on abortions. If you think killing is wrong then you think all killing is wrong and the persons biological state, whether it is when a person is a fetus, one years old, or thirty years old, makes no difference. He then explains that killing is wrong not only because it is immoral, but wrong because it deprives the victim of life and the enjoyments one would have otherwise experienced; which Marquis believes is the greatest lost one can suffer (Marquis, 189). Given certain circumstances Marquis agrees there are cases where killing is acceptable, but nonetheless it is immoral.
This essay examines and critiques Judith Jarvis Thomson’s, A Defense of Abortion (1971). Thomson sets out to show that the foetus does not have a right to the mother’s body and that it would not be unjust to perform an abortion when the mother’s life is not threatened. For the sake of the argument, Thomson adopts the conservative view that the foetus is a person from the moment of conception. The conservative argument asserts that every person has a right to life. The foetus has a right to life.
Statutory rape laws and child marriage laws greatly clash. According to Cocca, “of all brides in 1970, 13% were under 18; in 1980, 8.2%, and in 1990 3.7%. Of all grooms 1970 2.1 were under 18; in 1980 1.3% and in 1990 0.6” (Cocca, 2004). Yes over time the percentage of adults and minors getting married has dwindled, but it was not right to go along with in the first place. In some states...
As such, I find Noddings and the Court’s decision to be more different than the same. In this case the one-caring held the fetus and one-self best interest rather than the one cared for. Not all parents are ideal parents. Some parents bring more harm to their children than good. This case showed me that even though some parents fail to provide their children the help and support they need, there are adults out there who devote their time and life providing help and support to those neglected children. For example, one of my closest friend had parents that were very old school and strict. In our language, we have a word for that people because there are a lot of them. They’re called Jahil. Protectiveness, a restrictive lifestyle and a certain level of Jahil thinking in elders leads to them emotionally damaging their children. Most Jahil parents don’t realize it due to the time and environment differences. My friend self-esteem suffered because her parents constantly called her dark and weak and had restrictions on things that were accessible to other teenagers her age. She knew this was no reason to act aggressive towards them or disrespects them. They didn’t think their Somali sayings about
What would be your reaction if you had a teenager come home pregnant? Many teenagers fear their parents if they have to bring home a bad report card. Others may have a fear if they get into trouble at school. Although these fears are substantial, young women experience a fear that young men do not. Becoming pregnant is a serious fear for young women that engage in sexual intercourse. Often times a teen mother’s answer to this situation is abortion or an illegal abortion. Teen abortion can be somewhat difficult to get in many states without having parental consent or notification. These laws make it unsafe for the teen mother and unborn child. Teen abortion should be allowed without having to have parental consent. The mortality rate of teen mothers and babies would decrease significantly if this were the case. Sadly, each year in the United States the age of young girls who are sexually active decreases. At this rate there are many unwanted and unplanned pregnancies. “One in three abortions in the U.S. are performed on teens” (Torr 91). That is a very high statistic that young women have created due to their adult decisions.” Teens are sometimes reluctant to practice birth control because it is not romantic” (Emmens 13). Teens tend to believe that they should not use birth control, because they do not think that they will get pregnant. The lack of birth control may result in pregnancy. Once a teenager gets pregnant she may not know what to do next. Teenagers usually become nervous and unsure of whether to tell someone or just keep the pregnancy a secret. When they keep the pregnancy a secret it puts them in danger as well as the unborn child. Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. “We believe that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved” (Suarez 2). Planned Parenthood allows a teenager to make safe decisions without including the teen’s parents. In many states where they have Planned Parenthood facilities the teenagers have more options. Teenagers that want birth control and/or an abortion can receive services, as well as information from a doctor. The doctors at this clinic encourage young women to tell their parents of their choice of abortion.