Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. According to the Oxford dictionary, the term abortion can be defined as, the deliberate termination of human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. There are two different types of abortion; a spontaneous abortion, which is also known as a miscarriage, and an induced abortion, where the embryo or fetus is purposely removed from the women’s body. The topic of induced abortion has been widely debated for hundreds of years. The issue of abortion was argued way back in the time of the ancient Hebrews. Today many people consider abortion to be murder, but shouldn’t the soon-to-be mother 's right to make such a personal and heartbreaking choice be …show more content…
The idea of bringing an unwanted baby into the world is wrong in so many ways. I personally believe having a child is an important decision that requires consideration, preparation, and planning. Having both parents to love, protect and care for the child should be the ideal way, but not having any of those would be devastating. According to “ The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Article , it stated that “unintended pregnancies are associated with birth defects, low birth weight , maternal depression, increased risk of child abuse ,lower educational attainment, delayed entry into prenatal care, a high risk of physical violence during pregnancy, and reduced rates of breastfeeding.” (75). As stated in the article, unintended pregnancies can become a result of many risks. I strongly agree with this statement because as I mentioned before a pregnancy requires plenty of consideration. For example, if a woman becomes pregnant and she is a drug addict, she is prone to put the drugs over the baby ,and that baby is likely to be born with some disabilities because of he or she was not taken seriously. In addition, a woman is more likely to become unemployed and therefore the woman would not be able to take care of herself or the baby. Furthermore, what about teenage girls that get pregnant …show more content…
According to Judith Jarvis Thomson a female philosopher, from the article Defense of Abortion in Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1971). “Suppose a woman has become pregnant, and now learns that she has a cardiac condition such that she will die if she carries the baby to term. What may be done for her? The fetus, being to life, but as the mother is a person too, so has she a right to life.” Judith Thomson has a point. Individual tends to forget the mother through the process of being pregnant. If the woman has complications with her pregnancy to the point where her life is at risk, the best thing for her to do is get rid of the unborn child without second thoughts. If a situation arises as such, the women has the right to terminate the pregnancy because in a situation as such her life comes first. Judith also proposed an experiment. Thomson argues that the women have the moral right to seek and obtain an abortion. Thomson argues that women has to control her own body and if she did not give the fetus the right to use her body, then abortion would not be unjust killing. Thomson feels that the right to life does not guarantee that one will be given the permission of the use of the mother’s body. To support her points, thomson had a violinist analogy. This involves you waking up one day and a famous violinist is connected to your body which is a machine for his survival. Of course,
Judith Jarvis Thomson, in "A Defense of Abortion", argues that even if we grant that fetuses have a fundamental right to life, in many cases the rights of the mother override the rights of a fetus. For the sake of argument, Thomson grants the initial contention that the fetus has a right to life at the moment of conception. However, Thomson explains, it is not self-evident that the fetus's right to life will always outweigh the mother's right to determine what goes on in her body. Thomson also contends that just because a woman voluntarily had intercourse, it does not follow that the fetus acquires special rights against the mother. Therefore, abortion is permissible even if the mother knows the risks of having sex. She makes her points with the following illustration. Imagine that you wake up one morning and find that you have been kidnapped, taken to a hospital, and a famous violist has been attached to your circulatory system. You are told that the violinist was ill and you were selected to be the host, in which the violinist will recover in nine months, but will die if disconnected from you before then. Clearly, Thomson argues, you are not morally required to continue being the host. In her essay she answers the question: what is the standard one has to have in order to be granted a right to life? She reflects on two prospects whether the right to life is being given the bare minimum to sustain life or ir the right to life is merely the right not to be killed. Thomson states that if the violinist has more of a right to life then you do, then someone should make you stay hooked up to the violinist with no exceptions. If not, then you should be free to go at a...
In her article Thomson starts off by giving antiabortionists the benefit of the doubt that fetuses are human persons. She adds that all persons have the right to life and that it is wrong to kill any person. Also she states that someone?s right to life is stronger than another person?s autonomy and that the only conflict with a fetuses right to life is a mother?s right to autonomy. Thus the premises make abortion impermissible. Then Thomson precedes to attacks the premise that one?s right to autonomy can be more important to another?s right to life in certain situations. She uses quite an imaginative story to display her point of view. Basically there is a hypothetical situation in which a very famous violinist is dying. Apparently the only way for the violinist to survive is to be ?plugged? into a particular woman, in which he could use her kidneys to continue living. The catch is that the Society of Music Lovers kidnapped this woman in the middle of the night in order to obtain the use of her kidneys. She then woke up and found herself connected to an unconscious violinist. This obviously very closely resembles an unwanted pregnancy. It is assumed that the woman unplugging herself is permissible even though it would kill the violinist. Leading to her point of person?s right to life is not always stronger than another person?s right to have control over their own body. She then reconstructs the initial argument to state that it is morally impermissible to abort a fetus if it has the right to life and has the right to the mother?s body. The fetus has the right to life but only has the right to a ...
Women for centuries have conformed themselves to the viewpoints and stereotypical outlooks society has on them. Their subservient nature to the male species has been detrimental to both their health as well as their independent rights. An ongoing issue women have been facing is the right to a safe and legal abortion. There is an underlining issue when a woman cannot choose what is best for herself as a human being when faced with such a difficult decision to undergo such a traumatic procedure. The pro-choice movement pushes for the legal rights of women to decide their fate, to prevent any further risks of undergoing illegal abortions, and their reproductive freedom.
Even before Roe v. Wade, the topic of abortion has always been a sensitive topic. In recent years, the issue has come up more often. Abortion is defined as “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” There are those who are pro-choice, those that think women should have the right to choose if she should have an abortion. However, there are always those who disagree. Where there are those who are pro-choice, there are those who are pro-life; they believe women should not have the right to choose what happens to the life she will create. Both sides have their opinions and reasons for as to why there should or should not be the choice of having an abortion.
Abortion is a controversial issue affecting our society. Many people feel that abortion is evil because abortion is killing an unborn child. On the other hand, others believe that it is a woman’s constitutional right to choose especially in certain situations such as incest, rape, or health issues threatening the mother’s life. The strongest point of this argument of pro-choice versus pro-life activists is the idea of when the fetus is living. Killing an innocent child using rather horrific procedures is not only unethical for the doctors to perform, but the mother choices.
A person being pregnant and wishing they weren't is probably the worst feelings a woman can have. A women knowing that if they brought a child into the world and they didn't want it, or they would have to give it up for adoption is such a disheartening way to start off, and mother and the un-born child would be so much better off if they were to terminate the pregnancy and wait for a more appropriate time, or in the case of rape, put the past behind them and move on. Women should have the choice because not everyone knows what the situation was. In today’s society people have attached shame with the word abortion. When people hear of abortions they automatically assume it was the mothers fault and she didn’t use protection or may...
Abortion is a deliberate medical or surgical procedure that terminates a pregnancy. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion allowing women to terminate their pregnancy within the first trimester, mobilizing advocates on both sides of the issue. Since then, abortion elicits conflicting views and has divided society into different opinions and different sides. People argue that women have a constitutional right to determine what to do with their bodies. Others say that a life is a life, no matter how small. In the United States, abortion is a controversial issue because it is a broad and complex subject that touches ethical, social, and legal issues. Although others believe a woman has the right to choose what she does with her body, abortion should not be legal because there is no consensus whether a fetus is a human, and there are other alternatives than abortion.
Abortion is a very sensitive subject to most americans, but this topic needs to be addressed. Abortion has become a way for most underage teens to have sex and have no repercussion for their actions. The psychological and physical effects cannot be ignored either because it is still an intensive operation. On the child note, the unborn child being aborted does have the right to live, and taking that right away is like saying that the baby is just a product inside a woman’s body in effect this says that unborn babies do not have the right to live. There are too many risks for sex, incidentally, kids, and adults alike, should not be allowed to have an abortion.
Today is the future that many have dreamt of. Despite all the advancements that have been made, this world still lacks key progression that is necessary to keep the human race moving forward. Choosing between the Iphone and the Galaxy becomes a must have opinion, while supporting the idea that abortion is sometimes necessary becomes too modern. Abortion is a very controversial topic, but will indirectly impact society as a whole. To increase women’s rights to her body, to decrease the emotional distress that rape puts on female victims, and to protect the health of not only the baby but also the mother, abortion should remain legal in California considering that children should not be brought up in a world where their needs are not provided for.
Does a fetus have rights? Many people think so, they think that abortion is violating the embryos’ rights. Do an embryo's rights trump the rights of the mother? They don't. Having a baby can be hard on the mother economically, mentally, and physically. When the Romanian government banned abortions women were still got them and deaths due to illegal abortions skyrocketed. Teenage girls who get pregnant are shunned and shamed by parents, friends and their communities and births in hospitals are very expensive. The Supreme Court has even said that banning abortions would be unconstitutional due to the 14th amendment. Many of the Republican candidates for president believe that abortion should be illegal. Abortion should be a woman's choice.
Picture this, you’re seventeen, starting your final year in high school. You’ve had your life planned out and you’re ready to take on college. You weren’t expecting your life to be flipped upside down by unplanned pregnancy. You weigh your options and decide the only way to truly accomplish your goals is to abort the baby. Of course getting an abortion comes with many setbacks, but the only way that you can continue to live your life like a normal teenager is to get an abortion. Not all of your family or community agrees with abortions, but the only way to get them to see the light is educate them. Abortion should be legal because it allows women to make the right choices for themselves, raising a child comes with intense commitment, and banning abortion would threaten the line between church and state.
Abortion is an issue of competing rights between women and a non-autonomous entity, or babies if you will. Some believe there is never any good reason to have an abortion. Others think there are exceptions that make abortion justifiable such as rape, incest, unhealthy, or high-risk pregnancies in which the woman’s health in on danger. Others think abortion is never justifiable in any situation. This debate on whether the rights of an non-autonomous, unconscious entity outweigh that of a woman is simple, the woman’s rights are always more important since the unborn are not protected under the law. There are a number of reasons that abortion should remain legal. One of those reasons being that denying access to abortion services endangers women’s
All over the world, pregnancies are terminated by abortion in amounts adding up to thousands on the daily. In 2012 alone, 699,202 abortions were reported to the CDC which makes the abortion ratio to live births 210 to 1,000. This is 21% of all pregnancies that occurred in the United States that year. Abortion is the killing of a fetus, which is a human being, and should be illegal in the United States.
Currently, twenty-four of every one thousand teenagers has an abortion. This means that over two hundred thousand teenagers get an abortion every year. Of all the battles in our half-century culture war, perhaps none seems further from being resolved, in our laws and in our consciences, than abortion. It’s a fight now in its fifth decade, yet in the past two years, twenty six states have passed over one hundred eleven provisions restricting abortion. But for all the regulations and protests, abortion is part of our everyday experience. Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended and out of all of them about half of those will end in abortion every year. And yet abortion is something we tend to be more comfortable discussing as an abstraction, the feelings
Abortions have always been a very controversial topic. Over the years we continue to fight for or against it. One can say that is one of the most talked and argued topic in the United States. An abortion is when a woman terminates her pregnancy before the fetus is viable using various of methods. Some argue that abortions should be illegal and considered murder, while others, from a religious point of view, say that no one has the right to take away the life of a person, in this case the fetus. However, others insist, that abortions are a basic women’s right.