Whether it is ethically acceptable to get an abortion has always been a heated debate with a heavy list of pros and cons. Pro-life and Pro-choice enthusiasts have come up with every possible comeback, argumentative position and sob story as to why one should despise the other. Though the situation of which why one would need or want an abortion is usually sad in general; do women’s situations that change once they learn that they have conceived also take the title of heartbreaking? If the pregnancy is terminated and the progressing life is ended - that’s sad. If the pregnancy is continutes and the progressing life flourishes but the woman is against raising that child for a variety of reasons - that’s sad. Abortions are known as negative by most, even pro-lifers; for they should not be used for regular birth control. I believe that abortion should be a legal choice available to all women because women who want to terminate their pregnancy will do so in alternate unsafe ways, adoption is not always the better choice for a child, and a woman's choice to abort a fetus has no direct impact on anybody else’s life except the people who’ve conceived.
Altman, A. (2015). The Abortion Debate: How an Anonymous Spy With a Video Camera Infiltrated Planned Parenthood. Time Inc.
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Daleiden, 26, described his plot to sneak inside Planned Parenthood by posing as a fetal-tissue-procurement executive. He formed a front company called Biomax Procurement Services, with papers on file at the California secretary of state’s office. He 2 acquired fake IDs, launched an extensive website and proffered business cards adorned with the logo of a bubbling beaker. He slipped into exclusive conferences for abortion providers, hobnobbed with high-ranking officials and discussed medical procedures with doctors. I plan on using this article to bring a comical yet more exclusive aspect to my paper. Bernie S. U.S Senator (D - Vermont). VSOTD.COM. (2015). Vital Speeches of the Day. Delivered at Liberty University: Lynchburg, VA. Summary: “I understand that the issues of abortion and gay marriage are issues that you feel very strongly about. We disagree on those issues. I get that, but let me respectfully suggest that there are other issues out there that are of enormous consequence to our country and in fact to the entire world, that maybe, just maybe, we do not disagree on and maybe, just maybe, we can try to work together to resolve them.” -Bernie Sanders. I plan on using this political figure’s quotes in my paper to implement a relatable source of information to my readers. Biggs M. A., Neuhaus J. M., and Foster D. G. (2015). Research and Practice: Mental Health Diagnoses 3 Years After Receiving or Being Denied Abortion in the United States. Vol 105, NO. 12. Oakland, CA: American Journal of Public Health. 3 Summary: This article assess the occurrence of new depression and anxiety diagnoses in women 3 years after they sought an abortion. The authors conducted semi-annual telephone interviews of 956 women who sought abortions from 30 US facilities. Women in the first-trimester group and women who denied abortions who did not give birth had greater odds of new self-diagnosed anxiety than did women who obtained abortions just under facility gestational limits. Among women seeking abortions near facility gestational limits, those who obtained abortions were at no greater mental health risk than were women who carried an unwanted pregnancy to term. I plan on using this information in my paper to add factual information to my paper since studies were recorded. Gordon, L. (2016). Reviews: Birth Control. The University of Pennsylvania Press: Dissent. Summary: Some might think the controversy over abortion was inevitable, but that is not the way it seemed in the early 1970s when it began.
By that time, the courts had overturned the last remaining statute prohibiting contraception for married couples, in Connecticut. Eighteen other states were repealing or relaxing their century-old anti-abortion statutes; gallup reported that 64 percent of Americans supported abortion rights before Roe v. Wade; the women’s movement was spreading to every small town in the United States. Even Protestant evangelicals supported birth control in general and the legalization of abortion in particular. Reproductive control
seemed 4 such a fundamental requirement of modern life, so necessary to low- and middle- income households, that few could imagine serious challenges to it. I plan on using this article's information to provide some historical background on the debate and topic of abortion. Hawkins, K. Enriquez, L. (2016). Pro-Woman Message: The Strategy to Win the Mushy Middle. The Human Life Review. Summary: For more than four decades, pro-lifers have been characterized as advocates for the unborn. Our messaging has been baby-focused, and understandably so: Preborn children are the fatalities of the greatest human rights atrocity in history. But in the process of fighting for the child’s right to life, we have often, by extension, downplayed the betrayal of the woman— abortion’s other victim. And along the way, members of America’s mushy middle—those ripe for the picking by ideologues on either side of the abortion debate— have witnessed the pro-life movement engage in a seeming willingness to sacrifice women in exchange for their babies. I plan on using this information to add a more emotional aspect of information to my paper. I believe in pro-choice because I believe that we all deserve to choose our own decisions that correlate with our own bodies. The government does not tell you whether you can get a cast on your arm or your tooth pulled, so why should they be able to make the decision with this medical situation? If you have a daughter or a son, and by some chance they have an unwanted 5 pregnancy and want to terminate it before it develops into an actual child; what would you think? Would you be okay with your 18 year old daughter having to drop her aspirations to raise a child? Or would you pray for her to get another chance to move up in the world, get on her feet, and do what she has always wanted to do before the day came that you would be holding your grandchild? Is somebody else’s decision to continue or terminate a pregnancy, one of which has all the impact on their lives and little to none on yours - really all that worth it to you? We all make mistakes. None of us are perfect. In the Bible it is written, “Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven” (Luke 6;37). If you are a God-fearing man or woman reading this, as am I, please keep this verse in mind. Do not judge or condemn someone for their decisions, especially decisions that do not affect your life whatsoever; forgive them for their actions that offend you and continue to stay humble. 6 Resources: Altman, A. (2015). The Abortion Debate: How an Anonymous Spy With a Video Camera Infiltrated Planned Parenthood. Time Inc. Bernie S. U.S Senator (D - Vermont). VSOTD.COM. (2015). Vital Speeches of the Day. Delivered at Liberty University: Lynchburg, VA. Biggs M. A., Neuhaus J. M., and Foster D. G. (2015). Research and Practice: Mental Health Diagnoses 3 Years After Receiving or Being Denied Abortion in the United States. Vol 105, NO. 12. Oakland, CA: American Journal of Public Health. Gordon, L. (2016). Reviews: Birth Control. The University of Pennsylvania Press: Dissent. Hawkins, K. Enriquez, L. (2016). Pro-Woman Message: The Strategy to Win the Mushy Middle. The Human Life Review.
On June 7th 1965, married couples in the State of Connecticut received the right to acquire and benefit from contraceptive devises. In a majority decision by the United States Supreme Court, seven out of the nine judges believed that sections 53-32 and 54-196 of the General Statues of Connecticut , violated the right of privacy guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The case set precedence by establishing marital (and later constitutional) privacy, and had notable influence on three later controversial ruling=s in Roe v. Wade (1973), Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) and Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992) . The issue at hand was, and is still, one that still causes debate, wether a state has the authority to restrict the use and sale of contraceptives. Though it is not contraceptives, anymore, that is at the heart of the abortion debate, this ruling was the first step to the expectation of constitutional privacy.
In my previous essay, I fought that abortion is immoral, but can be countered against depending on the person and the situation given. My view has now changed to where abortion is morally permissible under circumstances. This change of views occurred after reading Warren, Thomson, and Marquis ' arguments throughout the course. Coming from a family and culture that shames a person who favors abortion, I solely believed abortion was immoral until taking this class. I wanted to clarify that my view on abortion is morally permissible if the pregnancy was affecting the mother 's wellbeing, financial stability, or if she does not feel prepared or lacks education to care for a child.
In America abortion is one of the most heavily debated topics in recent years. Pro-life or pro-choice? Many people believe it is immoral and even consider abortion to be murder. The definition of abortion states “The termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to being capable of normal growth” Did you know that 1 in 3 women in the U.S. will have an abortion in their lifetime? (Baker, Aspen. "A Better Way to Talk about Abortion." Aspen Baker:. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2016.) When first researching this topic I wondered, “What’s the big deal? Why would it matter if someone who was never even born, died?” And I realized that babies that would have been born due to abortion,
The debate of abortion continues to be a controversial problem in society and has been around for many decades. According to Jone Lewis, “In the United States, abortion laws began to appear in the 1820’s, forbidding abortion after the fourth month of pregnancy” (1). This indicates that the abortion controversy has been debated far back into American history. Beginning in the 1900’s, legalized abortion became a major controversy. In 1965, all fifty states in the United States banned abortion; however, that was only the beginning of the controversy that still rages today (Lewis 1). After abortion was officially banned in the United States, groups such as the National Abortion Rights Action League worked hard on a plan to once again legalize abortion in the United States (Lewis 1). It wasn’t until 1970 when the case of Roe (for abortion) v. Wade (against abortion) was brought...
Contrary to common beliefs, abortion has been a hot topic 200 years prior to 1972 Roe vs Wade. According to an article by Brian Young, “Life before Roe”, “the first US law against abortion, adopted by Connecticut in 1821, criminalized the administration of poison or of any "destructive substance" to induce a miscarriage…In 1840, however, Maine became the first state to pass a law that expressly protected all babies…” In 1859 The American Medical Association did their own investigation on how to protect the unborn fetus. From 1821 to January 1973 when the Supreme Court handed down the Roe vs Wade there were many laws passed and many laws amended. However, after many disagreements, laws and amended laws by 1973 abortions was the law of the land. Although an abortion was law, there was another huge organization that stirred up even more controversy, Planned Parenthood. According to an article, “Ex...
No other element of the Women’s Rights Movement has generated as much controversy as the debate over reproductive rights. As the movement gained momentum so did the demand for birth control, sex education, family planning and the repeal of all abortion laws. On January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade decision which declared abortion "fundamental right.” The ruling recognized the right of the individual “to be free from unwanted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the right of a woman to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” (US Supreme Court, 1973) This federal-level ruling took effect, legalizing abortion for all women nationwide.
Abortion is a voluminous topic today all around the world. Differing viewpoints on abortion are recognized in politics, religion, and throughout the general population. There is a small amount of people who are nonchalant on the subject. Women have abortions for many different reasons and according to certain groups these reasons are either justified or not. Everyone tends to have their own articulated opinion, and many vocalize tenaciously what they believe. Pro-life individuals along with religion are sanguine that abortion is ethically and morally erroneous. Whereas those who are pro-choice say that abortion is inconsequential and the mother’s choice is more important than the fetus. Reasons to not get an abortion include risks involved in receiving an abortion. In some cases death can occur. However, there are other alternatives to abortion. For example, raising the child and adoption.
With the ongoing debate and the advancement of technology in determining the viability of a fetus, abortion, the ending of a pregnancy by removing a fertilized egg, has become increasingly controversial. The morality of abortion has caused many to separate into opposite sides of the spectrum, pro-life and pro-choice. The arguments over abortion has stirred a continuous debate between a pro-choice stance such as that presented by the analogical reasoning of Thomson or Glover’s examination of social context and a pro-life position argued by a moral view of personhood by Noonan. The ethical arguments presented by the conflicting views in the abortion debate has caused others to taken into consideration a sociological account visible in Luker’s examinations of world views in order to discover underlying motivations.
One of the most controversial issues in society today is abortion, and as of now, it is morally acceptable because of Roe vs Wade. However, when a study conducted by Minnesota reveals that women who have had an abortion have 10 times the risk of committing suicide than women who have not had an abortion, it’s time to seriously think about whether or not abortion should be acknowledged as morally right. Considered by some to be a form of murder, anti-abortion laws should apply to all women in order to prevent any emotional mishaps of the abortion victim and to save the lives of the innocent human beings not yet born. Pro-Choice advocates believe that abortion should be legalized because they feel it is necessary to empower women with choice. They have strong opinions that women are not subordinate, so they ought to be allowed to make moral decisions and should not be forced to have a child, but why should the child have to suffer for the wrongdoings of his mother?
In today’s society, life is based off of many different choices. The choices you make in life could have a strong impact on anything and everything in your life! Imagine being put in a life changing situation and not having a say in whether or not you want to experience it. Having a baby is a prime example of a life changing situation and there are debates that argue if it is an experience that should be mandatory for those involved. In other words, several arguments have been made about women and their right to abortion. The definition of abortion is “to terminate a human pregnancy,” which is usually performed in the early stages of the pregnancy. Abortion is a controversial topic that many find difficult and uncomfortable to discuss. Most
Abortion has become an issue Americans feel strongly about, and it has created enormous debates within the United States. It has been around for years, and is certainly not a new option for women who find themselves in an unwanted pregnancy. Even though terminations have become safer for women, there are still strong arguments against abortion. Whether one is for or against abortion depends on a combination of beliefs, as well as pressures from society. While some believe in the right to choose, others consider it as murder; in both cases the turmoil of abortion has an extreme affect on a woman.
The Abortion Debate According to Dean Stretton, “The most plausible pro-life argument claims that abortion is seriously wrong because it deprives the foetus of something valuable. This paper examines two recent versions of this argument. Don Marquis’s version takes the valuable thing to be a ‘future like ours’, a future containing valuable experiences and activities. Jim Stone’s version takes the valuable thing to be a future containing conscious goods which it is the foetus’s biological nature to make itself have.
What if I told you that right now someone was deciding, without even knowing you, whether you would live or die? What if I told you that this choice wouldn’t be based on what you could or couldn’t do, it wouldn’t be based on what you have done in the past or what you will do in the future? And what if I told you that there was nothing that you could do to change their mind? That choice is abortion, and that someone is a child’s mother. Millions of innocent children die every year simply because they can’t speak for themselves, the unborn are humans and we can’t continue to take their rights away.
Abortion may appear ethical or unethical depending on various viewpoints and circumstances. The fetus is considered a person and bringing it to term may be unethical as the act is considered as murder. In some situations, the mother may require to terminate a pregnancy for her bodily autonomy (Johnston, 2003). In such positions, the resolution to terminate a pregnancy may be argued as the most ethical choice. The mother is also considered to having a reasonable level of ethical responsibility to the fetus, because she did not take enough precaution to ensure avoiding conception (Cline, 2014). The mother’s ethical responsibility to the fetus may not be enough to deprive her choice of abortion; it...
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.