The Role Of Abortion In El Salvador

The purpose was to inform many that abortion was not only an issue in America, but in countries like El Salvador or Ireland, too. They were much worse there, as stated in the article, “El Salvador one of the most antiabortion places in the world. Hard to believe, but it's even worse than Mississippi.” Also, it emphasized on the idea that in those countries, religious ruled, had surpassed the rights of a woman. This is explain with,” This is what happens when religion trumps women’s choices, women’s health and women’s lives — in El Salvador, in Ireland and increasingly in the United States.” The authors point of view was that a woman should have rights to whether continue a pregnancy in order to save their own life, if it was threatening

" this appeals to the ethics of the Catholic Church that influences people's lives. It it seen to be ethical to follow your religion and their views. The Catholic Church is appose to the right of abortion.

• Pathos- "El salvador is a place where 9-year-old girls impregnated by rape are forced to bear children, where women have no choice but to continue potentially deadly ectopic pregnancies, where women who have miscarriages are routinely accused of trying to abort their fetuses and imprisoned for murder if found guilty." This can affect the victims emotional state since they are forced to suffer. The child will be having a child and will be suffering of her rape. Women will be forced to suffer due to either dying, suffering from a disease, or suffering from a death.

• Logos-“ It was the law, that this is a Catholic country.” “This is what happens when religion trumps women’s choices, women’s health and women’s lives — in El Salvador, in Ireland and increasingly in the United States” “The influence of an inflexible Catholic Church” The Catholic Church emphasizes on not allowing abortion since it is against the bible ,since it is seen as a type of murder. El Salvador is influenced by religion and emphasizes the