One of the most controversial topics in politics is abortion. In class, we talked about the different type of abortions there are and the many different opinions that people may have about them. We also discussed the many reasons why a woman may choose to have an abortion. And surprisingly, what I thought I knew about them was completely wrong. Thus since learning about the reasons why one may get an abortion, I have changed my opinion on the topic and I was curious to find out what my mom’s opinion may be because abortions were not something that we had discussed before. Also, I thought it would be interesting to see if our opinions differed dramatically since most of our values come from our parents. Overall, my mother was in support of …show more content…
She said that she thinks that women should have the right to an abortion but at some point she believes it is too late to get one. At a certain point she says that the parents should just wait and decide to give the child up for adoption. The only exception she gave for this belief is if the mother would be harmed by the birth or if the child would have serious birth defects that were not known earlier on. Then she said that it would be acceptable to have an abortion later on in the pregnancy. Her beliefs on late abortions come from the thought that some women have premature babies during the same time that women can have an abortion and these babies can live, so if the fetus is viable outside of the womb she considers this more like taking a life rather than just preventing the birth of a child that you cannot adequately …show more content…
I was not aware that she was in support of abortions, however, it is refreshing to know that she can put her religious beliefs aside and support other women having control over their bodies. Although she herself claimed that she would likely not consider getting an abortion because of her beliefs and the support she has from her family, she still thought that every woman should have the option if they chose to get one. Surprisingly, she brought up some points that I had not considered like having the cost of abortion covered for women who cannot afford abortions themselves because they also could likely not afford contraceptives to prevent these unwanted pregnancies. Her opinions were also pretty much in line with what I expected her to believe. Overall, I was not that surprised by her responses and I do think this interview went pretty well for the both of us. It was not emotionally charged and it turns out that her opinions closely reflect my
embryo harvesting to stop “unnatural procedures” and keeping doctors from playing God. She also believes that infertility is a process of natural selection by God.
Margaret Sanger’s argument is about birth control. She wants to get out women’s stories so that people can see genuine reasons why women are for the Birth Control Movement. What she uses to support her argument is strong evidence to get the people that are not for the Birth Control movement to see the real problem. Though there may be many with true knowledge about what women with so many children go through, there must be a handful who may be blinded by their religious beliefs or other reasons. Even today we see this huge controversy about abortion and we see those who are strongly against it refer to abortion as murder. Even though things are different in today’s world with just about everything, people still feel strongly about the situation in general. I thought I was against this, but I belonged to the group of people who made a decision based on my limited knowledge and what I vaguely think is right or wrong. Sanger even brings up that it is a “type of slavery.” She brings up solid points and follows them with real life examples. These are teenage mothers that she is talking about or women who became mothers in their teen years. As she tries to continue what she considers a battle, she also voices in from abstinent couples. She uses a letter written to her about a couple who had to become abstinent because it was basically a matter of life or death for the woman. She has several women contacting her for help puts her in a position where she feels she has to reach the public, as she sees how the number of women ask her for help increases, she sees this is something the rest need to see. It is too big of a problem for people to continue to say that it is just a matter of it being wrong. It is true when she says that it is a disgrace to American ideals and constitution which guarantees to every citizen the right to life, liberty, and the pursue of happiness (Sanger 202).
Carly Fiorina is a Republican woman that believes as a citizen nation we should force President Barack Obama to veto abortion. During the Presidential debater she speaks about on a video of Planned Parenthood video that was about abortion, were as a baby has already been aborted and they show you the fetus of the baby were you see the heartbeat still beating, the feet kicking and the arms twitching and as the baby still alive. As the baby is still alive the video shows the doctor and the patient speak on how they want to harvest the brain of the baby. She believes we should stand as on nation and veto this plan, she believes that is the first thing that we should work on to become a better character as a state.
. The Republicans believe that abortion are rooted firmly in the belief that an unborn child, similar to any person in this nation, has an individual right to life that ought not be encroached upon by others .The party adamantly believes that the rights ensured to all Americans in the Fourteenth Amendment apply to unborn kids also. On the other hand, the Democrats believe firmly in a woman’s right to decide whether or not to abort a pregnancy. The Democratic views on abortion strongly support Roe vs. Wade, and include a woman being given the right to abort a pregnancy regardless of whether or not she is able to pay for it. They believe that "fetus removal is an individual choice between a lady, her family, her specialist, and her ministry;
Hillary Clinton’s view of abortion differs immensely from that of Donald Trump. She has said that as president, she’ll stand up for Planned Parenthood and women’s access to critical health services, including safe, legal abortion. She believes that “government has no business in the decisions that women make with their families in accordance with their faith and medical advice” (Lafrance). Clinton advocates for partial birth abortion as well as late term abortion in an instance where the pregnancy is threatening the life of the mother. She would like to
As she stood in front of 5,000 men and women at the Texas Capitol, she stood in front of a much larger audience than expected. Her speech targeted women and men wanting a better life for them and their families. During the weekend before she spoke Rick Perry, knowing she is a single mother accused her of “not learning her lesson” (Koh, Luthra). He was pushing her to a limit that she did not appreciate. She attacked him in her speech by stating “I was lucky enough to be able to make the choices in my life that I knew would work for me. And I don’t regret for one minute my decisions about my daughters, my education or my direction in life.” She pushed through what Rick Perry said about her, by showing her strength in her speech about her past. As abortion rights lay as a big issue, she makes a statement about the issue in the speech. She suggested a better way of limiting unwanted pregnancy by suggesting “investing in good family planning services and honest, effective, age-appropriate sex education” rather than regulating abortion. At the rally, a few women
The issue of abortion is very complex since it raises many issues. People not only have to consider the legal aspect of abortion, but also its medical, ethical, social, biological, and religious aspects, which are still widely debated. First of all, when considering abortion, it is imperative to make sure the mother is safe, which is why people advocate medical procedures over surgical procedures due to the former having less health risks. The drug mifepristone is highly effective and is commonly used to block the production of the hormone that is responsible for proper fetal development and is usually used up to sixty-three days after the beginning of the last menstrual period. In regards to ethical issues, there are the two extremes, the pro-life supporters and the pro-choice supporters, and the individuals with various moderate views justifying abortion depending on the status of the fetus, the rights of both the woman and the fetus,
Abortion is the deliberate killing of the weakest and most defenseless among us. Unfortunately, for the last few decades, the practice has been recognized as a fundamental human right by the highest court of the land. American culture has become increasingly accepting of traditional values and principles being compromised. Political correctness now replaces ethics, self-reliance is replaced by dependency, and crudeness now takes the place of knowledgeability. Today’s culture is corrupt and morally depraved, and there is no other topic that demonstrates this better than abortion.
Being a pro-choice defender means taking sympathies to this woman while she then gets called a murderer by pro-life supporters. Abortions sometimes results in the woman being harassed because of the choice she has made about her own body. That’s what pro-life supports.
While society has many problems to worry about, one subject that is over looked is abortion, the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. My beliefs would follow those who choose to be pro-choice, or the ones who advocate abortion being legal; on the other hand, some might choose to be pro-life, which opposes abortion and euthanasia. Most recently, as of May 2016, forty-seven percent of people are in favor of pro-choice (United States - Pro-choice and Pro-life Supporters in 2016); furthermore, abortion is about allowing woman the right to make choices about when they want to have children in relation to their age, and to maintain financial or relationship stability. Ayn Rand,
Following her grandparents/parents isn’t very important to her. She is pro-life not pro-choice, because “I believe the baby growing inside you is a human being before being born. There is no choice for the baby.”. She agrees that everyone is equal because to her, everyone is a human being.
Abortion is one of the most disputable issues discussed all over the world today. Several decades ago abortion was considered only a social issue, but now situation has changed and it has also a political and ethical issue attached to it as well. Arguments against pro- choice are typically biased; overlook the fact that the legalization of it benefits the health of women, and deny women the right to do what they want with their bodies. Thus, the main aim of this paper is to discuss the pro-choice view on abortion while analyzing the opinions of other authors in this paper.
She was born in 1951, and at that time abortions were illegal. I found this part quite intriguing. I do not see why people would care about this back then. Her parents were considering options to let her go, but they decided to keep her. I find it interesting that abortion was an extremely underground business this late into society.
The abortion question raises a number of issues that form the core of the abortion debate. Opponents and supporters of abortions have been battling over this particular problem for decades and still cannot come to an agreement. Being one of the most common and most controversial medical procedures, abortion tends to affect people on psychological and sociological levels. But while the discussion of the morality of abortion is an ongoing debate, the social issues surrounding abortion in most cases stay unnoticed. The social aspect of the issue is centered on the abortion policy. The main question of the abortion policy is whether the law should permit abortions and, if so under what circumstances. The other is whether the law should put the life of an unborn child first and legally protect it. The peculiarity of the abortion policy is that its measures are highly dependent on different public opinions.
He declared himself pro-life after years of supporting the pro-choice or pro-abortion position. He decided to change his views on abortion after his friend did not want the baby that the mother was having. The couple went through with the delivery and now the baby is “the apple of their eyes”. His personal story that he shared with the interviewer explains his gut feeling to change to the pro life position. However he does think that in certain instances such as rape, incest, or health abortion is acceptable. He does however think that the choice of abortion is a personal decision that a woman should talk about with her doctor. It is not that he is totally against abortion rather the procedure of it, and he supports it in limited