One of the biggest controversies currently talked about is abortion. Are you Pro Life (Believe abortion should be illegal) or Pro Choice (Believe the government should not get involved in abortion laws)? My opinion on abortion is that after 20 weeks abortion should be illegal and there should be a limit on how many abortions a person can have. I believe that after 20 weeks abortion should be illegal because after 20 weeks the fetus can feel the abortion. It is unlawful to harm an innocent being. I do understand however that killing an innocent being is also unlawful but in some cases women of rape would want an abortion. Women who can physically not give birth to a child are reasonably going to want an abortion because they and their child could both have harm or death for them both by not having an abortion. I think that if the parents do not want the child they should be able to decide that before the fetus is formed into a child who can survive in the world within 20 weeks. That is 4-5 months which is about halfway through pregnancy. It is cruel to let a child develop to where it is halfway to being born just to be killed in its womb. …show more content…
If abortion was illegal some women would still try to use unsafe or unprofessional ways to have the abortion. Abortion helps prevent overpopulation. According to philosopher Peter Singer, MA, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, abortion is a way to curb overpopulation.The United Nations estimated that the world's population will increase to 9.3 billion by 2050. Consequences of overpopulation include malnutrition, starvation, poverty, lack of medical and educational services, pollution, underdevelopment, and conflict over resources. With 43.8 million abortions performed worldwide in 2008, the population increase if abortion were unavailable could be
Abortion is a very serious situation in the world. It is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. There are many reasons why women abort their babies but none of these reasons are valid. Therefore, mothers should think of other ways instead of termination. These innocent babies are victims in the womb. Abortion needs to stop because it is clearly wrong to kill our children, our faith teaches us otherwise, and we should protect human life.
The National Right to Life Committee, founded in 1968, is this country’s oldest and largest pro-life organization. Their mission is to use education and legislation to protect the most vulnerable of society, the born and unborn children, disabled peoples and elders, from abortions, euthanasia, infant homicide, and assisted suicide. They assert that these acts rob people of the very right outlined in the Declaration of Independence. According to the Declaration of Independence, we are all “endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life...” (Jefferson) and for this reason, their right to life should not be taken away by giving them the option of abortion, euthanasia, etc. It is as though their belief is that
Why should any female be forced to carry a baby she does not want to keep? Abortions have been legalized since 1973 in the “Roe v. Wade” decision. And upholding that was the “Right To Choose” which referred to the pro-choice stance. With the evolving moral standards of society, abortions are becoming more and more justified. Abortions, the practice of removing a fertilized egg from a mother has become a controversial issue in the country, should be allowed because she might not be in the place for a child, could have an unsafe abortion, and may be a rape victim.
Rawls and Nagel would support Hillary Clinton’s stance on abortion in a secular society, regardless of certain comprehensive doctrines, if we are to call the state just and rational. If we were to consider that women were rational beings, as we should, then rationally the issue of abortion would not be a dilemma. Since we live in a pluralistic society where all citizens comprehensive doctrines are free to be heard, this issue of pro-life and pro-choice becomes a controversy. This creates tension within the public sphere between religious citizens and the public sphere. This can be demonstrated between the different ideology of four theologians. Michael Sandel and Thomas Nagel agree that banning abortion is not correct but they clash in the way that they justify this issue. John Rawls is consistent with Nagel 's theory on the justification of abortion for women but not to the extent of Hillary Clinton’s late pregnancy abortion. Finally Ratzingers argues why rationality can not be the only source for the justification of abortion shows why this causes tensions between the religious citizens and public sphere.
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When the word pro-life is mentioned it is usually used in situations that involve abortion or euthanasia. I agree with Tracy argument on how we Pro- Life shouldn’t only be focused on fetal life but all human life. Being able to live is the most precious gift is the most precious gift in the world. Every time we choose to take a human life no matter what circumstances it falls under we are devaluing the beauty of life. Creating a process allows others to choose who lives and who doesn’t can lead humankind to a dangerous path. All life needs cared for no matter what gender, race, or religion one associates with. This also goes for people who committed violent and brutal crimes against humanity. Multiple states and countries have banned the death
I believe a child is a child from the moment of conception, however I do believe in a woman's right to choose. It’s our bodies and that means that it is our choice what we do with them. There are already so many unwanted children in this world, why bring more into it? ("Opinions and Facts About Abortion...?" Yahoo! Answers. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2016. MasonMom06 ·)
One of the most highly debated topics is abortion and whether or not it should be legal. People who oppose abortion, meaning they are pro-life claim that abortion should be completely illegal with no aspects of it whatsoever; it can be a murder for the people standing against it. The other side of the argument, meaning people who are pro-choice, defend it by believing it to be a right been given to the women. They also claim even if abortion was to be illegal, it would still be practiced. Every culture and society have their own issues taking abortion into consideration. Those who need to and want to do abortion will do it no matter what the restrictions are. It would just be done in a more dangerous manner. Abortion should be illegal, since killing a life by any means is morally wrong. However, it can be justified in the case of medical complications or as a result of rape or incest. The issue of abortion has to be understood and dealt accordingly.
The controversial issue within United States to be discussed is whether or not abortion should be legal. The issue originated from the case Roe vs Wade; henceforth abortion is now a fundamental right recognized by the US Supreme Court. Top current debates today from proponents and opponents are: pregnant women will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option and it is a fundamental human right for the women to choose. Many suggest there are better alternatives such as adoption, and abortion is wrong because killing a fetus demeans the value of human life. Primary advocates who support abortion are identified as pro-choice; they contend that abortion is a human right that should not be limited by governmental or religious authority. Those against abortion are identified as pro-life;they assert life begins at conception and fetuses are innocent human being entitled to human rights. Within the United States, Abortion should be a pregnant woman 's choice for their well-being and safeness, restrictions interfering with unintended pregnant woman 's freedom, and for the overall well-fare of the fetus if it were to born.
Today, abortion is a big issue concerning women because for years it has been said that abortion should be legal. Many people feel aborting an unwanted child, or killing an unwanted child should be against the law because they don’t understand what abortion is, who can receive abortions, and why people would even choose to get them. I stand for a woman’s body is her own to do with whatever she wants. Therefore, on the topic of abortions, I am pro-choice.
Abortion is one of the most controversial topics today. Many people have different ideas or beliefs on whether abortion is right or wrong. There are two different views on abortion, pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life views abortion as murder, wrong, and immoral. Pro-life viewers believe that women who have an abortion are killing a human life. Pro-choice viewers believe that women are not obligated to carry a baby they do not want or are prepared for to term. However, I believe abortion is only acceptable in the case of rape, but not in the case of failed contraception.
Abortion continues to persist as one of the most controversial topics talked about today. One usually takes the title of pro-life or pro-choice which represents either side of the controversy. People who consider themselves pro-life believe abortion is equal to murder. They say abortion kills the fetus which will soon become a human. Most of the discussion comes forth here. Pro-choice believe one should have the choice to terminate their fetus. They also say the fetus has not yet formed into a living baby so it is morally accepted by them to murder the fetus. Abortion should not remain a choice just because one made a mistake or the baby would remind them of a painful time in their life.
Pro-life or Pro-Choice, a common discussion in the past few years due to protests,movements, and even the words of our now President Donald Trump. When getting involved in the abortion controversy the most common question asked is ¨which side do you support?¨ There are those that argue abortion should be made more easily available for women specifically in cases that involve unwanted childbirth, but there is the other side who argue that women should take responsibility for their child and raise them, claiming that the preborn deaths have risen far too much in the past couple years. Not only is abortion an important topic to talk about, but it is also something that many don't know the true facts about. Abortion should stay legal in the United states because women have the right to choose what happend to their body, Making abortion illegal risks illegal and unsafe abortions, and The supreme court has already made the decision that abortion should be legal.
Recently, I have been particularly interested in the topic of abortion. While it is a heavy topic, it is an issue that needs to be addressed. I understand that you are pro-life. I have mixed feeling on whether I support pro-life or choice.
In 2010 more than 600 measures were presented to the legislature to lessen abortions. There are two primary positions to abortions. There is Pro-Life, which means you are against abortion and then there is Pro-choice which mean you are for abortion. Have you ever ask your self which one are you? Most may feel that abortions are okay, but only due to certain situations.