What Makes A Living Thing?

The issue of abortion is one of the most controversial topics of our time, but recently the amount of public interest has grown exponentially. A number of bills regarding this policy issue such as Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 and Child Interstate Notification Act have both greatly influenced the public’s opinion of abortion. Although, the issue of abortion hasn’t always been like this; according to Timeline of Abortion Laws and Events, an article from the Chicago Tribune, “The earliest anti-abortion laws were intended to protect women from untrained abortionists.” (Timeline) Since the 1973 passing of the Supreme Court Case, Roe V Wade, women have been able to obtain the abortion procedure in all 50 states, 46 of which were

For women in large swaths of the United States, access to abortion services is more limited now than at any time since Roe v. Wade. The goal of antiabortion advocates is to make abortion impossible to obtain by layering multiple restrictions, even though many claim that their motivation is only to protect women’s health. Attempts to stop abortion by making it illegal or hard to obtain, however, have never succeeded in ending abortion, either in the United States before Roe v. Wade or in other countries where it is currently banned or severely restricted by law. The primary result of abortion restrictions is to expose women to more health hazards. Women will self-induce if that is their only option, despite the fact that it puts their health at risk—and in many cases, their liberty, as well.

The abortion controversy in America is of broad and current interest as a result of the newly sworn in President, Donald Trump. American’s emotions are stirring due to the the United States republican-dominated Congress quickly fabricating bills opposing abortion for Donald Trump to swiftly approve. Following Donald Trump’s inauguration, millions of Americans bound together for the Women’s March. Protesters stormed the streets to revolt against the inevitable injustices inflicted upon women’s reproductive rights. Historically abortion has been an ongoing debate since 1821, when the first recorded law pertaining abortion was ratified. The United States government continues to maintain an influence on women’s reproductive rights

For many years, abortion has been vexed issue in the United States that conjures strong emotions on both sides. It is a moral issue that tears some people into two groups Pro-life and Pro-choice. Those who are Pro-life state that no matter what the reason behind it, such violent action is murder and should not be executed. On the other hand, the Pro-choice advocates are more respectful of women's rights to take such action; they believe it is their own personal decision since they are the ones who are going to take care of the child, not the law or morality. Despite society's evolving moral standards, the controversy surrounding abortion and women’s' rights still divides our nation. So why did I visit a Planned Parenthood for the first time in my life? Because I was confused as to what is the real face of the people gathered outside the abortion clinic was.

In the article, “Becoming a Mother Made Me Even More Pro-Choice,” Maureen Shaw explains how she fully understands why people fight for pro-choice and points how her being a mother made her more of a supporter because of it. She proves the reason is not only because of the idea of abortion everyone is scared about, financial matters, avoiding to be a single mother, or simply not being ready but that it’s because “they respect children and motherhood” (Shaw). To make people understand the meaning of abortion and why it’s so important is the first

Out of all modern social controversies, perhaps the most heated controversy is that of abortion. In today’s society you are either a Pro-life or a Pro-choice, there is not a middle ground. Pro-life are individuals who believe abortion is immoral and should be stop for the wellbeing of women and unborn babies. In contrast, the Pro-choice individuals do not necessarily promote abortion, they just believe women should be the ones to make decisions over their bodies and health. Although the two main sides of the abortion debate have concerns for human life, pro-life activists worries more about the fetus and morals, a clear difference from the pro-choice that worries more for the women and their rights. Based on the points I explored, the pro-choice arguments are stronger than pro-life arguments. Most of both groups arguments comes from peer-reviewed researches from well-known sources to support each individual concept. Effects on women,socio-politics, and fetus are some of the main point of conflicts between the pro-life and pro-choice advocates.

There Is another view that contends viruses as living entities. In 2009 David Moreira & Purificacion Lopez Garcia wrote an entry about the reasons why viruses should not be inducted into the tree of life. The main support of their claim is that viruses do not meet the criteria that defines life. Viruses have the same molecular composition as cells: mainly nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and complex sugars() . In the past this similarity has led scientists to believe that viruses were alive. For many years’ viruses were thought to be the “missing link” (Moreira & Lopez) between the “non-living and the first cells” (Moreira & Lopez). With the discovery of DNA encoding came a theory and definition for what defines life. The theory was based on the fact that all living entities have DNA and evolve. Under these criteria viruses were considered to be living because we know they contain DNA and there has been considerable research showing the ancestral lineage of viruses. This theory survived for many years as the most widely accepted way to describe life. This theory was put to rest in the year 2000 when the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses officially concluded that viruses are not alive. This view is still held by many scientists

While Pro-Choice groups advocate for access to reproductive care, including free contraceptive, education and abortion care, anti-choice movement constantly pushes for new bills and legislations to unprotect women’s rights. As reported by Tara Culp-Ressler, anti-choice proposals include blocking access to abortion care by elevating regulations for abortion providers at the state and federal level (Texas), banning abortion after six weeks of gestation (Alabama), threatening abortion practitioner with life in prison (South Dakota), and in some states, they pursue is to even ban abortion for abnormality cases or even rape. (Culp-Ressler, 2013)

Pro-choice has been a major topic ever since the women’s movements started in the early 1970’s, a question sometimes asked is that, if part of the population are so pro-life and worry about protecting a fetus, how come when the child is conceived they suddenly bash at you for having that unwanted child anyways, and that is hypocritical. In this essay, details include would be why people choose to be pro-choice, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the battle for reproductive justice for women and their right to make decisions for their body, advocates that are pro-choice, proposals for a pro-choice government, and Tomi Lahren being fired for stating she was pro-choice.

Marissa recently found out she was pregnant, she was taking birth control pills as contraceptives to avoid a pregnancy, but she knew she needed to take an emergency contraceptive. Marissa was a pro-life activist, meaning she opposed abortions. She, along with all the other pro-life supporters, never did accept that people had abortions. People felt the same on the topic as her, they were all completely against abortions and shamed woman who had took part in the practice. She did not even understand why people even thought about having abortions, she believed only egotistical woman wanted them. Until she found out she was pregnant, but knew she did not want to start a family with the man nor did she believe it was the right time, she knew it was a mistake. Marissa was finally in their shoes, she finally understood. Being pro-choice is supporting legal abortions, but it is also protecting women’s right to choose. Pro-choice advocates believe there is nothing wrong with ladies getting to choose to keep their unborn baby or not, and there is nothing wrong with choosing to go through with an abortion. People should become pro-choice advocates because a woman should decide her reproductive health care, have access to birth control and emergency contraceptives, and although it’s believed abortions are dangerous, having abortions is safer than giving birth.

We examined cells from all four kingdoms of the Eukaryotes using a light microscope and found that the cells make up all of these living organisms.

“God, just run down the street and get an abortion like pulling a rotten tooth?” The other friend cried, “It’s just not a baby yet. It’s her choice. And she sure isn’t going to choose to have a baby right now. Since when did you get so prolife?” “I’m not pro-life! I just happen to not like the whole idea of abortion.” “Wake up. It’s the twenty-first century and abortion is safe and legal” (Schwarz 3). And that is exactly it. These two ladies fretting over whether or not their pregnant friend should choose to abort or not is a perfect example of one of the most controversial issues today. Similar to one of the friends, most US citizens are not sided pro-life or pro-choice on this topic. Some pro-lifers agree with some pro-choice views, and vice versa; therefore, concluding there are not just two viewpoints on abortion. Today, in the United States, abortion is the most frequently performed medical procedure on women (Napolitano 38). Some abortion methods include suction aspiration, and dilation and extraction which involve removing the fetus from the mother. Roe v Wade was a court case that passed the llegalization of aboritons in 1973 (Martin). The moral ethics behind abortion methods vary depending on what side of the pro-life pro-choice scale is supported. Planned Parenthood is a government funded program that gives health care and information to low income women (Planned Parenthood). It also provides services for abortions, largely disagreeable amongst the masses. As long

Abortion has been a complex social issue in the United States ever since restrictive abortion laws began to appear in the 1820s. By 1965, abortions had been outlawed in the U.S., although they continued illegally; about one million abortions per year were estimated to have occurred in the 1960s. (Krannich 366) Ultimately, in the 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade, it was ruled that women had the right to privacy and could make an individual choice on whether or not to have an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. (Yishai 213)

Organisms are described as “Living things that are capable of reacting to stimuli, reproduction, grow, and homeostasis” (1. Biology-online.org-Organisms). There are many types of organisms with contrasting cells that can number billions with differing structures and functions. If a basic unit of an organism such as a cell can be so diverse, the complexity of the rest of the organism is imaginable.

Abortion is a controversial topic that has plagued the country for decades. Even after the 7-2 Supreme Court trial (Roe vs. Wade) made it legal for women to choose to get abortions. This decision was based off the right of privacy coupled with the agreement between the woman and the state. Due to this decision abortion rights vary from state to state, in fact, about 85% of United States counties do not provide abortion services. Even though, abortion is ten times safer than the actual process of giving birth and 68,000 women died from resorting to “back-alley abortions.” Knowing all this, there are still two main groups arguing