Why Progressive Christians Should Care About Abortion Summary

She only states her beliefs and her emotions on the subject, but does not dig deep into anyone else's thought. If she would have provided this, it would have made her article more interesting and she would have been given more credit. In order to grab someone’s attention, you need a solid argument as to where their are two different emotions on the subject.

Abortion has been and still is one of the most controversial topics in American culture. The reason for the controversy is the different viewpoints of this very personal matter. Some believe that abortion is the same as murder. Others believe it’s a personal choice which only they have the right to make. Due to the nature of the procedure and the concerns associated with ending a pregnancy, abortion will continue to top the list of “touchy” subjects in American politics and culture. As a pro-choice advocate, it is important for the right to have an abortion to be established and protected.

The author's purpose was to use the main characters to make the reader think of what abortion actually means and what our rights are to our own bodies. Since I have read this book, it’s showed me that everyone's meaning of life is different and that we have more rights than we might think. “We have a right to our lives! We have a right to choose what happens to our bodies”

One of the first moral issues addressed by both sides of the abortion debate concerns a pregnant woman’s so-called natural “right” to make “reproductive choices.” (“The Rights of Pregnant Women”) Anti-abortion advocacy groups claim that “the only way to actually protect the mother’s rights will be by enforcing laws that secure her child’s right to life,” (“Argument 2”) whereas pro-abortion groups contend that these laws “create a dangerous precedent for wide-ranging government intrusion into the lives of all women.” (“The Rights”) With two fundamentally contrasting viewpoints at odds with each other, it is apparent that one of the core issues concurrent with abortion is a woman’s rights versus the rights of her unborn fetus.

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.”

In the article Pro-Choice Catholics Play an Important Role in the Abortion Debate, Patricia Miller asserts that Pro-Choice Catholics has a representation on the abortion debate. Miller implicates the crowning of Pope Patricia McQuillan and her encyclical, stating that “The Catholic Church's stand on abortion is only 100 years old, is strictly political and has nothing do with religion as taught by Jesus”, the starting lineup for the movement of Pro-Choice Catholics. As the movement continue, Miller incorporated the congressional hearings on a constitutional amendment banning abortion to demonstrates the difference viewpoints of the church in March 1974. Eventually leading up to Archbishop John O’Connor criticizing vice-presidential candidate

All in all, The New York Times editors purpose of this article is to persuade the readers to help make abortion legal. They use emotional connection with the audience, a sophisticated word choice, and logic. Ultimately, the writers have proven that abortion is a woman’s own choice, not the

Abortions are one of the many things that everyone has an opinion on. As defined by the 2012 Merriam-Webster dictionary, an Encyclopedia Britannica Company, an abortion is, “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus as a spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation--miscarriage, the induced expulsion of a human fetus, or the expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy.” Abortions have always been and will probably always be a controversial topic in which everyone will not agree upon. During the controversy, two groups have emerged. These groups are referred to as pro-life and pro-choice. Per Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, pro-life supporters claim that life begins at conception, therefore, abortion at any stage in the pregnancy is murder. They believe that life is valuable and the life of the unborn baby has the same rights as the mother. Pro-choice supporters, on the other hand, claim that it is the woman’s right to choose what she does with her body. These pro-abortionists claim that anti-abortionists are truly against the rights of women and free choice rather than the termination of the fetus. Pro-life and pro-choice advocates differ in many of their opinions, specifically, concerning when life begins, affects abortions have on the mother, and how politics and religion play a role in

Abortion is the voluntary act taken by a woman to terminate a pregnancy. It results in the death of a fetus or embryo. Pro-Choice groups advocate freedom of choice and often use scientific examples and facts to support their argument. The contrasting view to the Pro-Choices is that of the Pro-Life or ‘Right to life’ group. They believe that all life is sacred and to kill any form of human life is immoral. There is also a moderator between the two, they hold the view that only in certain cases is it acceptable, for example rape.

This article was extremely sad and heartbreaking to read. It’s very hard to imagine what women during this time, underwent to handle an issue that is currently considered safe. I believe that Rosie Jimenez’s desperate action led to her decision. She should have sought support from her friend, instead of taking such extreme measures. I’m quite aware that due to actions like this, changes have been made to improve this issue as well as others. However, I still find it horrible that a young single mother pass away, leaving behind a growing daughter. Abortion is a very touchy subject matter but I believe that it’s an individual’s personal

The father of the foetus to be aborted has no right to be consulted or

However, because she is pro-life and supports pro-life because she believes in protecting babies’ civil rights. She asked us, “How can a dream survive if we kill our children?” Because of this

God, God has a purpose for every life and so if you destroy a life how

knows each and every one of us and plans out the life of us before we

They had discussed it, but not deeply, whether they wanted the baby she was now carrying. I don't know if I want it, she said, eyes filling with tears. She cried at anything now, and was often nauseous. That pregnant women cried easily and were nauseous seemed banal to her, and she resented banality" (p. 389 Alice Walker The Abortion). It could sound familiar to many of us. Either in personal life or while discussing and debating, whether during college courses or encircled by close friends, I am sure that each and everyone of us has come across with the issue of abortion, developing a distinct, individual opinion about that particular subject. What we think about abortion will