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    Reproductive rights: Pro-choice vs. pro-life For more than 30 years, reproductive rights have been a controversial topic in the United States pushing people into opposing views as pro-choice and pro-life . In 1973, Roe v Wade granted the legal right for women to abort fetuses before they are viable (Gostin & Reingold, 2016) . However in 1992, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey gave states more rights to regulate abortions in a way to protect the mother and fetus (Gostin & Reingold)

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    very different conclusions. Through the duration of this paper, the two opposing groups will be defined as Pro-Choice and Pro-Life. Groups on both sides of the argument have historically used the same base topics, such as women’s health and personal liberty, to bolster their opposing arguments, which further convolutes the issue. A common idea that consistently appears in both Pro-Choice and Pro-Life arguments is the topic of protecting the woman’s health. In Roe v. Wade, 1973, the author points out

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    In her essay “Pro-Child / Pro-Choice: An Exercise in Doublethink?” Judith A. Boss deconstructs the argument supporting legalized abortion on the basis that it is beneficial to children in general. Boss presents the oft-used slogan of the pro-choice position, “Pro-Child / Pro-Choice”. She maintains that this slogan seems closely related to “newspeak”, which she characterizes as “…vocabulary pared down to a minimum so that whole ideologies are expressed in a single slogan…” (156-7). The term “newspeak”

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    Abortion and Women's Rights: Unification of Pro-Life and Pro-Choice through Feminism January 22, 1973 is a day that, in the eyes of many modern feminists, marked a giant step forward for women's rights. On this date the U.S. Supreme court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, a verdict that set the precedent for all abortion cases that followed. For the first time, the court recognized that the constitutional right to privacy "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to

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    United States Abortion Laws Pro-life versus pro-choice has always been a controversial issue due to religious reasons and our countries constitutional rights. The woman’s right to have a say on her pregnancy has slowly progressed throughout our countries history, while only allowing women the right to make their own choice on whether or not to keep their unborn child within the past 50 years. “The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed a woman 's right to an abortion,” states Judith S. Baughman, editor

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    Abortion: I Am Pro-Choice Essay

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    United States (Tietze 1). The problem begins with whether it is the woman’s choice to keep or terminate her pregnancy or the government’s choice. When this problem happens, a woman loses her right as a person. Most women argue about this issue, but if you look at it, it is the woman’s body, and she should do with it as she pleases. I believe that if a woman, under the right circumstances, should be able to make her own choices in life and not be influenced by family or the government. Some

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    I am pro-choice, with a few variances. I believe that I have a right care for my body and do what I think is best for myself to a point. If I were raped the first thing I would do is go to the hospital and have a D & C. I am not heartless, I would not want to carry a product of rape. I know the “back alley” abortions are unsafe. If women is so set on terminating a life of her unborn child then they should be able to do it safely. I believe that it should be hard to get an abortion. That there should

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    Rational choice theory is a criminology theory designed by Derek Cornish and Ronald Clark which states that before people commit a crime they think about what they are going to do (Snook, Dhami, & Kavanagh, 2011). They consider the pros and cons before performing the criminal action. The entire premise of the rational choice theory is that each individual, regardless of whether rich, poor, educated, or uneducated, all utilize rationality when making the decision to commit a crime (Taylor, 2013).

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    The Rational Choice Theory was developed in the late 18th century by Cesare Beccaria, it has been expanded to the modern theory which was developed by Noble Prize winner Gary Becker in 1969. In Mr. Becker's theory it states that Criminal behavior is not so different than non- criminal behavior, " in that it is conduct that persons intentionally choose to undertake (i.e. They are not compelled or forced to do crime), and the reason that they choose to commit the crime is that they think it is more

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    likes to be told what to do or believe in. Today’s generation is so gullible they will believe anything anybody with authority has to say and will side with something or someone without doing any research. Teens today are becoming more and more pro choice because of newspaper reporters and the lies they tell. People see newspapers reporters working for these huge corporations and think that they know everything because they are well informed and their job requires them to do a lot of research. Although

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