A Woman’s Decision: Pro Life vs. Pro Choice
The battle for women’s rights rages on, as over the years, men stuck in office buildings have attempted to make personal choices for them. Why are we allowing judges and legislators to make the decision, for what should be, an individual’s choice? The constitutional allowance for a woman’s choice to terminate a pregnancy has been argued repeatedly. Opponents of the issue identify their detest, calling it murder. Also raising the question, where do we draw the line? Must a fetus be viable (able to survive outside the womb) to be considered a true human life, does life begin at conception, or birth? The real question, is should women be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy (regardless of circumstances) to full term, with no choice in the matters of their own bodies? I say no. Women deserve the right to make the personal choice of whether or not to have children. The constitution agrees. …show more content…
The ninth amendment identifies that although abortion is not explicitly stated in the constitution, an individual maintains their right to personal choice. The fourteenth amendment clarifies that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Thus, depriving a woman of input for her future violates this amendment. (Annenberg Classroom. National Constitution Center, 2014, Web. 18 Dec.
The battle for women’s rights rages on, as over the years, men stuck in office buildings have attempted to make personal choices for them. Why are we allowing judges and legislators to make the decision, for what should be, an individual’s choice? The constitutional allowance for a woman’s choice to terminate a pregnancy has been argued repeatedly. Opponents of the issue identify their detest, calling it murder. Also raising the question, where do we draw the line? Must a fetus be viable (able to survive outside the womb) to be considered a true human life, does life begin at conception, or birth? The real question, is should women be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy (regardless of circumstances) to full term, with no choice in the matters of their own bodies? I say no. Women deserve the right to make the personal choice of whether or not to have children. The constitution agrees. …show more content…
The ninth amendment identifies that although abortion is not explicitly stated in the constitution, an individual maintains their right to personal choice. The fourteenth amendment clarifies that “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Thus, depriving a woman of input for her future violates this amendment. (Annenberg Classroom. National Constitution Center, 2014, Web. 18 Dec.