Furthermore, the opinion on abortion usually starts from home. A family that has a rigid opinion on the issue would stand by it and in turn ingrained that idea to their family members from a young age. Likewise, religious advocates are very significant and could convince followers on certain ideas. Religion itself is a means to execute power on the society.
On another note, back in Ancient Rome and Greek, abortion is acceptable and only contested if the father felt robbed of his heir (Dionisio, Evans, O’ Connell, Varshisky & Walter, 2006). We could see the power relations in here where the mother although is free to make her own decision, yet confined by the power of a man. Currently, although women are not necessarily confined to the power of men, they are still permitted to obey the laws. Abortion is not completely legal and has its restrictions. Their knowledge of having rights and liberty permit them to debate and contest for justice.
One could analyze the grids of specification of abortion by looking at the portrayal of media. Grids of specification are the system by which the object—abortion—is described, separated and classified. The media has always viewed abortion as a black and white choice. Pro-choice where people are fighting against abortion or …show more content…
On September 1, 2015, Pope Francis made a provocative statement on abortion. ABC News wrote the story with the title of ‘Pope Francis Acknowledges ‘Moral Ordeal’ in a Woman’s Abortion Decision (ABC News, 2015). On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal reported the news with the title, ‘ Pope to Make It Easier for Church to Forgive Women for Having Abortions’ (Rocca, 2015). One could observe the difference in wording as well as tone regarding the topic. ABC conveyed the construct in a rather negative light as oppose to Wall Street
On another note, back in Ancient Rome and Greek, abortion is acceptable and only contested if the father felt robbed of his heir (Dionisio, Evans, O’ Connell, Varshisky & Walter, 2006). We could see the power relations in here where the mother although is free to make her own decision, yet confined by the power of a man. Currently, although women are not necessarily confined to the power of men, they are still permitted to obey the laws. Abortion is not completely legal and has its restrictions. Their knowledge of having rights and liberty permit them to debate and contest for justice.
One could analyze the grids of specification of abortion by looking at the portrayal of media. Grids of specification are the system by which the object—abortion—is described, separated and classified. The media has always viewed abortion as a black and white choice. Pro-choice where people are fighting against abortion or …show more content…
On September 1, 2015, Pope Francis made a provocative statement on abortion. ABC News wrote the story with the title of ‘Pope Francis Acknowledges ‘Moral Ordeal’ in a Woman’s Abortion Decision (ABC News, 2015). On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal reported the news with the title, ‘ Pope to Make It Easier for Church to Forgive Women for Having Abortions’ (Rocca, 2015). One could observe the difference in wording as well as tone regarding the topic. ABC conveyed the construct in a rather negative light as oppose to Wall Street