Stories that relate to social justice are in the news constantly, ranging from how different races are treated by law enforcement all the way up to decisions that are being made by our president. The principle of social justice indicates that all people that are in the same circumstances should be treated equal and people in different situations have the right to be treated differently (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). The article I found is about President Trump reversing the abortion-related U.S. Policy which bans funding to international health groups. This is a rule that is banning funds to nonprofits in foreign countries when it comes to abortion (McGinley & Goldstein, 2017). The article goes into how this rule has been changed
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This shows that again America is still not thinking about the right of woman, this ban is in place and only affects women and their unborn children in foreign countries that have been promised assistance from the United States. The article does also point out that by allowing the funding for foreign groups we are promoting or participating in abortion which violates the principle that there should be a wall of separation between the taxpayer’s money and abortion (McGinley & Goldstein, 2017). The principle of social justice states that all involved in the same situation should be treated the same way, when the United States is banning funds to nonprofits in foreign countries so that abortions cannot be performed that is showing that the United States does not treat all woman equal when it comes to abortions (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). The principal of social justice does state that unequal treatment can be justified when other considerations outweigh the social justice principle or because the unequal treatment will promote greater social justice (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). This means that the duty that is being performed is going to do good and not harm others, this is not necessarily the case when an unborn child is being
This shows that again America is still not thinking about the right of woman, this ban is in place and only affects women and their unborn children in foreign countries that have been promised assistance from the United States. The article does also point out that by allowing the funding for foreign groups we are promoting or participating in abortion which violates the principle that there should be a wall of separation between the taxpayer’s money and abortion (McGinley & Goldstein, 2017). The principle of social justice states that all involved in the same situation should be treated the same way, when the United States is banning funds to nonprofits in foreign countries so that abortions cannot be performed that is showing that the United States does not treat all woman equal when it comes to abortions (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). The principal of social justice does state that unequal treatment can be justified when other considerations outweigh the social justice principle or because the unequal treatment will promote greater social justice (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). This means that the duty that is being performed is going to do good and not harm others, this is not necessarily the case when an unborn child is being