In the book Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood, Kristin Luker investigates the reasons where the abortion debate originates and why it has caused so much conflict between pro-life activists and pro-choice activists. After holding interviews of supporters in both groups, Luker’s experiment has shown that both groups possess contrasting motives based on their different and world views and beliefs. The pro-life and pro-choice activists have opposing views on abortion, especially concerning the roles of men and women in family, sex, and parenthood. Luker begins by discussing the world view of pro-life activists. Due to the biological distinctions between man and women, pro-life supporters believe that men and women has specific roles in society.
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In Luker’s readings, pro-choice women tend to have higher levels of education and generate a better income compared to pro-life women (10, Luker, A&OM 1985 p. 0184). When evaluating the work of Thomson, she is viewed as a pro-choice activist; Thomson is a well educated woman who defends the right for an abortion despite a fetus’s right to life. After analyzing the sick violinist example, it is concluded that she does not perceive motherhood as a woman’s primary role in life, but a potential job that she can offer. Both pro-choice and pro-life activists as different passions and interests concerning the morality of abortion; women become most satisfied with given set of values. Similar to pro-choice activists, Glover recognizes the right of women and freedom to terminate a pregnancy and wants equality for both men and women. Women should be allowed to postpone a pregnancy or marriage if it conflicts with future goals, thus giving her control of her own body (11, Luker, A&OM 1985 p. 0199). When analyzing the holistic moral opinion of Noonan, it is shown that he cherishes the birth of a fetus and sees motherhood as an obligation. He believes that there is no distinction of when a fetus is viable, thus it is better to assume a fetus is a human being upon conception (12, Noonan, CC 2015 p.
In Luker’s readings, pro-choice women tend to have higher levels of education and generate a better income compared to pro-life women (10, Luker, A&OM 1985 p. 0184). When evaluating the work of Thomson, she is viewed as a pro-choice activist; Thomson is a well educated woman who defends the right for an abortion despite a fetus’s right to life. After analyzing the sick violinist example, it is concluded that she does not perceive motherhood as a woman’s primary role in life, but a potential job that she can offer. Both pro-choice and pro-life activists as different passions and interests concerning the morality of abortion; women become most satisfied with given set of values. Similar to pro-choice activists, Glover recognizes the right of women and freedom to terminate a pregnancy and wants equality for both men and women. Women should be allowed to postpone a pregnancy or marriage if it conflicts with future goals, thus giving her control of her own body (11, Luker, A&OM 1985 p. 0199). When analyzing the holistic moral opinion of Noonan, it is shown that he cherishes the birth of a fetus and sees motherhood as an obligation. He believes that there is no distinction of when a fetus is viable, thus it is better to assume a fetus is a human being upon conception (12, Noonan, CC 2015 p.