Hugh V. McLachlan tackles this question in his piece “Bodies, Rights, and Abortion” where he contends the idea of not owning one’s body simply because others say that you cannot. McLachlan mentions : “that talk of ownership of one’s person rather than of one’s body is absurd. A person cannot be distinguished here from what the person is being said to own,” hence displaying how unethical and enological it is for women in America to be expected to adhere to the laws that are not made to benefit them.Therefore, unlike Republicans, Democrats back their opinions on this topic by using legal and constitutional evidence rather than religious beliefs. One of the most vital parts of the American-abortion discussion revolves around Planned Parenthood
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Abortion has represented the long standing feud between Democrats and Republicans ; Kelli Boyle, a contributor for Elite Daily, criticizes the actions taken by the government, specifically conservatives voting to defund Planned Parenthood which would heavy impact thousands of women who rely on low-cost/free health care. Boyle also explicitly points out that: “this is political bullsh*t and has nothing to do with the thousands upon thousands of women who rely on the reproductive health care provided by Planned Parenthood.” One vital point that Boyle makes is that abortion has become politicized to a degree that politicians are using it to generalize all of female reproductive care procedures, no matter side of the aisle they sit on. As a result, “Planned Parenthood animated much of the budget debate on the House floor.” (Lepore 2017) — showing the influence these facilities have in debates regarding the nation’s spending budget. By boiling women’s reproductive health issues down to Planned Parenthood, it makes it easier for the public and legislators to digest and support one side over the …show more content…
Therefore, the everlasting debate between Democrats and Republicans over abortion inspires women to continue fighting for their freedom to choose and receive care free of restrictions. Perhaps the most important thing to remember in the mist of this chaos is that women reproductive rights are first and for most about women and should ultimately benefit women, not the corrupt politicians in the government or the bigot in power. Maybe Republicans and Donald Trump should take “women’s rights are human rights” more
Abortion has represented the long standing feud between Democrats and Republicans ; Kelli Boyle, a contributor for Elite Daily, criticizes the actions taken by the government, specifically conservatives voting to defund Planned Parenthood which would heavy impact thousands of women who rely on low-cost/free health care. Boyle also explicitly points out that: “this is political bullsh*t and has nothing to do with the thousands upon thousands of women who rely on the reproductive health care provided by Planned Parenthood.” One vital point that Boyle makes is that abortion has become politicized to a degree that politicians are using it to generalize all of female reproductive care procedures, no matter side of the aisle they sit on. As a result, “Planned Parenthood animated much of the budget debate on the House floor.” (Lepore 2017) — showing the influence these facilities have in debates regarding the nation’s spending budget. By boiling women’s reproductive health issues down to Planned Parenthood, it makes it easier for the public and legislators to digest and support one side over the …show more content…
Therefore, the everlasting debate between Democrats and Republicans over abortion inspires women to continue fighting for their freedom to choose and receive care free of restrictions. Perhaps the most important thing to remember in the mist of this chaos is that women reproductive rights are first and for most about women and should ultimately benefit women, not the corrupt politicians in the government or the bigot in power. Maybe Republicans and Donald Trump should take “women’s rights are human rights” more