Comparative Analysis Abortion has always been a controversial topic between government and medicine in the United States. Many people believe that politicians have crossed a line when discussing this issue and how they manipulate it to sway modern day constituents. Generations of people have expressed their opinions on this issue in many different ways, such as lobbying the Supreme Court or writing articles online for everyone to see. The authors of certain articles emphasize the situation in which abortion causes many internal problems within the country. In “The Oddest Couple: Abortion & Politics,” William Murchison describes how the government deals with abortion and highlights the conflicts that occur between Republicans, Democrats
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In addition, Mendoff’s analytic article and Eichenwald’s persuasive article both provide factual evidence of the effects of laws dealing with abortion. While both writers address the idea of abortion being considered a private matter, it is inevitable that politics and the government will get involved due to the differences in status and privacy. Mendoff gathers information from the census in order to show the audience that the “empirical evidence substantiates that women in pro-life states have a considerably different political, economic, and social status than women in pro-choice states”(167). Contrary to Eichenwald’s argument of all women being the same, the data on the graphs also show that women in pro-life states have a lower education level, indicating that women do not know enough on the subject and making them look uneducated on the subject. Eichenwald discusses abortion in a more personal way by stating the fact that “this is not about politics, it’s about leaving the practice of medicine up to doctors and most importantly, it’s about trusting women to make the best decisions for themselves and their families”(35). The most viable solution is to halt the arguing and make abortion a private matter between the woman and her doctor. Mendoff and Eichenwald express their opinion on why abortion and politics should be separated …show more content…
All of the authors agree that politics has manipulated abortion to use as a tool to get what they want with no consequences. They agree that abortion needs to be considered a right for the women instead of the government taking ownership. In addition, Murchison similarly argues that abortion should be a private matter and exposes the fact that “the politicians always jump in-invited or not, welcome or not- at the first sight of social or cultural turbulence...they solve a moral matter by non-moral things”(7). In this article, Murchison brutally attacks politics for taking advantage of this subject. He states that the people have no power in what the politicians decide to do with this crisis and how they abuse its power to gain voters. In reality, there will never be a solution to this issue. People and politicians will never be pleased with the outcome due to the different views of each and every individual. Mendoff explains to the audience that the decision in Roe v. Wade is misunderstood and that “it did not mandate a woman’s unrestricted access to an abortion...States were permitted to enact laws or regulations restricting a woman’s access to an abortion”(7). In summarization, the right to privacy was extended to abortion in Roe v. Wade - the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that women have a right to abortion during
In addition, Mendoff’s analytic article and Eichenwald’s persuasive article both provide factual evidence of the effects of laws dealing with abortion. While both writers address the idea of abortion being considered a private matter, it is inevitable that politics and the government will get involved due to the differences in status and privacy. Mendoff gathers information from the census in order to show the audience that the “empirical evidence substantiates that women in pro-life states have a considerably different political, economic, and social status than women in pro-choice states”(167). Contrary to Eichenwald’s argument of all women being the same, the data on the graphs also show that women in pro-life states have a lower education level, indicating that women do not know enough on the subject and making them look uneducated on the subject. Eichenwald discusses abortion in a more personal way by stating the fact that “this is not about politics, it’s about leaving the practice of medicine up to doctors and most importantly, it’s about trusting women to make the best decisions for themselves and their families”(35). The most viable solution is to halt the arguing and make abortion a private matter between the woman and her doctor. Mendoff and Eichenwald express their opinion on why abortion and politics should be separated …show more content…
All of the authors agree that politics has manipulated abortion to use as a tool to get what they want with no consequences. They agree that abortion needs to be considered a right for the women instead of the government taking ownership. In addition, Murchison similarly argues that abortion should be a private matter and exposes the fact that “the politicians always jump in-invited or not, welcome or not- at the first sight of social or cultural turbulence...they solve a moral matter by non-moral things”(7). In this article, Murchison brutally attacks politics for taking advantage of this subject. He states that the people have no power in what the politicians decide to do with this crisis and how they abuse its power to gain voters. In reality, there will never be a solution to this issue. People and politicians will never be pleased with the outcome due to the different views of each and every individual. Mendoff explains to the audience that the decision in Roe v. Wade is misunderstood and that “it did not mandate a woman’s unrestricted access to an abortion...States were permitted to enact laws or regulations restricting a woman’s access to an abortion”(7). In summarization, the right to privacy was extended to abortion in Roe v. Wade - the Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that women have a right to abortion during