Everyone on all walks of life should be given a fair chance. At the same time, second chances are the epitome of why we are humans, a species of emotions and intelligence. Animals are inherently different than us because they do not question why they act the way they do. There are so many variables that come to play but we can all agree that people desire to be treated equally and fairly. In Pregnant, and No Civil Rights, written by Lynn M. Paltrow and Jeanne Flavin, is an article that focuses on how the rights of the women are limited in order to protect the life of the unborn. As a result, they’ve cited many cases where women are falsely accused of murder because of their pregnancy. On the flip side, in Audre Lorde’s poem “Coal”, it talks
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Society restricted her rights but more importantly, her value as a human being. She states, “Some words live in my throat/ Breeding like adders. Others know sun/ Seeking like gypsies over my tongue/ To explode through my lips (Lorde).” Lorde describes how she’s trapped by her own words and she no longer can contain her patience. Pregnant women can relate to Lorde because both are oppressed by society (government).The reason Audre Lorde felt restricted and angry was simply because her rights were very limited. Women who are pregnant can feel the same way if they’re contemplating an abortion because they are being forced to do something against their will. In Pregnant, and No Civil Rights, Paltrow and Flavin cite, “In Iowa, a pregnant woman who fell down a flight of stairs was reported to the police after seeking help at a hospital. She was arrested for “attempted fetal homicide (Paltrow).” How unfair and unjust of the government to punish this woman simply because she was pregnant. Would she have been punished if she was not pregnant? Probably not. A friend of mine can actually relate. His mother also fell down a flight of stairs while he was in the womb. The reason she fell was because she was extremely tired after working a twelve hour shift. It would be unfair to punish her solely because someone assumes otherwise. The constant battle between the mother and child seems to be a reoccurring …show more content…
It’s evident that oppressing the right of an individual can spark anger and injustice. Each individual should have the right to express themselves freely. Restricting the ability is inhumane and unjust. It’s better to have limited rights than to have none. The life of an unborn child is at a huge disadvantage if abortion was to be legal. To back track, a zygote is in fact an organism, and the job of an organism or any species is to survive! Taking away that ability is disgraceful. To be fair, limiting the rights of women is unfair as well. But at least they have the right to live, the unborn does
Society restricted her rights but more importantly, her value as a human being. She states, “Some words live in my throat/ Breeding like adders. Others know sun/ Seeking like gypsies over my tongue/ To explode through my lips (Lorde).” Lorde describes how she’s trapped by her own words and she no longer can contain her patience. Pregnant women can relate to Lorde because both are oppressed by society (government).The reason Audre Lorde felt restricted and angry was simply because her rights were very limited. Women who are pregnant can feel the same way if they’re contemplating an abortion because they are being forced to do something against their will. In Pregnant, and No Civil Rights, Paltrow and Flavin cite, “In Iowa, a pregnant woman who fell down a flight of stairs was reported to the police after seeking help at a hospital. She was arrested for “attempted fetal homicide (Paltrow).” How unfair and unjust of the government to punish this woman simply because she was pregnant. Would she have been punished if she was not pregnant? Probably not. A friend of mine can actually relate. His mother also fell down a flight of stairs while he was in the womb. The reason she fell was because she was extremely tired after working a twelve hour shift. It would be unfair to punish her solely because someone assumes otherwise. The constant battle between the mother and child seems to be a reoccurring …show more content…
It’s evident that oppressing the right of an individual can spark anger and injustice. Each individual should have the right to express themselves freely. Restricting the ability is inhumane and unjust. It’s better to have limited rights than to have none. The life of an unborn child is at a huge disadvantage if abortion was to be legal. To back track, a zygote is in fact an organism, and the job of an organism or any species is to survive! Taking away that ability is disgraceful. To be fair, limiting the rights of women is unfair as well. But at least they have the right to live, the unborn does