Abortion. It’s not an easy topic to talk about, especially when sometimes, people 's’ lives are involved. Such a sensitive topic has been widely debated for centuries. Many in today’s politics have split into two factions over this topic; Pro-life, and pro-choice. The pro-lifers argue about the ethics of aborting a fetus, and often dub pro-choicers “pro-abortionists.” However, many gloss over the fact that pro-choicers emphasize just that; bringing a choice. Abortion should be a right to people; Denying abortion is dehumanizing to those who need abortions, and deprives half of the population a basic right.
A fertilized egg is not the same as a grown person. Many people, by denying abortion on the basis that the fetus is a person with rights, …show more content…
To play devil’s advocate, imagine this scenario: You are standing in a room. On one side of the room, a petri dish with a fertilized egg is falling off of a table, and on the other side a newborn child is also falling as the same time. Which side of the room would you chose? The answer for most is difficult, but obvious. The newborn child takes priority. Why is this? If a fetus is considered a human being right full rights and power, could one catch either dish or baby and feel the same amount of guilt and consequences? No; this is because an unborn fetus is just that; unborn. It is not yet fully developed, incapable of many basic human functions without the aid of the mother’s reproductive system. Maybe some will call this …show more content…
Not even just in America, but all around there world, there is this harmful stigma that is leading to unfounded arguments and lack of knowledge about topics that are extremely important to human beings. Only “24 states and the District of Columbia require public schools teach sex education (21 of which mandate sex education and HIV education)” (United States National Conference of State Legislatures, 2016). This lack of education is taking a huge toll on today’s modern societies. Such is evident when analyzing the horrors of rape culture and the patriarchal mindset. Denying a woman’s right to safely and legally obtain an abortion is a subliminal nod to undermine the importance of women. For rape victims, it tells society that if a woman is raped, it is her own fault and responsibility to bear not only the psychological effects of sexual assault, but also the physical burden of carrying an unwanted child made by an unwanted parent. This toxic victim-blaming is only one of the examples of society telling people it is okay to commit crimes, and telling the victims of crimes to be at fault. “Don’t wear provocative clothes,” or “They were just asking to be raped” gets tossed around so much these days without a second thought, but the people of today need to realize how much rape culture like this is damaging both women and men of all
A fertilized egg is not the same as a grown person. Many people, by denying abortion on the basis that the fetus is a person with rights, …show more content…
To play devil’s advocate, imagine this scenario: You are standing in a room. On one side of the room, a petri dish with a fertilized egg is falling off of a table, and on the other side a newborn child is also falling as the same time. Which side of the room would you chose? The answer for most is difficult, but obvious. The newborn child takes priority. Why is this? If a fetus is considered a human being right full rights and power, could one catch either dish or baby and feel the same amount of guilt and consequences? No; this is because an unborn fetus is just that; unborn. It is not yet fully developed, incapable of many basic human functions without the aid of the mother’s reproductive system. Maybe some will call this …show more content…
Not even just in America, but all around there world, there is this harmful stigma that is leading to unfounded arguments and lack of knowledge about topics that are extremely important to human beings. Only “24 states and the District of Columbia require public schools teach sex education (21 of which mandate sex education and HIV education)” (United States National Conference of State Legislatures, 2016). This lack of education is taking a huge toll on today’s modern societies. Such is evident when analyzing the horrors of rape culture and the patriarchal mindset. Denying a woman’s right to safely and legally obtain an abortion is a subliminal nod to undermine the importance of women. For rape victims, it tells society that if a woman is raped, it is her own fault and responsibility to bear not only the psychological effects of sexual assault, but also the physical burden of carrying an unwanted child made by an unwanted parent. This toxic victim-blaming is only one of the examples of society telling people it is okay to commit crimes, and telling the victims of crimes to be at fault. “Don’t wear provocative clothes,” or “They were just asking to be raped” gets tossed around so much these days without a second thought, but the people of today need to realize how much rape culture like this is damaging both women and men of all