Both Steven Tracy and Thia Cooper deal with the issues of abortion though they stand on opposing sides. Where Tracy announces his pro-life stands Cooper vocalizes her support for legal abortion. In theory the two authors should disagree on most points, but this fails to be the case. Both argue that the main problem camouflaged within this debate remains the social injustice society inflicts upon its mortal pawns. Both find faults with the entire abortion debate not just the opposing opinion, and both spend time criticizing both the pro-life and the pro-choice arguments. Many of the critiques make the same points and most of their evidence builds beautiful off the others article. In fact, the only point of contention appears to be their personal
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There were many points made throughout both articles that I agree greatly with. The first being when Cooper say, “Because of the history of oppression of women and of women of colour in particular, abortion has a much broader impact than simply on whether to end the pregnancy” (Cooper, 233). Abortion does not just affect the pregnant women and the unborn child, but this fact often gets overlooked. Because of the neglect of this fact many other political issues and social injustices that abortion impact gets forgotten in the shuffle. Cooper later reintroduces this fact by stating, “A woman does not get pregnant alone and does not raise a child alone” (Cooper, 239). Whether the woman decides to keep the child or not the lives of all those around her as well as any lives that may come in contact with her or her child are affected. Because of the large impact just one life can have society has a civic duty to support her which is an issues addressed in Tracy’s paper, “Social support is a pivotal and complex need often misunderstood by those who have little experience working with women facing an unwanted pregnancy” (Tracy, 31). Another issues that both Cooper and Tracy bring up with which I agree is, “Rather than aborting fetuses with a trait that is ‘not preferred’, could we rethink the way society prioritizes some over others?” (Cooper, 234). Tracy addresses this issue at the beginning of his article by stating, “‘Pro- life’ means the valuing of all human life whatsoever, giving particular attention to the care and protection of the weak and marginalized. Yet all too often it means ‘valuing only the lives I deem valuable’” (Tracy, 27). Cooper and Tracy bring to attention the issues of how
There were many points made throughout both articles that I agree greatly with. The first being when Cooper say, “Because of the history of oppression of women and of women of colour in particular, abortion has a much broader impact than simply on whether to end the pregnancy” (Cooper, 233). Abortion does not just affect the pregnant women and the unborn child, but this fact often gets overlooked. Because of the neglect of this fact many other political issues and social injustices that abortion impact gets forgotten in the shuffle. Cooper later reintroduces this fact by stating, “A woman does not get pregnant alone and does not raise a child alone” (Cooper, 239). Whether the woman decides to keep the child or not the lives of all those around her as well as any lives that may come in contact with her or her child are affected. Because of the large impact just one life can have society has a civic duty to support her which is an issues addressed in Tracy’s paper, “Social support is a pivotal and complex need often misunderstood by those who have little experience working with women facing an unwanted pregnancy” (Tracy, 31). Another issues that both Cooper and Tracy bring up with which I agree is, “Rather than aborting fetuses with a trait that is ‘not preferred’, could we rethink the way society prioritizes some over others?” (Cooper, 234). Tracy addresses this issue at the beginning of his article by stating, “‘Pro- life’ means the valuing of all human life whatsoever, giving particular attention to the care and protection of the weak and marginalized. Yet all too often it means ‘valuing only the lives I deem valuable’” (Tracy, 27). Cooper and Tracy bring to attention the issues of how