Summary Of Abortion: A Modest Proposal

The mass harvestation and slaughter of newborns is not a viable proposal for the government at this time. While allowing the mother’s of children to contribute to society is an admirable goal, there are several flaws within this modest proposal. To begin; voluntary abortions, truly a wretched practice which has swept through the Irish nation. While this proposal claims that the practice of butchering infants will reduce the murders which mothers commit, their is evidence which shows to the contrary. Think for a moment, a mother has the vile choice of abortion, or selling her infant son to the cleaver. This is to say, a mother has the choice of ending her child’s life, or receiving coin from a man who plans to do the same. Certainly, this proposal will reduce voluntary abortions, just as it shifts the guilt from mother to butcher. Regardless of why a murder is committed, it is unacceptable for britain's subjects to commit murder, as such, butchers would share the shame that aborted mother's face. Furthermore, the estimates provided within the proposal leave the legislation at a loss for words. To consider such an economically radical proposal takes much effort, which these meager findings have done nothing to improve. Firstly, we, the legislation, would have to ensure that their is, in fact, a profit in selling children as meals. Additionally, due to the nature of this proposal, the legislation must also consider the effects on population this would have for Ireland. Lastly, as the idea is unlike any other which has entered our courts, we would have to create and enforce restrictions to limit the various outcomes this proposal holds. As such, the legislation is uneasy at continuing further discussion without further evidence. Then of course, there is the problem of breeders. The proposal claims that one fourth the population would be kept as breeders. Why one fourth; an arbitrary number which seems to have little to no correlation aside from appearing pleasant. To implement a policy presented before the legislation, sound reasoning is to be provided to aide in the efforts of establishing a law, these baseless facts prove nothing useful. The management of these breeders also pose a problem, suppose one fourth of the population was to be kept as breeders, who manages whether a child is a potential breeder or not? The legislation of course, which adds another menial task left absent from this modest proposal. Another problem which troubles the mind is the mention of child maintenance. Suppose those selected amongst the populace to be harvested were not sold. This is of course, referring to children left alive before being slaughtered. If …show more content…
While the proposal would fantasize about ensuring safer marriages and respectable conditions for up and coming mothers, we fear this would not be the case. As the proposal has stated, a portion of the populace would be left alive for breeding; which opens the door to prostitution. Certainly if women wished to breed, they could sell themselves on the streets until they are breeding. This would allow the women to net a profit on their own, independent from any man. But, like prostitution, this might also pave the way for organized breeding, much like a brothel operates an organized sex trade. The prospect of respectable marriages for women is promising, but the prospects for degrading women’s status is just as