Logical Stand Point Shaw On Abortion

Over the past ten to twenty years, there has seemed to be a constant battle over abortion roaring through social media and the news. This pro-life versus pro-choice debate has kept many politicians as well as many women on their toes. The two articles that I have chosen have two completely different viewpoints on what they believe should be done about the issue. One article states that it is a birth right while the other simply says the mother simply could not be ready so let it be her choice. I believe that the New York Times article provides a clearer and precise viewpoint as to why they believe in pro-life for because they provide credible statistics, various examples to back their claim, and several court cases and laws to back up their stance on abortion. The first article I had chosen was written by a writer and a mother of two. As an appeal to ethos, she uses herself as a mother to appeal to other mothers and teenage girls as an influential character. “But it wasn’t until I became a mother that I really understood their decision” (Shaw, 2016, para.1) Shaw is using her experiences as a mother to explain all …show more content…
“Everyone deserves to enter parenthood willingly” (Shaw, 2016, para.7). She is making a logical point by saying that a woman should not be forced into parenthood if she is not ready. Shaw uses typical stereotypes such as saying “Women who seek abortion are selfish; that they do so because having a child would cramp their depraved lifestyles (obviously the “worst” reason to terminate a pregnancy); and that women and adolescents who choose to have abortions don’t respect children, family, or motherhood”(Shaw, 2016, para.3). These derogatory stereotypes are put in place to serve as common thought, but could not be farther from the truth. Shaw is trying to correct the common logic we as a society tend to often use today when we think of an