A Defense of Abortion

Prior to Ronald Reagan taking office in 1981, the Cold War impasse felt like a victory for the American people. However, Ronald Reagan did not see victory, he saw this stalemate as weak and un-American. Reagan’s new take on dealing with the Soviet Union can be summarized in two words: God and Freedom. With these two guiding principles, Reagan ditched dètente and got fellow world leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II to join with him against the “evil empire.” With the “renewal of…

natural rights. I agree, just like babies who are aborted. They have the right to live, this is why abortion should not be legal. The forfeiting right to life is basically saying that anyone who has violated then life, liberty or property of another does not have their right of life, liberty, or property. The difficulties with this statement is that punishment under law is necessary for social defense. The dignity of a person, Kant states that if a person committed murder he must die. This…

Nullification is in effect a power of jury, not a right. This refers characteristically in the doctrine of the “Rule of Law which shows equality, predictability, and certainty. The jury is not a mini-democracy, or a mini-legislature, they are not to go back and down right as they see fit; that is anarchy and they are supposed to follow the law (Butler, 1996). This paper will articulate on jury nullification and formalism through the rule of law that emphasizes the importance of understanding…

Martin Luther King Jr once said “True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of Justice” (*****). In layman terms, the concept of justice is really the concept of balance and the glue that holds society together (****2). It is the idea of people getting what is right, fair, and appropriate based on their actions. It drives proper behaviors by upholding the righteous and punishing what is wrong and evil. Justice holds all men accountable to one another to perform their…

party was founded in 1854. They believe in a “limited government” and the “promotion of individual rights and justice” (insidegov.com). As mentioned before, these two parties disagree on the policies they support. The Republicans support abortion restrictions, capital punishment, and immigration restrictions, while the Democrats do not support these policies. As far as religion is concerned, the Democrats feel there should be a “strict adherence to the separation of church and…

(Dorey-Stein, 2015). In the article, she mentions the many sub-sections of feminism. She says that “Feminists are Republicans and Democrats, right-wing conservatives and left-wing radicals; feminists are both religious and anti-religious, anti-abortion and pro-abortion, anti-pornography and pro-pornography, anti-gay-marriage and pro-gay-marriage. Feminists come in all ages and colors; belong to every caste, gender, class, and religion; and live everywhere. (Chesler,…

Nash a push and offer encouragement. After being brought in by the Pentagon to crack an encrypted code, his delusions and hallucinations become worse. He believes that he has been recruited by a man named Parcher, who works for the Department of Defense, to look for patterns in magazines and newspapers to ward off a Russian plot. The more he finds in these papers the more paranoid he becomes. Nash has positive symptoms of schizophrenia which include, “delusions and hallucinations as well as…

if she did, a couple being work to force the pay gap and confront violence against women. Clinton has had a strong history of supporting women. After she graduated from Yale Law School she became an advocate for kids and families at the Children’s Defense Fund. Also, as first lady of the United States, Hillary led the U.S. delegation to the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where she stated that “women’s rights are human rights.” She also advocated for the Family and Medical…

1980’s, many programs lost a percentage of federal funding, except the military, which encountered a significant budget increase. The Reagan Administration lead a major military increase greater than Nixon, Carter, and Ford combined. This national defense increase led to an investment in numerous nuclear warheads, advanced missiles, and an anti-ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) system. This increase nearly led to an arms race with Russia, but the government in the Soviet Union knew…

“I would like to see the day that the death penalty is abolished. I doubt it will be in my lifetime, but I want to use my life to contribute as I can to this cause that I believe in.” said Greg Wilhoit, who was proved innocence and was released in 1993 after spending five years on death row. Grey once had a happy family, but a tragedy changed his whole life. On June 1, 1985, Grey’s wife Kathy was murdered in Tulsa and Grey was changed with Kathy’s murder because of misjudgment. Although he is…