Berman v. Parker

“In the battle of rights, whose life is protected, whose rights are suspended?” (Kass). As a society we go on and on about politics and what rights we, as people, deserve. This is not just an issue of politics, but an issue of morality. When the subject comes to abortion, the immediate response is to change the subject, or to say that you don’t really have an opinion on the issue. What if I told you that between 50 million and 60 million abortions have been performed since 1973, these are…

The case against Pokora v. Wabash Ry Co. argued in March 8,9, 1934, decided April 2, 1934. John Pokora is suing the railroad company for damages due to the injuries he received from getting struck by a train while crossing the railroad. On that day the article stated that Pokora was an ice dealer, and he had come to the crossing to load his truck with ice. The tracks of the Wabash railway are laid along Tenth Street, which runs north and south. There is a crossing at Edwards Street running east…

The case Grimm v. Gloucester County is about a transgender student G.G. or Gavin Grimm, who during the 2013-2014 school year was diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is a “strong, persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s own assigned sex that results in significant distress or impairment”(Psychology today 2018) . Grimm had at first gained permission from the principal to use the boy’s restroom during his 2014-2015 school year. G.G.…

The rivalry between pro-choice and anti-choice when it comes to abortion has been one of the biggest controversial issues today. From a pro-choice perspective, abortion is immoral; and it even goes farther to saying that it is a murder. Well, if you have had enough of the pro-life criticism and bullying, I am here to let you that abortion should definitely be legalized. Just before I get into the arguments, let me pull up the definition of abortion which is defined as “the termination of…

A Woman’s Decision: Pro Life vs. Pro Choice The battle for women’s rights rages on, as over the years, men stuck in office buildings have attempted to make personal choices for them. Why are we allowing judges and legislators to make the decision, for what should be, an individual’s choice? The constitutional allowance for a woman’s choice to terminate a pregnancy has been argued repeatedly. Opponents of the issue identify their detest, calling it murder. Also raising the question, where do we…

This paper is in reference to Miranda Rights. The information contained in this paper came from online researched from multiple web-sites. In 1963 Emesto Miranda was arrested for a crime and then admitted to another crime. Miranda did not know was not aware of his rights, therefore the creation of Miranda rights. The pro’s and con’s. first, I will talk about the Con’s of reading the Miranda Rights. Everyone has the right to be remain silent, hire an attorney and if a someone can’t afford an…

The Right to Counsel Whenever a person is charged with a crime they have the right to have an attorney represent them during all phases of their trial. In a case where the defendant cannot afford an attorney, there will almost always be someone appointed to take on the case. When this happens there will not be any costs incurred by the client. These rights discussed so far are derived from the sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Specifically that amendment states “In all criminal…

Griswold V. Connecticut: Griswold, with the Planned Parenthood League, gave information to married couples in regards to birth control in attempt to prevent potential pregnancies. She and another physician involved claimed that the 14th amendment was violated in regards to the accessory statue. The law says that any person that uses any drug preventing conception is subject to fines, greater than forty dollars, or even imprisoned for 60 days. Any person who also assists in this can be prosecuted…

The article I have chosen describes Chilean laws regarding abortion and the recent adjustments made to this law. Abortion is a human rights topic highly debated in many countries all over the world. Before this new piece of legislation was passed, Chile had some of the strictest abortion regulations in the entire world. With this new legislation, abortion is now legal if your case falls under one of the three special circumstances- rape, danger to the mother, and the case of an unviable fetus.…

During Chapter Two, the topic at hand is abortion and the right to have it brought on by the Women’s Constitutional Right to Privacy. This just states that women have right to abort their pregnancy as they see fit to. In the midst of the Roe vs. Wade it was made unconstitutional for the government to renounce a pregnant women the right to an abortion. I am pro-choice. The decision of aborting the fetus should be up to the woman and/or her spouse if she demeans it necessary to include them in…