Career Choice Essay

I agree with Thomson’s example of a woman wanting to get an abortion to avoid a nuisance being “indecent”, but that is not up to me to decide. Being pro-choice means to be for any decision that someone wants to make regarding their pregnancy, and not for a decision as long as it doesn’t go against what I believe is right. Although in this case, I may not agree that that’s a viable reason to want to get an abortion, because it is not my business or my body, it is not my decision to make. I also…

Roe v. Wade was a milestone court case in women’s right to privacy. This case focuses on the issue of abortion and is one of the most well-known court cases from the 20th century. This all started when a single women, Norma McCorvey, got pregnant and decided that she did not want to keep her baby. She made many attempts of her own to get rid of the child such as claiming rape to get a legal abortion to trying to get the abortion done illegally. Having no success in either of those two options…

lawmakers are encouraging the passage of stricter abortion bills such as House Bill 69. However, while both sides of the abortion debate possess merit, the purpose of this letter is to elaborate, or at least introduce, the select arguments of a pro-choice supporter. Governor John Kasich vetoed House Bill 69 due to the fact that its passage would violate the precedent set by the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which protects abortion so far as it acts in the interest of the woman’s health and…

The social commentary on women’s reproductive health is full of contradictions. As our readings point out, even using pro-life vs. pro-choice rhetoric doesn’t really allow women their inherent rights to their bodies (RWL 53). Contradictions are present when pro-life advocates are in favor of the death penalty and not in favor abortion even when the mother’s life is at risk, implying one life more valuable than the other. Though many feel pro-life advocates are determining whose life is more…

The Importance of Continuing to Fund Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood has been at the center of conversations across the nation during the last decade. Today, it is still a controversial topic, especially in regards to its funding. Although abortions are provided by Planned Parenthood, it is only a small portion of the services they provide. Planned Parenthood provides education resources and affordable, quality healthcare for women and men in the United States, and defunding it would…

In 1971, the most significant court case took place which was Roe v. Wade. Jane Roe was a resident of Texas wanted to have an abortion. Roe believed that the state of Texas laws conflicted with a women’s right to choose. During the pregnancy, Roe did not have any issues that would her threaten her life and make abortion legal for her. The laws in Texas stated that all abortions were illegal except those that save the pregnant women’s life. In 1971, Roe took her case to the Supreme Court…

pro-life and pro-choice ideology. It also has become a staple to Presidential candidate and party platforms to win elections. Anytime there is a new bill introduced in the legislator, it is always controversial and is under the microscope across various media outlets. Going forward, abortion will continue to remain a talking point and issue the country follows closely under President Trump for pro-lifers, choicers, Democrats, and Republicans. For Democrats and the pro-choice electorate,…

This article discussed the timeline of woman's rights to have an abortion. Before the 1960's abortions were illegal and it wasn't until around 1967 that a few states started legalizing abortions for special cases. Some of the special cases that allowed you to have an abortions were things like, rape, incest, issues with the mother and/or baby's health. In 1973, after the Roe vs. Wade case, the supreme court cut laws the limited access for women to get abortions. The issue at hand is there are…

director of Center for Reproductive Rights, Julie Rikelman thinks that Roe v. Wade cannot be overturned, and she gave three reasons for it. Firstly, in the last four decades, Roe v. Wade has passed through many threats of being overturned by anti-choice administrations and most notably Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Supreme Court gives significance to precedents and to stare decisis. In stare decisis, the Supreme Court rules that the final verdict was reached after interpreting the constitution…

pro choice is good for women because they get to have a say in their own life hillary clinton a pro choice candidate once said.“Lack of abortion rights will send women into a cycle of poverty and abuse. It will make our country so much more like a third world country and not like an international leader.” hillary clinton has a point if women are not able to have abortions a lot of babies may be born into unsafe living conditions. babies may also be looked at as bad memorys if the mother is a…