Dwyane Wade

The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, was purposed to create equality for minorities and women. Both sides of the debate used the argument of the effects on families. Thesis: The Equal Rights Amendment used family to support the amendment by stating that women should be treated equal to men in court over custody, while the side against the bill argued that changing the roles of women would do harm to the upbringing of children. Parham v. Hughes ruling declared that father’s of children without…

Whether one is pro-choice or pro-life, the topic of abortion awakens a lot of strong feelings and opinions. Is it the governments place to jump in and decide whether or not abortion should be legal? I do not believe an anti-abortion amendment should be made to the Constitution. While it is my personal opinion that abortion is a terrible thing and I would never have one myself, we need to think of the full implications of this amendment. Also, I still believe people should have the right to make…

thereby violating the right to privacy provisions guaranteed in the 14 amendment to the U.S constitution, the basic principle at the core of the Roe v. Wade decision.…

the monumental court case, Roe versus Wade (1973), which legalized abortion, Planned Parenthood started providing abortion services along with birth control services and STI testing and treatment (Roe 1 & Planned 1). Morally, many people felt abortion was wrong and were against the Roe versus Wade ruling. The protesting individuals caused a national uproar which sprung many lawmakers into action as they listened to their constituents. Four years after Roe v. Wade was implemented, the Supreme…

I think the Constitution should be flexible and that the United States Supreme Court should have the power to change laws that no longer reflect societal norms and that are deemed unconstitutional. The flexibility in the constitution allows the government to adapt to changing needs of the society in the future. Many people like James Madison believe that the Constitution should not be altered or fixed but rather followed the same way it was written. On the other hand, many Americans like Thomas…

For many centuries, women were viewed as second class citizens who were weak and insignificant. They were meant to stay and look after their homes, as well as raising kids, while the men do the hard labor. This meant they were the only source of income. Men were considered failures if their wives went to find work outside the house because it meant that the men were not enough and needed help. Women were not encouraged to pursue education or a professional career (National Women’s 2007). They…

This Gale database source is a very useful reference book that contains a variety of information regarding the two views on abortion. I am pro-choice and this article takes the stance of both sides, pro-choice and pro-life, to argue for and against both opposing views. The article states that people may be pro-life mainly because killing an unborn fetus may seem wrong to many. However, there are other factors that lead people to being pro-life, such as ending a life in general is outright…

abortions are safe and legal in the United States, the executive, judicial, and legislative branch have different opionions on this topic. The Supreme Court has presided over many rulings involving abortion. The Supreme Court ruled in 1973 (Roe v. Wade) that women have the right to abort a fetus because of the U.S. Constituion's protection. There were 4 states: Alaska, Hawaii, New York, and Washington allowed every procedure whenever the women or doctor see it is needed. Pennsylvania was the…

In December of 2015, a women living in Tennessee named Anna Yocca, age 31, attempted to abort her pregnancy in her own home using a wire coat-hanger. Since the pregnancy was 24 weeks along, which is just about the limit to which an abortion will be performed by a clinic, she is being charged with the attempted murder of her unborn child. There are not many details provided in the article about any possible circumstances surrounding the case and there is hardly anything written about the mother…

As a nurse, on any given shift that you work, you know you are going to take care of a number of patients that not always share the same thoughts and beliefs as you do. With saying that, one must know where they personally stand, but ultimately not force their beliefs on others. Some examples of the nurse vs patient beliefs are as followed; Values, described by yourdictionary.com as things that are most important to someone. An example would be religious beliefs (ex. nurse – Baptist, eat meat:…