stem cell research. “Experience is already showing how a tragic coarsening of consciences accompanies the assault on innocent human life in the womb, leading to accommodation and acquiescence in the face of other related evils, such as euthanasia, infanticide, and most recently, proposals for the creation for research purposes of human embryos, destined to destruction in the process. A free and virtuous society, which America aspires to be, must reject practices that devalue and violate human…
examples of this are extreme mood swings and hallucinations women can become irritable and they might also require hospitalization. This can get even worse research shows from Medscape 's website page ”in extreme cases, the risks of suicide and/or infanticide is high, thus, these women often require hospitalization.”This doesn 't occur all of the time, but it is still something to watch out for when postpartum is involved. It happens because it commonly happens to new mothers, they are thrown…
What is cultural relativism and what are James Rachels’ conclusions about cultural relativism? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? In The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachel defines cultural relativism as different cultures having different moral codes. Therefore, moral truth is relative and varies from culture to culture. Further on, he justifies why the cultural relativism argument is invalid, and why cultural relativism (if it were true) is an unacceptable form of morality. Finally,…
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…
when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to form in her little mental sky, and see her distort her little personality by unconsciously developing a bitterness toward white people(265) King is simply putting segregation in the eyes of a child and showing the audience how it’s tearing the younger generation apart by teaching them how to hate those who are different from them. Through this scene the audience feels the…
Lemur catta (ring-tailed lemur) is the only species of the genus Lemur that belongs to the family Lemuridae (Groves & Eaglen, 1988). As described by Wilson and Hanlon (2010), this medium-sized strepsirrhine primate is recognized by the black and white rings around its long tail, and are found in the arid forests of southwestern Madagascar, where they move about mostly on the ground but are also partly arboreal (Wilson & Hanlon, 2010). Despite their seeming “abundance” because of their frequent…
Recently, more states are attempting to pass stricter anti-abortion laws. Oklahoma Ninety-six percent of counties in Oklahoma do not have access to an abortion provider, and the state has not elected a pro-choice member of Congress in more than 14 years. Indiana is one of six states that banned abortions past 20 weeks in the pregnancy. South Carolina even has restrictions on how large the doors can be entering an abortion clinic (CBSNews). Women face a hard enough choice of whether or not they…
Abortion: a moral problem Individuals hold different views on the issue of abortion. There are those who agree, others who reject it and some others who choose an intermediate attitude. Whatever position an individual takes must be substantiated. For the purposes of this paper, it is important to discuss the point of view of Catholics against abortion. The Catholic Church has always defended that “Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it…
Upon reading “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, readers are faced with the dilemma of whether to identify the character beloved as an apparition, a symbol, or simply a real person. It seems to be contextually supported that the character Beloved is an apparition of the past. Allowing supernatural activity to take over their suppressed memories of slavery once they have finally reached grounds of freedom. Beloved represents magical realism in literature as she forces readers to come to an understanding…
just another ‘‘television set’’ (Mitchell and Georges 2000). In Brazil, 3D ultrasound is used to establish and reinforce kinship ties (Chazan 2007). Ultrasound in India has turned into a sex selection device that allows female feticide rather than infanticide (Heesterbeek 2000). In Vietnam, ultrasound is fully embedded into the country’s particular biochemical war history and associated fear of malformations (Gammeltoft…