Infanticide

Abortion is a highly controversial topic today and many philosophers have differing opinions on the subject. As stated in The Philosophical Argument for Life, “The philosophical argument for life has two simple premises one from natural value and one from natural science.” These two differing viewpoints create a completely different way of looking at abortion, but even within these two viewpoints, lies several differing arguments. In breaking down these arguments, natural science claims that…

“Planned Parenthood”. Today, the organization’s name can be heard by many Americans on television, newspapers, and magazines. Many do not know that this organization started as American Birth Control League in 1921 by Margaret Sanger. According to Rachel Galvin, the author of the article named “Margaret Sanger’s Deeds of Terrible Virtue”, “Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on October 16, 1916...The clinic was in direct violation of laws prohibiting…

com/browse/femicide?s=t Its a Girl. (2013). Gendercide. Retrieved from Its a Girl: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/en/blog/tags/tag/gendercide Kendall-Tackett, W. a. (1993). Female Infanticide in India and China. Retrieved from DomesticViolenceServices.com: http://www.domesticviolenceservices.com/female-infanticide.html Moran, D. R. (2015). Infanticide. Retrieved from Encyclopedia of Death and Dying:…

The extent of the social significance of the Dean case is most evident in its role in prompting legislative reform. In May 1896, less than a year after her execution, the Auckland Star reported that “The Government will introduce a Bill next session to deal with the question of infant life protection, so as to more effectually prevent the state of things that prevailed in the Dean case.” Reading of the parliamentary debates for the Bill reveal no doubt as to the role of Minnie Dean in…

Forced Abortions A deplorable implication which had risen due to the OCP is the sudden rise in abortions and especially reportedly forced abortions by the authorities. The awful persistence of forced abortions, sterilizations and infanticide in China reflect a contradiction in the Chinese system -- and in the one-child policy itself. The senior leadership in Beijing may set national policy, such as today's relaxation of the one-child policy, but it is local- and provincial-level officials…

Indians could communicate; English became many Indians’ second language, and today, India is the second largest English speaking country. On top of that, the British changed their social practices significantly; before, the Indians believed in female infanticide, sati, and polygamy, but when the British expressed their beliefs, they introduced the ideas of liberty, equality, freedom and human rights; women started having better educations and more public employment. It is said that, at one…

suffocating the lust for knowledge. While these were the downsides to religion, social customs in general changed for the better. After being exposed to religion, cultures that were more barbaric would often hold human life in a higher regard and infanticide was against many religious teachings. Although, there were…

Schäffler found that infanticide by roaming males was a common reproductive strategy to take over groups and find mates. Each group, although female predominant, had a male that was dominant as well. He could be identified with a large chest gland and elevated testosterone levels compared to the other males in the group during mating season. The polyandrous mating system of the Sifaka can be advantageous for the female because it helps to decreases the chance of infanticide, as confused adult…

universal moral values. Relativism does not evaluate, analyze, or criticize certain practices in different cultures. An example would be murder. Harman briefly shares how there are societies that socially accept arbitrary beating and killing, and that infanticide is considered acceptable in some societies. I object Harman’s point for his reasoning of moral relativism because of this explanation: Premise 1: Killing babies just…

is killed, the next child will be a son. Son will take care of the property look upon; son is like a protector and supporter to their family. “Violence, human trafficking, prostitution, the sale of brides, child marriage, rape, and abortion or infanticide based on a preference for boys (Bahadur, Gaiutra p…