Abortion is one of the most debated social issues in the world right now. The 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade made abortions legal after hundreds of women were dying from illegal abortions in the late 1960s. Supporters of abortion rejoiced while opposers began working immediately to overturn what had been done. More recently, the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey case established that states can restrict pre-viability abortions. Although women can disinclude their spouse from any abortion…
There are no good reasons to end a healthy pregnancy. There are no God reasons to end any pregnancy but, of course, there are many circumstances where even a God fearing woman could feel comforted that God would forgive her for having an abortion. Cases of rape that resulted in pregnancy or cases of pregnancies that would end a woman’s life due to complications are considered by most people to be very valid reasons to choose abortion over the natural course of life. Although, even though these…
JUDICIAL IMPACT Do Supreme Court decisions actually have significant impact on society? As mentioned by Alexis de Tocqueville (2002), the judge occupies a prominent place in the American society. According to him, the judicial power is a real power on equal terms with the Congress and the Presidency. It is a political institution that contributes under its oversight role of the constitutionality of laws, to determine the extent of the rights and freedoms to which Americans are entitled. So, do…
Woman shouldn't be given the option of abortion. Abortion is a dangerous and painful procedure. Abortion is going against the Constitution by depriving a life, but also abortion can cause medical complications and psychological trauma. Abortion is a painful process afterwards for the woman and her family. Abortion should be made illegal because a woman who's a United States citizen shouldn't go against the Constitution, but also they shouldn't go through medical complications or psychological…