Pro-choice

legal option. In 1973, the US Supreme Court's 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade declared the procedure a "fundamental right." Individuals in favor for abortion identify as pro-choice; they believe that abortion is a right that should not be dictated by the government or religious authority. Those who are against abortions identify as pro-life; they believe that it is immoral and unfair to kill an innocent human being. The novel focuses on the lives of Dr. Larch and the orphan Homer Wells. The novel is…

abortion is not morally permissible.” Author’s Name Institution’ Name “Killing a fetus deprives it of a valuable future/‘future like ours’. Therefore, abortion is not morally permissible.” In the media, we often read about or hear about pro-life and pro-choice abortion arguments. Considering the argument is inherently about life and death, it makes abortion one of the most controversial issues to date. In 1971, Judith Jarvis Thomson published a moral philosophy paper by the name “A…

Reproductive Health Care Availability and Controversial Policies Reproductive health care services that are provided by government funding is a highly debated topic among citizens and policy makers alike. Providing reproductive health care services through government funded agencies has been argued for and against, based on the benefits to the social welfare of the population, and the allocation of government funding. Will defunding Planned Parenthood save government funding and prevent…

Congress recently passed a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides healthcare and sex education, on the basis that they illegally sell fetal tissues after abortion. According to Planned Parenthood, 2.7 million women and men annually visit a Planned Parenthood health center for information and services and defunding this organization would deny a majority of them access to reproductive health care. We can’t take away the useful services Planned Parenthood…

Pro-life activists were very alarmed by this trend and became more vocal about their opposition. Many states also “stepped up their enforcement of abortion laws around this time.” This led to a surge of court cases regarding abortion. As stated in the book, Defining Moments Roe v Wade, “Jane Hodgson became the first doctor arrested for performing an abortion in Minnesota, where the procedure was illegal except when necessary to save the life of the mother.” (36) Many people were outraged because…

“All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (The Declaration of Independence). This quote from the United States Declaration of Independence recognizes that every human being has the right to live, be free, and search for happiness. Over one million American babies are denied these basic rights every year due to abortion (“Abortions in America”). Abortion is murder, and…

Planned Parenthood has been at the center of many debates and at the hands of Republicans and pro life activists. Stories about how Planned Parenthood operates on the issue of abortion, which accounts a very small percentage of what they do. The crux of the establishment is to provide reproductive healthcare for women. Both houses of congress are controlled by Republicans and a bill to defund Planned Parenthood was introduced March 17 2015 by a Republican Senator. Bill S.764 would prohibit…

of family planning and reproductive options if they includeabortion. Every women has the right to essential and accurate information about her body,whether it involves abortion or not. The decision and information to women for abortions shouldbe pro-choice. This is not only about abortion, it will mean cuts to family planning programs,harsh outcomes for women following the ban, and declining American healthcare.Cutting funding to…

An Ethical Approach on Abortion Pro-choice: The radical idea that women are people. In today’s society pro-life and pro-choice are common words that have developed into one of the largest debates nationwide. While abortion is a seemingly growing subject matter, over time, not much has changed. There are many studies and individual opinions imputed into the ideas of what is right and wrong in the sense of abortion, but that’s not what this paper is about, although the title may have confused you.…

Murder or a women’s right? This is what the abortion controversy comes down to. Abortion has quickly become a very current controversial issue. Most people are either completely for it or absolutely against it. Lately, the topic of abortion has grown in popularity with just about everyone. Women should have the right to an abortion because children who were unintended suffer more consequences, in some cases women have been raped, and keeping the pregnancy can negatively affect the mother’s…