Roe v. Wade

“In the battle of rights, whose life is protected, whose rights are suspended?” (Kass). As a society we go on and on about politics and what rights we, as people, deserve. This is not just an issue of politics, but an issue of morality. When the subject comes to abortion, the immediate response is to change the subject, or to say that you don’t really have an opinion on the issue. What if I told you that between 50 million and 60 million abortions have been performed since 1973, these are…

The rivalry between pro-choice and anti-choice when it comes to abortion has been one of the biggest controversial issues today. From a pro-choice perspective, abortion is immoral; and it even goes farther to saying that it is a murder. Well, if you have had enough of the pro-life criticism and bullying, I am here to let you that abortion should definitely be legalized. Just before I get into the arguments, let me pull up the definition of abortion which is defined as “the termination of…

A Woman’s Decision: Pro Life vs. Pro Choice The battle for women’s rights rages on, as over the years, men stuck in office buildings have attempted to make personal choices for them. Why are we allowing judges and legislators to make the decision, for what should be, an individual’s choice? The constitutional allowance for a woman’s choice to terminate a pregnancy has been argued repeatedly. Opponents of the issue identify their detest, calling it murder. Also raising the question, where do we…

The article I have chosen describes Chilean laws regarding abortion and the recent adjustments made to this law. Abortion is a human rights topic highly debated in many countries all over the world. Before this new piece of legislation was passed, Chile had some of the strictest abortion regulations in the entire world. With this new legislation, abortion is now legal if your case falls under one of the three special circumstances- rape, danger to the mother, and the case of an unviable fetus.…

During Chapter Two, the topic at hand is abortion and the right to have it brought on by the Women’s Constitutional Right to Privacy. This just states that women have right to abort their pregnancy as they see fit to. In the midst of the Roe vs. Wade it was made unconstitutional for the government to renounce a pregnant women the right to an abortion. I am pro-choice. The decision of aborting the fetus should be up to the woman and/or her spouse if she demeans it necessary to include them in…

As more states place harder restrictions on abortions, the more the women need to fight for their rights. Nancy Northup president of the Center for Reproductive Rights states that the women should not have to yearly go to the court to ensure their constitutional right to an abortion is continuing to be protected (qtd. In "State Abortion Laws: Do State Abortion Laws Protect the Health of Women and Unborn Children, or Do They Violate Women's Rights?"). Regardless of how many restrictive laws the…

In today's society, there are many conflicting opinions on the topic of abortion. Despite being legalized in 1973, abortion has remained a polarizing issue to society ("Introduction to Abortion..." 1 of 4). While half of society supports the belief that abortion should be illegal, the other half follow the opposing notion that abortion should remain legal. Through millions of pregnancies that occur every year, one can infer that not all are intentional. In fact, approximately 86 million women…

“An abortion - which is also called induced abortion - is a procedure performed to end a pregnancy before birth occurs”(Alters). With abortion comes a variety of dilemmas. For instance, some people want abortion to be illegal or limited. This group of people is call the pro-life movement. On the other hand, there is the pro-choice movement. They feel that women have the right to have abortions. Abortion is a very controversial subject that can challenge a women’s rights and moral views.…

The film, No mas Bebes, focuses on a 1975 lawsuit that shed light on the unlawful and unwanted tubal ligations that occured at a Los Angeles hospital in the 1960s and 70s. Ten Hispanic women came forward to share their stories. Reminiscent of experiments done in Germany during WWII, when unwanted sterilization of ‘unfavorable’ races were conducted. Also similar to the “Mississippi appendectomy;” where women would be told that they needed an appendectomy and they would go in and tie their tubes.…

On Friday, June 19, a federal appeals court upheld their decision to implement new restrictions and mandates on Texas abortion locations that will take effect on July 1. The court previously ruled that abortion providers in Texas could be held to hospital-like standards, which would effectively close the majority of abortion clinics in Texas. The reason for the denial of reversal was that the court did not believe the law placed an undue burden on women seeking abortions. The attorneys of…