civil rights
American Women Civil Liberties and Rights Civil liberties and rights in America are often associated with African American movements and their battles against social racism and inequality throughout the years.
As much as I was tempted to write this paper on that particular subject, I decided to direct it to another problem our society is currently facing, Abortion. The right to privacy is a civil liberty every American enjoys. The right to privacy is an important freedom for everyone everywhere not just in certain states. Women in America should have the right to do whatever she feels is best for her. The street law website states, “The fourteenth amendment says not state shall deny to any person with in justification the equal protection of the laws.” Women in America are concerned states having different laws concerning abortion. Women have different reasons for wanting or needing an abortion. Some women may be restrictive to the laws and her life could be in danger. The law in Texas states women cannot receive an abortion unless her life could be in danger. This restriction on abortion infringes on the civil liberties of women in the United States. Personally, I believe women should have the right to receive an abortion under certain circumstances. I agree with the law in Texas to a point. I feel if the woman’s life is in jeopardy, if the pregnancy is a result of a rape, or if the fetus is not developing normally are the only reasons I think a woman should receive an abortion. This may be hypocritical of me, but I believe an abortion should not be a justification for birth control. I feel strongly about the right of a woman to choose life or to choose an abortion. By decriminalizing abortion nationwide, the ruling was supposed to allow all women, not just those who were wealthy or well-connected the right to control the size of their families, their personal health and their physical and economic future. This is a matter of fundamental
As much as I was tempted to write this paper on that particular subject, I decided to direct it to another problem our society is currently facing, Abortion. The right to privacy is a civil liberty every American enjoys. The right to privacy is an important freedom for everyone everywhere not just in certain states. Women in America should have the right to do whatever she feels is best for her. The street law website states, “The fourteenth amendment says not state shall deny to any person with in justification the equal protection of the laws.” Women in America are concerned states having different laws concerning abortion. Women have different reasons for wanting or needing an abortion. Some women may be restrictive to the laws and her life could be in danger. The law in Texas states women cannot receive an abortion unless her life could be in danger. This restriction on abortion infringes on the civil liberties of women in the United States. Personally, I believe women should have the right to receive an abortion under certain circumstances. I agree with the law in Texas to a point. I feel if the woman’s life is in jeopardy, if the pregnancy is a result of a rape, or if the fetus is not developing normally are the only reasons I think a woman should receive an abortion. This may be hypocritical of me, but I believe an abortion should not be a justification for birth control. I feel strongly about the right of a woman to choose life or to choose an abortion. By decriminalizing abortion nationwide, the ruling was supposed to allow all women, not just those who were wealthy or well-connected the right to control the size of their families, their personal health and their physical and economic future. This is a matter of fundamental
References: Landmark Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court (2011). Classifying Arguments. Retrieved from http://www.streetlaw.org//en/Page.Landmark.Roe.activities.classify.aspx Sulzberger, A.G. (2011). Wichita Doctor Takes Up Fight For Abortions. Retrieved from the University of Phoenix Library collection database. The Associated Press (2008). Oklahoma Law: Constitutional or Unconstitutional? Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/abortion.htm The Court Upholds a Federal Ban on “Partial Birth” Abortions (2013). Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/abortion.htm GONZALES v. CARHART. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 08 December 2013. .