Jim Buie The Case For Legal Late Term Abortion Analysis
Dkendrick Black
English 1302
Jane Nguyen
2/14/15
The Case For Legal Late Term Abortions The article, The Case For Late Term Abortions written by Jim Buie was appeared in Newsweek on June 17, 2009. In the article the author uses personal experiences, political and social/legal issues to support his stance on legal late term abortions. He begins his article by mentioning the murder of Dr. George Tiller a late term abortion doctor and his brother Jon who was mentally challenged. The author recounts how his parents were pro-life and didn’t agree with abortion. Even though his parents were pro-life he believed they should have had the option to abort if they felt it was necessary. Mr. Buie talked about his brother Jon who had downed syndrome. He states that Jon would spend all day screaming, rocking and banging his head. His mother spent all day trying to feed him. According to the author Jon’s disability cause his parents great emotional distress causing them both to have nervous breakdowns. As a result of this Jon was placed in a facility where he lived until the age of 52 when he passed away from heart failure.
As a result of Jon being out of the house .Buie states that his mother went on to lead a productive life becoming a teacher, but his father chose another route and became an alcoholic. The author …show more content…
Buie’s reasoning in support of his claim is his brother Jon who was mentally disabled and the effect he had on his family. The author’s use of evidence was limited because he chose to only give only two examples which were his own personal experiences and one law. The writer tries to seem credible by using person experience’s in his article. Mr. Buie presented contradictory points by giving information on how disabilities can be detected within the first trimester of a pregnancy. If this information is accurate there would not be a need for late term abortion in relation to
English 1302
Jane Nguyen
2/14/15
The Case For Legal Late Term Abortions The article, The Case For Late Term Abortions written by Jim Buie was appeared in Newsweek on June 17, 2009. In the article the author uses personal experiences, political and social/legal issues to support his stance on legal late term abortions. He begins his article by mentioning the murder of Dr. George Tiller a late term abortion doctor and his brother Jon who was mentally challenged. The author recounts how his parents were pro-life and didn’t agree with abortion. Even though his parents were pro-life he believed they should have had the option to abort if they felt it was necessary. Mr. Buie talked about his brother Jon who had downed syndrome. He states that Jon would spend all day screaming, rocking and banging his head. His mother spent all day trying to feed him. According to the author Jon’s disability cause his parents great emotional distress causing them both to have nervous breakdowns. As a result of this Jon was placed in a facility where he lived until the age of 52 when he passed away from heart failure.
As a result of Jon being out of the house .Buie states that his mother went on to lead a productive life becoming a teacher, but his father chose another route and became an alcoholic. The author …show more content…
Buie’s reasoning in support of his claim is his brother Jon who was mentally disabled and the effect he had on his family. The author’s use of evidence was limited because he chose to only give only two examples which were his own personal experiences and one law. The writer tries to seem credible by using person experience’s in his article. Mr. Buie presented contradictory points by giving information on how disabilities can be detected within the first trimester of a pregnancy. If this information is accurate there would not be a need for late term abortion in relation to