Debate #2: Should Abortion Be Illegal? Abortion has been a long standing ethical hot topic that continues to be disputed today. The debate held at Cal State University San Marcos was proof of exactly that. Mr. Alan Shlemon‚ a proclaimed pro-lifer‚ made clear his stance or conclusion from the very start; abortion should be illegal! His conclusion was grounded on the definition of life regarding the unborn. He argues that it is scientifically proven that an unborn fetus is his/her own person‚ distinct
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Summary and Critique of Don Maquis- Anti-Abortion Argument The key element of Don Marquis argument is in the effort to distinguish the difference between abortion and contraception in order to provide a clear argument against abortion‚ aside from extreme cases. Without conflicting with the interest of the general public by being forced to suggest contraception is ethically wrong as well. When he compiles his argument he begins by providing the argument for a ‘pro-choice’ approach which makes the
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million abortions are done yearly in the USA and 43 million worldwide have been the steady number for several years now. Ever since the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973‚ abortion has been one of the most contentious issues in our society. On the one hand‚ the pro-choice perspective believes that a woman should have the right to choose what is right for her and her situation‚ but on the refutal the pro-life perspective feels that all children should have the right to live. The legality of abortion is hotly
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Abortion A legal and widespread practice in the United States until the 19th century‚ abortion remained commonplace‚ although driven underground‚ in the last part of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1950s various women’s and civil liberties groups‚ as well as some doctors‚ began to call for the repeal of laws that made abortion a crime. In the 1960s the feminist movement made a woman’s control over her body‚ including the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy
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Abortion‚ Pro-Life Abortion refers to a practice whereby a pregnancy is terminated with the outcome being the death of a human fetus (Hillar‚ 2000). It remains one of the most contested issues in as far as social and moral obligations are concerned. Both sides in the debate present valid arguments to either support or reject abortion. Pro-life arguments are mainly based on the concept of preservation of human life from the point of conception to that of giving full priority to unborn fetus’ life
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ABORTION Introduction • There are three basic positions on abortion and they all center on the question of the human status of the unborn. • There are three ways of looking at the status of the unborn; fully human‚ potentially human and subhuman. • Those who believe the unborn are subhuman favor abortion on demand. • Those who believe the unborn are fully human are against abortion. • Those who argue the unborn are potentially human favor abortion in specified
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ABORTION Every day 115‚000 pregnancies are aborted around the world.[1] Is this wrong or is it right? Should it be legal‚ or illegal? Abortion is a complex and complicated issue that has been the subject of debate for decades‚ but perhaps it’s not as complex and complicated as it really seems to be. When we use instrumental agents of logic‚ science‚ morality and theology‚ it is possible to sort through the complexity and find simplicity in the argument. It is my hope that in using these tools‚
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over an issue like abortion‚ it is important to look simply at the fact of its existence in the United States. According to studies released in 2005 by the Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) and The Guttmacher Institute‚ there were 1.29 million abortions performed in this country. Research by the same group shows that in 1994‚ approximately half of all pregnancies in the United States were unintended‚ with only about half of those actually ending in abortion. In comparison to other
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In a society of depression‚ there is now‚ very little money‚ and a sad life for a woman who is pregnant all of the time. The rough estimate of pregnancies that occurred in 1931 is 250‚600. The rough estimate of abortions in 1931 was 95‚700. Women‚ back then‚ were stuck in their house to take care of the daily household chores‚ take care of the kids‚ and tend to every one of their husband’s sexual desires. This resulted in many pregnancies that women could not afford to have financially or physically
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10/30/2014 Bruno Russo Marko Lovrinovic REL 3015 – Dr. Judy Skeen Abortion: The Eternal Controversy Within the context of contemporary society‚ where people and structures are constantly changing‚ we are aware that the reference values undergo a profound change that is necessary to understand and follow. The issue of abortion can never distance itself from the ethical and moral issues that surround it‚ given that abortion inevitably involves someone ’s death. This is therefore an issue that
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