Timothy Coggins July 31‚ 2012 Opening Statement May it please the court (look at judge)‚ Opposing counsel (look at opposing counsel). My name is Timothy Coggins and my co-counsel is Ms. Bernadette Benjamin‚ Ms. Nicolette Versailles‚ Ms Keisha Jean-Charles and Mr. Peter Domingue. We are the prosecution‚ and we represent people of the state of New York. There are several people whose names you will hear throughout the trial. There is the victim Payton Miller. The victim’s roommate Sydney
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Abortion is one of the most controversial and hot issues debated‚ and is an issue that will never be agreed upon‚ just going round and round in circles. By bringing morals‚ which are derived from personal conscience‚ into the question of whether the government should abortions‚ this matter has been promoted to a higher level of argument. It is no longer viewed as a decision made from choice but as a question of principals‚ and these concepts have led to a full-blown argument concerning matters that
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Pro-Life or Pro-Choice I am aware that this may be an uncomfortable topic for most people‚ you could even say a down right hostel conversation to have if you don’t share the same views. I have met people who are either pro-choice or pro-life and while neither group are bad people‚ I’ve found that neither group is fully informed of the others views and facts. I feel that pro-life is the best decision to make although I do understand the pro-choice position. My feelings and thoughts come from a
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Pro Life or Pro Choice ? The terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" generally boil down to the question of whether the individual wants to see abortion banned‚ but there’s more to the debate than that. Let’s explore‚ briefly‚ what the central arguments are about. The Pro-Life Issue Spectrum To say that someone is "pro-life" is to say that the person believes that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality-of-life concerns. A comprehensive
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regarding abortion. Savita was suffering from miscarriage when she was admitted to hospital‚ it was quite clear that she would die if she wasn’t aborted. Abortion being illegal in Ireland doctors refused to abort the child‚ which subsequently led to death of savita. Her death followed a lot of movements against Irish government’s abortion law. Aborting a healthy safe baby has been criticized in almost all the religions .It is considered a murder of an in defensive person. In India abortion is seen
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Abortion is murder. It is the process in which an undeveloped human being is killed‚ and unable to live the life it could have lived. Why is it okay for women to kill a human being through abortion and not be punished‚ when someone else is intentionally killing someone and being sent to life in prison? A fetus is helpless‚ it cannot scream or run away when an abortion is happening. The person who is supposed to be the protector is the person who made the choice to murder it. Abortion is not the answer
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Defendant ’s Opening Statement May it please the court. It was a peaceful Saturday morning in April. Just last spring. In Shamrock University Law School ’s classroom building. Our hallways were quiet and our classrooms were almost empty. And then‚ in a student courtroom‚ something happened that astonished everyone. The plaintiff‚ Judge John Birdsong‚ pointed a .357 magnum pistol near his leg‚ pulled the trigger‚ not once‚ but‚ twice‚ to see if the gun was loaded‚ and shot himself in the left leg
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Abortion: The Wrong Choice Nearly half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended‚ and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Abortion should be made illegal‚ because a fetus is a baby‚ no person has a right to take another’s life‚ and an unborn baby cannot make the decision to live or die. While some view abortion as something people should be able to choose‚ others say abortion is a great evil‚ which is destroying the moral fabric of society Cline (2010). Many of the
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to have an abortion. Having to go through numerous trials to see if you are mentally capable of having an abortion is really unconscionable interference. There are many factors that contribute to why a mother-to-be would have an abortion. She could have been raped or not be financially ready to have a child. I 100% agree with women wanting to have one. There should be no ones opinion into her decision‚ if she wants to have one it should be solely her decision. Having an abortion is a HUGE decision
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you take - pro-life or pro-choice? This paper is not here to merely to explain what both sides are or to point out the flaws of each. This paper’s goal is to give new insight to this issue that has been piercing the world for so long. And of course‚ this is not merely for entertainment. This paper was written in hopes to touch your conscience‚ to give you a reawakening‚ to open your eyes to an option you never knew existed. But first‚ let your mind wander to the basics. What is pro-life? Of course
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