CRITICAL THINKING PAPER #5 Abstract This paper expresses the viewpoint of a Utilitarian and how they would look at abortion. This paper illustrates there should be a right to choose what you should be able to do in regards to abortion and uses the term “reproductive freedom”. Contained within are statistics on social and economic benefits of abortion and the Utilitarian viewpoint for abortion is explained. Abortion is an essential part of living in the modern world. Today‚
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Is Health Care an Inalienable Right? What is an inalienable right? According to Dictionary.com‚ it is a right that cannot be taken away‚ denied or transferred. As documented in The Declaration of Independence‚ these rights include: life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In addition to these rights there are those in the Bill of Rights‚ which we are familiar with. So‚ knowing these rights and knowing that they operate on the same general principle of being given at the point of birth‚ does
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Education Is the education a right or a privilege? In my opinion‚ education should be a right. Everyone needs to be educated. Education is needed for all kids. Kids need to stay away from bad things. They need to learn something so that they can have a future. I believe that everyone has the right to education. Everyone needs to be able to get into college or to get a job. People need to learn how to read. Reading is important for when people have to read directions or fill out an application. They
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Is health care a basic right? Can it be limited if the cost of providing unlimited treatment is prohibitive? If so‚ should it be regarded as a commodity and limited by market mechanisms‚ or should it be rationed by government regulation? If not‚ how can the nation pay for it? Health Care‚ like all other services comes at a financial cost. While we should strive to make health care available and affordable to all‚ the bottom line is that it is a service that can only be provided if the voting
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Chantelle Gailushas Mr. Olson English II May 25‚ 2012 Privileges vs. Rights Throughout history‚ people have always wanted what they can’t have. Since the 1970’s‚ this is the attitude most Americans have taken with respect to underage drinking. It was at this time that many states changed the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. The theory behind this was‚ if you rise the drinking age‚ people will drink more responsibly‚ because with age comes responsibility. Unfortunately‚ the people who made
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Rachel G. English II- 4th hour September 2‚ 2013 Problem/Solution Essay Learning is a Privilege‚ Not a Right Nationalized tests are tests that students are forced to take at the end of every school year for the classes that are required to be passed in order to graduate high school. Failing a nationalized test will result in a student having to either take the same class the next year‚ or the student being held back and having to repeat the grade. Because these tests are such a huge deal‚ the
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Is Education a Privilege or a Right? From your readings and experiences‚ should schooling be a right or privilege? What impact has student‚ family‚ and societal rights had on the influence of education? What role should choice play in public education (i.e. charter schools‚ private schools‚ online education‚ etc.)? Your response must be a minimum of 300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Every person is entitled to the right to education is recognized as a
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valid driver ’s license is something every teenager longs for. Their parents are the ones who decide whether or not they are responsible enough to own one because owning a driver ’s license is a privilege‚ not a right. Unfortunately‚ illegal immigrants feel that obtaining a driver ’s license should be their right for working in the United States illegally and that each member of their family should own a car as well. There are already 8.7 to 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States and
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Baby Theresa was a newborn baby who was born with a rare health condition called anencephaly. Anencephaly is a disease where babies are born with no upper part of the skull as well as missing portions of their brain. Their partially developed brain can still breathe and produce a heartbeat‚ however they have a very short life expectancy. Taking this into consideration‚ baby Theresa’s parents decided that they would donate her working organs to any struggling babies that could have their life saved
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Utilitarian Theory and Human Rights Utilitarianism can be defined as a moral theory by which the public welfare of a community is dependent on the “sum welfare of individuals‚ which is measured in units of pleasure and/or pain”‚ requiring governments to make decisions based on the “largest sum of pleasure” (Postema‚ 2006). However Bentham argued that "every individual in the country tells for one‚ no individual for more than one"‚ meaning that the weight of an individual’s happiness should always
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