Sunday, October 31, 2010

Abortion: we all deserve to decide to live

Should abortion be legal? Abortion is a huge debate between Americans in the U.S. The thought of killing a human child for one's selfish reasons is highly unethical and is debated through the U.S. to why abortions are legal. There is also debate that a fetus is not considered a baby and not considered a human being therefore abortions are not technically taking lives This is still debated after the 7-2  Roe v. Wade court decision declaring abortions a "fundamental right" This court case in 1973 was a land mark decision for the U.S. Supreme Court. A woman's constitutional right to privacy creates the reasoning for allowing abortions but there has to be legitimacy for the reasoning of abortion. In Utah a law is being passed  holding women criminally liable for illegal abortions. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday signed the controversial law that allows women to be charged "for killing an unborn child." The push for the legislation began after a 17-year-old caused an outcry in May when she paid a man $150 to beat her in the stomach in the hopes of ending her pregnancy. A Utah judge said the girl could not be prosecuted because there was no law holding women responsible for the death of their fetus. The video below goes in depth of the situation. I believe abortions should be illegal because I feel that one's life is just as precious as the others even a fetus or unborn child.

Questions
1.What is your opinion of the video
2. how do you feel about abortions


Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
http://abortion.procon.org/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/us/01abortion.html






2 comments:

  1. That was very good Lorne. i enjoyed reading about it and it had some interesting truths in there that kept my attention. I personally feel that unborn babies should have the right to live becuase they are aliv as soon as they are fertilized.

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  2. Lorne great job. Your writing made me form an opinion about our today's society. How can we so cruel in take someones life before it even started. We are starting to become egocentric people, when we should be more more giving. Something to consider for your next blog you might want to try elaborate more on the subject, but besides that Great Job!!!

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