...in determining the differences and similarities between abortion and contraceptives. There are grave differences between contraceptives and abortion even though some people use abortion as a form of contraceptive. It has been over 30 years since the Roe v Wade decision granted women the constitutional right to choose whether or not to have an abortion (Planned Parenthood) and there is still a huge debate on whether it should be available or not. In order to pick a true side in this debate of abortion versus contraceptives we have to look at similarities and differences between the two based on why each are offered and the different types offered, the pro-choice/pro-life stance, and lastly the effects...
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...Kyle Warner 3/23/16 In China there are laws that only allow parents to have one child. Most hope to have a male to work to support the family, and carry on the family’s name. 99 percent of abortions in China are when the fetus is a female. Sex selection abortions are not morally permissible. The theory of Natural Law states that “to act morally, you must act naturally.” Chinese parents aborting female fetuses are not acceptable on utilitarian grounds. There are many ways of letting go of an unwanted child, such as adoption. The theory of Natural Law states that “to act morally, you must act naturally.” This statement alone proves that it is not morally permissible. Abortions are not natural; they are done by humans by choice when they do not want what they created. Everything has a place and purpose in nature. No matter if someone is a male or female, they are given a specific role by god, and it is morally wrong to take that away. The theory also states that everything in nature follows a rational order, meaning that once you change the ratio of men to woman the rational order has been changed. The argument that some Chinese parents can make is that it is good on utilitarian grounds. This is not true due to the fact that if they cannot afford to raise a daughter they should not have a child during that time. The parents should wait until they are stable enough to raise a child whether or not it is a son or a daughter. Females can do anything that a male can do, so if...
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...What is wrong with abortion. Abortion is an on-going phenomenon that has been shaping the world for many generations, breaking up families, disappointing religions, and has psychological distress; basically, it's the "removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order end a pregnancy” (Abortion). Abortion is tragic because it's a form of murder, it goes against religious teachings, and it avoids responsibility. In the Hills like White Elephants, the theme was about abortion, we examined how two people were affected by phenomenon or subject. The man and woman were set on getting an abortion, but since the man kept on pestering the women about the subject, she started getting mixed feelings about if she should get an abortion or keep the...
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...Abortion had been performed for thousands of years. It has been legal in the United States since the arrival of the settlers. At this time the Constitution was adopted, making abortion more openly advertised. At that time, Abortion wasn't as common as today. “A total of 730,322 abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease control for 2011.” (lifesitenews.com) Remember that time your mom dried you after taking a shower or the time your mom held your hand and tickled you with her other hand? These memories shouldn’t disappear because a woman decides to get rid of their baby. Abortion shouldn’t be legal because of the fact that innocent children are being killed in the most disturbing way, also a woman's dignity is being eliminated....
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...a) Explain how a follower of Natural Law theory might approach the issue surrounding abortion. The Natural Law Theory has developed over time since the era of the ancient Greeks, and it is not necessarily based on one single theory. Natural law is the belief that God has created the universe to work in certain ways. The structure of Natural Law is not accidental; it is deliberate and has important implications to the human race (this can also be used to argue the existence of God in the teleological argument). Humans have a duty to conform to Natural Law. If they do not conform it is morally bad. St Thomas Aquinas linked his idea of Natural Law with Aristotle’s view that people have a specific nature, purpose and function. Aristotle said that not only does everything have a purpose, but also it achieves supreme good when it fulfill its purpose. Aristotle stated that the supreme good for humans is to achieve happiness, which can be related to mill’s utilitarianism where our aim is to gain happiness by avoiding pain and gaining pleasure, but Aristotle did not follow the consequentialist nature of utilitarianism. Aristotle said we were to achieve the final goal by living a life of reason based on what we experience, and this follows the deontological nature of Kantian ethics. Aquinas said that humans beings have an essential rational nature given by God in order for us to live and flourish, even without God reason can discover laws that lead to human flourishing, this is...
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...Lewis claims that his generation believes that sexual impulse is “treated as no other impulse in our nature has ever been treated by civilized people. All the others, we admit, have to be bridled” (44). In making this comment, Lewis argues that we have to control our impulses to not get in trouble, but when it comes to falling in love, we are allowed to make exceptions because we think it is “Love” and it is forever. Today, thousands and thousands of women are single mothers. Many of them became so for reasons beyond their control, for example, they lost their husbands. But many came to this only because they could not curb their impulses at the time because it was the “Love.” For instance, my sister had this kind of situation. A standard scenario - she fell in love with a young, uncouth guy. They were completely different. He was younger than...
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...Abortion Fact #1: Every abortion kills an innocent human being. Every new life begins at conception. This is an irrefutable fact of biology. It is true for animals and true for humans. When considered alongside the law of biogenesis – that every species reproduces after its own kind – we can draw only one conclusion in regard to abortion: every single abortion ends the life of an innocent human being. Fact #2: Every human being is a person. Personhood is properly defined by membership in the human species, not by stage of development within that species. A living being's designation to a species is determined not by the stage of development but by the sum total of its biological characteristics. Fact #3: Beginning at conception, every pregnancy involves two or more bodies. No matter how you spin it, women don't have four arms and four legs when they're pregnant. Those extra appendages belong to the tiny human being(s) living inside of them. At no point in pregnancy is the developing embryo or fetus simply a part of the mother's body. Fact #4: It is just, reasonable, and necessary for society to outlaw certain choices. Any civilized society restricts the individual's freedom to choose whenever that choice would harm an innocent person. Therefore, it is impossible to justify abortion by simply arguing that women should be "free to choose." Fact #5: The right to not be killed supersedes the right to not be pregnant....
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...whether or not a statement is true or false the fact of the matter is it is either one or the other. This is a cognitivist view, although there are many branches of cognitivism they all have one thing in common, they believe that moral statements express a genuine belief. Moral Realism is a cognitivist theory, they believe that all moral statements have a truth value and there are moral facts which determine that truth-value. Moral Realism is not to be confused with Universalism (the theory that there are absolute values) because a moral realist does not believe that a particular moral judgement has to apply to all situations. For example one could say objectively ‘abortion is wrong’ but in certain situations it is morally acceptable or right. So abortion could be viewed as wrong after a careless pregnancy where a man and woman do not use protection to prevent it, but still be viewed as an acceptable option for a rape victim who becomes pregnant. A moral realist would argue that this was a moral fact. However an opposing view to moral realism is the non-cognitivist view, Emotivism. Emotivists believe that when you are expressing a moral statement you are merely expressing an emotional response, this is different to expressing an emotional opinion. An opinion can either be true or false whereas an expression of emotion cannot be. For example, if I was to bang my elbow it would be an expression of emotion if I said ‘ouch’ because it can’t be true or false, however if I was to...
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...Innocence Controversial, pro-choice, and pro-life. What do these have in common? Abortion. Abortion is a matter of plain, objective science. Embyros and fetuses are fully and individually human from the point of fertilization. If this were not true, and if unborn children were not genetically-distinct human beings, there would be no need to even talk about rights of personhood. Removing a fetus would be the equivalent of pulling a tooth, however, this is not the case and the debate must be a part of the political arena. Humans should be recognized as persons under the law. Humans are considered a person, if by nature, they have the capacity to develop the ability to think rationally, express emotion, and make decisions. Since humans have personal natures, they are considered a person. The humanity of unborn children qualifies them as persons and should be guaranteed their protection under the law. The choice should not be to keep or abort the baby, the choice should be to keep or give away the baby. Abortion clinics should be changed to adoption clinics. Abortion is a tragedy, not only for the unborn who never got the chance to experience life, but for the mother also. Millions of young and frightened mothers have been pressured to choose abortion to help men escape the responsibility and embarrassment. Fifty-one percent of Americans consider themselves "pro-life" about the issue of abortion, while forty-two percent are "pro-choice." Many people, including those who want...
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...stereotypical scenario of a male coaxing a female into following his point of view is no stranger to literature and life. Children can often be a deciding factor in relationships. Naturally, inner and outer conflicts may arise when a child in unexpectedly conceived. In Ernest Hemingway’s ambiguously ending short story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, a man, referred to as “the American”, and a girl, Jig, sip on drinks at a train station as they talk of whether or not to have an abortion. David Foster Wallace’s short story, “Good People”, portrays a story line similar to Hemingway’s and follows the tumultuous thoughts of nineteen-year-old Lane Dean Jr. as he sits on a bench in quiet with his, equally submersed in thought, pregnant girlfriend Sheri. Writer Nilofer Hashmi asserts in her analytical essay, “’Hills Like White Elephants’: The Jilting of Jig,” that in Ernest Hemingway’s story the girl will go through with the abortion, but the American leaving her. Evidence exists, however, to prove that Jig will in fact have the abortion and the American will stay. Similarly, but entirely contrasting to Hashmi’s assertion, “Good People” insinuates that Lane will ultimately stay with Sheri should she fulfill his predictions and tell him she will raise the baby. Aspects such as whether or not love exists between the couples, the difference between Foster Wallace’s and Hemingway’s depiction and portrayal of the males and females, and symbolism disprove Hashmi’s analysis in favor of the previously proposed...
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...Murderous Out Cries for Help My research on abortion, Jennifer Hammack The Bible teaches that abortion is wrong. From the time of conception on is referred to by God as a "man-child," a "child," an "infant," a "son," etc. God makes no distinction between born and unborn life, therefore we should view them as having the same nature. First let us establish from the beginning the types of abortion. Then let us establish that the life in the mother's womb is human life. In the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973, about 500,000 illegal abortions were occurring per year. Today, about 1,500,000 abortions occur each year. There are four basic types of abortion. First, there's the suction abortion where the unborn child is vacuumed from the mother's womb during the early stages of pregnancy. Next is the curette abortion where the child is cut from the mother's womb with a spoon-like object. The third type is similar to a Caesarean operation. The fourth is the Salt Brine technique which, the unborn child is literally "pickled" to death by the injection of a strong salt solution. Then the baby is born as a still birth. The remaining question to be settled is if the fetus is a distinct individual from its mother or just part of the mother's body. Consider the parallel to the Godhead. God the Father and Jesus are two separate individuals by referring to the many passages that mention Jesus as the Son of God the Father. A person cannot be his own father. A father and his son make...
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...controversy. Through this our human nature must comprehend the problem, act upon it, and therefore take a stand that might occasionally conflict with our personal beliefs. Yet, birth control continues to strive during a period where people of the world neglect to analyze their own actions and accepting the fact that personal dealings seem to reflect their true inner beliefs. Teenagers are the target groups that focus on birth control the most. With all the risk factors in the world today I think birth control should not be given to teenager because of promiscuousness, non-communication and un-healthiness. Although I’m against teen birth control, other has their reasons for it, such as, pregnancy, education, and abortion. Allowing teen’s access to birth control may help decrease the amount of teen pregnancies taking place each year. There are now instances of thirteen and fourteen year old girls having babies, teens that are completely unprepared to give birth and raise a child. Another reason is that it gives teens the choice to continue education. When a teenager becomes a mother or pregnant, its hard to finish school which causes some to drop out. Last reason someone might be for teen birth control is to prevent abortions. Access to birth control can help reduce the number of teen abortions that take place each year. Although statistics differ according to states, some states have reported that 50 percent of pregnant teens receive an abortion. Not only is this a costly procedure...
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...controversy. Through this our human nature must comprehend the problem, act upon it, and therefore take a stand that might occasionally conflict with our personal beliefs. Yet, birth control continues to strive during a period where people of the world neglect to analyze their own actions and accepting the fact that personal dealings seem to reflect their true inner beliefs. Teenagers are the target groups that focus on birth control the most. With all the risk factors in the world today I think birth control should not be given to teenager because of promiscuousness, non-communication and un-healthiness. Although I’m against teen birth control, other has their reasons for it, such as, pregnancy, education, and abortion. Allowing teen’s access to birth control may help decrease the amount of teen pregnancies taking place each year. There are now instances of thirteen and fourteen year old girls having babies, teens that are completely unprepared to give birth and raise a child. Another reason is that it gives teens the choice to continue education. When a teenager becomes a mother or pregnant, its hard to finish school which causes some to drop out. Last reason someone might be for teen birth control is to prevent abortions. Access to birth control can help reduce the number of teen abortions that take place each year. Although statistics differ according to states, some states have reported that 50 percent of pregnant teens receive an abortion. Not only is this a costly procedure...
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...Title: “Effects of abortion in the Philippines “ Objectives: 1. Identify the different causes of abortion. 2. To distinguish the reaction of others. 3. To know the effect of abortion in everyday life. Submitted by: Submitted to: Group 4 Mrs. N.C. Azuela Ma. Pauleen Omalin Juan Czarino Pimping Mark Dennis Pague Elainalyn Padilla Maricar Pehipol Maylyn Quiñosa Ely Paciente INTRODUCTION It is estimated that 2.4 million legally married Filipino women no longer want anadditional child (PFPP, DOH Overview, 1990}. This was based on a health survey which revealed that 63% of urban poor married women of reproductive age did not want an additional child, and nearly two-fifths did not plan their pregnancies. Of those pregnant during the survey, 41% admitted that their pregnancy was unwanted. (Phil. Star, 17 Feb1989) This number falls within the estimated 155,000 to 750,000 induced abortions estimated per year by De la Rosa (1987). Those women who did not want another pregnancy and those at high risk of complications including death are potential seekers of induced abortion. Found that 70% of women who were admitted for induced abortion in 8 hospitals studied in 5 health regions no longer wanted an additional child. This was also true of more than half of those who had spontaneous abortion (55.2%), and even those who had normal deliveries...
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...strangers have made impacts on my life that have in one way or another changed how I view society and the world around me. The three main components that help to form my worldview are Ethics, Human Nature, and God, because they moulded my thoughts, experiences, education and life decisions. I feel the strongest aspect of my worldview is my tremendous sense of ethics. They help to guide my actions and decisions every day. Ethics to me lay the foundations of a person’s character. I feel that a person with good character will by default have a strong set of moral values and their morals will help that person to make ethical choices in their lives. My moral values have been learned from many different influences throughout my lifetime. Numerous influences in my life have been strong Muslim examples that have given me a good foundation of Allah like values. These loving examples have inspired me to live a life of compassion, service, and teaching. I strive to live ethically because I want to please God and lead others by my example. In my experience the ethical choice may not always be the popular choice, but it is the one I can live with. Human Nature has always been interesting to me. It helps me to understand why I and others tend to do the things we do. My definition of human nature is the way we as humans react to situations or stimulus by default. I do not believe that all humans respond in the same way. I feel that we each act or react differently depending on our worldview...
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