...Abortion is a very controversial social issue that has existed for many decades. The controversy behind this issue is caused by the different views that people and societies have regarding abortion. The social science disciplines of political science and religion will be used in getting a better understanding of the opposing views of abortion. In discussing the religious aspects of abortion, this paper will focus on the Jewish and Catholic views of abortion and how the two faiths effect an individual s decision upon having an abortion. When discussing the political controversy regarding abortion, this paper will discuss the abortion laws in Canada and the United States as well as the pro-choice and anti-choice movements of abortion. Society is greatly affected both socially and politically by abortions due to the different moralistic views regarding abortions and the controversies surrounding abortions. What are the views of the Catholic and Jewish religions on having abortions and how do their different views effect society? How is society effected by the political controversies behind abortions? Religion and Abortion Abortion is an issue that causes extreme divisions among various religious groups due to the laws of the religions, in particular, those of the Jewish and Christian religions. The Jewish religion is based on the belief in one G-d as well as respecting the laws that G-d imposed on the Jews. The Jewish people are expected to do what is just and merciful in the...
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...Abstract Abortion has been a topic of debate for many centuries and still today is a major topic of debate. Some see abortion as murder of an innocent child, others believe that the fetus is not yet a human therefore can be aborted. Most of the world religions have their own view on abortion, some religious laws allow it while others condemn the act. Abortion in the eyes of religion is a major conflict that is closely related to God and his sole ability to create and destroy life. In this paper I will compare and contrast the positions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on abortion the methods of approaching abortion and each religions position and also my position with abortion. Abortion and Religion When religious positions on abortion...
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...Regina Torres Rels 208-V06 Professor Phillips December 2, 2015 Religions opposition on Abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus (unborn child) can live independently outside the mother . Abortion has being a controversial topic for many years now. Abortion use to be prohibited in the United States until the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court sanctioned a woman's right to choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy . However, abortion is still considered a taboo subject within the society. The reason I believe abortion is still a taboo subject because of the great power religion has within the society. Even though we have a variety of religions they all come to the same conclusion that abortion should not...
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...i Abortion Controversy: Conflicting Beliefs and Values In American Society By: Joseph B. Tamney, Stephen D. Johnson, and Ronald Burton Submitted By: Thomala J. Hollingsworth Sociology 100 Professor: Gwendolyn Royal-Smith February 26, 2013 ii Abstract This study examines the ideological and structured basis for attitudes and political action relating to abortion. A sample from “Middletown” in fall of 1989 showed that most people believed that abortion begins at conception, a belief in privacy rights, and religion. Social traditionalism also played an important role in a pro-life stand, which is only influential for conservative Protestants and not for Catholics. Catholics believe in abstinence and refraining from taking anyone’s life as it relates to abortion. The political action, the data showed that the pro-life movement was more important in 1989 than the pro-choice movement. Party identification was not used for abortion as a political litmus test. However, attending pro-life churches did increase the likelihood of using abortion for voting decisions. I am interested in this particular article because the subject of legalized abortion or the lack thereof, hits home for me. I feel that women everywhere should have the right to say what happens to their bodies, which is in the United States, even in other countries where women are not allowed to have freedom of speech and treated unequally. Legalized Abortion I Women...
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...Abortion Should the government have a say in our personal lives? Isn’t America supposed to be a “free country”? Abortion has been an on- going debate since 1973, in the Roe vs. Wade case. This did in fact legalize abortion and is now in the United States Constitution. There are many reasons why abortion should stay legalized and why I am pro- choice abortion. Under certain circumstances, abortion may be the most appropriate or suitable action to take. The government and religious beliefs should not be included with a personal decision such as abortion. It is acceptable to have an abortion to sustain and stabilize a normal healthy lifestyle. First, anti-abortion people tend to judge mothers who went through with an abortion, but what they do not understand and realize is the type of situation the mother might have encountered to end up getting an abortion. For example, what if a women got raped by a stranger and ended up pregnant? First off, the woman was probably unprepared for a pregnancy let alone a rape attack! The baby’s life wouldn’t be the same without a father, especially not knowing who the father is, I agree that it is not the baby’s fault it got conceived in a terrible way, but the lifestyle the baby and the mother will live after the baby is born will be unhealthy and very unstable. Another example is if a young woman in her teen years has had an unplanned baby. The young woman has her education to think about and is not ready and cannot handle the responsibility...
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...Seyamak Amouhashem 04/20/16 Research paper TRS-351 Abortion Abortion has been a huge topic in our society, whether it is pro-choice or pro-life, the topic of abortion will never be one sided. The abortion topic has valid points on each side and there doesn’t seem to be a correct answer to the ever so famous question, is abortion ethically correct? What is abortion you may ask, well as define by dictionary.com “Also called voluntary abortion, the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy”. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics since its creation. This was an issue before abortion was even a medical option. Due to such differences these two groups developed, pro-choice and pro-life. According to dictionary.com pro-choice means “supporting or advocating legalized abortion” and pro-life means “supporting or advocating legalized abortion”. Pro-life supporters believe it is the right for the woman to decide to keep the baby or to have it aborted. No matter what the circumstances, it’s the woman’s body and the decision is completely up to her. On the other hand, pro-life supporters believe an abortion is the same as murder and the law should be the same way. If a woman decide to have an abortion is should be considered as an attempt to murder. These anti-abortionist believe that an unborn baby or fetus has the same right as the mother and they have the right to live for themselves, not having someone else decide to take...
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...The aim of this paper is to clear up any misconceptions about the issue of abortion in order for people to be able to make a clear, conscious decision regarding the issue while taking into consideration both sides surrounding the argument. In today’s world many teenagers engage in the act of sexual intercourse without taking any of the consequences into consideration. This results in many unplanned pregnancies and teenagers need to have the option to have a way out and not cut their lives short. Instead of resorting to dangerous, illegal methods of aborting the baby, abortion should be legalized so that these future mothers feel safe enough not to have to risk their lives in order to avoid a possible disaster. If abortion isn’t made legal we are risking the health and well being of our future generations simply because the public is too close minded to consider the positive outcome of such an action. Abortion is a very controversial topic in the world of today. Pro-choice and Pro-life both have considerable arguments. What is abortion? According to the Webster dictionary, abortion is “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Abortion of course, as opposed to a miscarriage is purposely induced. Some people view abortion as a violation of God’s gifts to humans, which is birth, while others claim that it’s a personal choice for those who are faced with certain situations...
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...The rightful owner to an Abortion The Right to an Abortion Abortion is a subject that sparks great debate there is no grey area, you are either for or against abortion. In the era that we live in today, moral standards are ever changing and decisions placed under a microscope. Abortions are becoming justified, acceptable and should be the choice of the woman holding the fetus. The reason for this choice is government makes the mistake of being involved in the choice of its individual people. As you turn on your television set and see matters of abortion being discusses, it is hard to rule out the religion, and science. These subjects will always cause friction when educating people about human life. Abortion is more than a procedure, it has psychological factors, and it has short-term and long-term effects. There are financial matters as well and those who bears the overall long-term effect, society or the individual needs to be addressed as well when speaking about abortions. The Supreme Court of the United States has been involved in highly publicized cases of abortion; Rowe v Wade, Gonzales v. Carnhart, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of New England, are to name a few. The Supreme Court is the highest form of court system in the United States to decide these matters. The state should allow the people having the abortions to establish their own guidelines so they can govern these laws and regulations. Sexual Education in the school systems is flawed, teachers...
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...Abortion, the intentional and deliberate termination of a pregnancy has been an extremely controversial topic in both religious and secular views for centuries, and is continuously causing discussing regarding the moral and ethical values it impedes on. This method of murdering an innocent unborn child has developed multiple standpoints in many different religions. Specifically highlighting the Catholic Church’s stance as well the stance of Buddhist practices showing the similarities and dissimilarities of each religion. In an increasingly secular world a utilitarian stance will also be evaluated. Catholic church: (200 words) (82) The Catholic Church defines abortion as an unspeakable evil that is a crime to the creator. The Catholic Church...
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...politics(Miller, 2015). The effect of not being able to get an abortion limits women's success, like limiting their time working, making them pay for another person that they did not intend to have, or have the unnecessary guilt on their shoulders that they let a kid go to adoption(Geier, 2012). Some Pro-life supports even believe that a women can get breast cancer from having an abortion(Ohlheiser, 2013). Making a vote in an election to rid funding for a program that is a human right can change many...
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...Wasn’t I wanted? Abortion has always been a controversial topic, infect no matter how many times this topic has been risen, but it has always remain as unsolved. There are many people out in the world who thinks that abortion should be legal and some think it should not be. I asked this question to my self is abortion right should be legal or not? I thought on this for a long time and then I made decision that abortion is not right. We have no right to take some one’s life. Abortion is not morally right. The reasons why abortion should not be legal: it is against in all religion, no moral value, adoption is alternative option for abortion, and it may effect on women’s life and future pregnancy. Every child is a precious and unique gift from god. We have no right to decline that gift. No religion says that we have right to take some one’s life. In every religion birth and death is the choice of god. We have no right to kill even fetus because fetus is also living thing. . Everyowane have right to live. How anyone kills their own baby people who do this have no moral values. There are so many people out in the world who have no babies and they do understand the value of child, and the one is getting opportunity to have baby is not ready to accept them. “A good society is said to be one that makes it easy for its citizens to be good. Western civilization has, until now, based its laws on the principles of Judeo-Christianity. Principles mean moral absolutes”...
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...Abortion Ethics and Abortion Since 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court made the decision that abortion was legal, abortion has been one of the most controversial ethical issues in our society. For many years there have been a lot of debates about whether it is morally and ethically right to have abortions. No one takes the issue of abortion lightly due to the fact that there are so many people with different perspectives on abortion and how it should be handled. Just because individuals see abortion one way others see it another. Religion, definition of abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, moral personhood, rape, and rights are things that will be discussed. Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in or caused by its death (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion). An abortion that is terminated on the sole fact that it becomes a threat to the pregnant female is referred to as a therapeutic abortion. An elective abortion is a term used for any other kind of abortion not related to health reasons. Most people relate a miscarriage as a form of abortion, but for myself I don’t really see how a miscarriage is related. The pregnant female doesn’t have a choice in a miscarriage, but only has a choice in an induced abortion or any type. Abortion can be traced back as to ancient times. Evidence suggests that abortions were taking place in a number of different ways, from herbs to abdominal pressure....
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...Effects of Religion Chris McCleary HUM/130 David Latoundji 9/9/11 There are many effects organized religion has had on society. Religion is like a tennis match where each side hits the ball back and forth, where the ball is the conflicts or disagreements religions may have on society. The conflicts or disagreements go back and forth between religions and society depending on the events happening within the religions and how these events affect society. For an example, the Muslim people and their religion has had a huge negative effect on society because of the World Trade Centers that was destroyed by serious attacks on September 11, 2001. The Muslim people were treated very unpleasant and hated among most of society since these attacks. Muslim people truly had a difficult time trying to fit into our society because of this, Muslim people and their faith have been stereotyped by many people in society as the same as those who were terrorists. Discrimination tendencies became a problem among our society, tagging all Muslim people terrorists and well hated. Furthermore, not truly understanding what Muslim people and their faith is all about and what they stand for, but the people in society would blame all Muslim people, causing such a negative effect on their lives just because a group of people proclaiming to be Muslim attacked our country. Another argumentative example would be how religion has had negative effect on society preventing women’s right...
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...Why Women Should Not Have An Abortion Many women in the entire world have abortions. Women believe there are many reasons to abort such as fear of having or raising a child, rape, or not having enough money. But whatever the situation, there is never an acceptable reason to get an abortion. Some important reasons why women should not abort have to do with human values, religious values, and values of conscience. The first reason why women should not have an abortion is related to basic human values. Women need to think about their unborn babies who are not responsible for this situation. These unborn babies should have the privilege to live and grow into a normal person. Women need to be more humanitarian and less egoistic with these babies. On the other hand, the baby doesn’t know how or why he is here. It is not necessary to kill a life; there are many other solutions to resolve this problem short of abortion. The second reason why women should not abort has to do with religious values. In almost all religions, a woman is not permitted to have an abortion. If they do, their religions will punish them. In some religions, for example, a woman cannot take communion after having an abortion, and before taking communion again, she must do many things as a form of penitence. In whatever religion, abortion is punished and for this reason, women should not abort. Finally, the third and most important reason why women should not abort is related to her conscience...
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...Abortion is when you remove the embryo or the fetus before it is viable. Around the globe 42 million abortions are made every year, 20 million of them are performed unsafely. Abortions are done by both young and adults. There are many laws and restrictions that must be followed when you want to get an abortion, and the longer you wait before you perform it, the bigger is the risk that it will not work as intended. So in this discussion essay I will be discussing whether abortion should be allowed or not. The first aspect of abortion is the religious aspect. According to Austin Cline who wrote an article about this, he mentions that most of the religions see abortion as a kind of murder. Therefore, abortion is not allowed in every single religion, however he also mentions that as long as there is pregnancies, moments will come that can only be solved in one way. So this means that even though some religions are against abortion, there will still be cases where doing the abortion actually is better. Secondly, there is the case where a woman could have been raped or been put through incest, thus leading to an unintended pregnancy. According to Wikipedia, 38% of all pregnancies in 1999 were unintended, that is around 80 million pregnancies. Of course, not all of these pregnancies came from rape or incest, most of them happened because they lacked protection. But there are still cases where the woman could have been raped or put through incest. The same goes for teen pregnancies...
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