...Thinking | Should Abortion legalized | HONORAY ARD | | Nuwanthi Kaushalya Sudharshan | 4/29/2016 | There are variations within each group depending on how liberal or conservative one’s opinions are, some individuals who are pro-life believe that in cases of rape or incest abortion should be allowed, and some pro-choice groups favor waiting periods and other restrictions on abortion. They only want women to have control over their bodies and futures. Therefore, contrary to popular media portrayals of the debate between pro-life and pro-choice groups, there is not really a clear line between the two sides of the argument for many. No matter which side you have personally taken.It is important to understand what the opposing position believes. The more you know about the arguments in favor of or against abortion, the better prepared you will be if you must make this type of decision regarding your own pregnancy. The proceeding procedure and elaborates some of the irrational argumentations or logical fallacies that associated with traditional and effective abortion strategies. Recently, there are many controversial topics in this world, and abortion is one of them. So I choose to talk about should abortion be legal. In this essay, I'm going to talk about pros and cons of abortion. It was not a big problem before; however, recently the number of abortions increases rapidly. In some countries, abortion is legalized and in some country abortion is treated as a crime...
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...In a battle of morality between the right to life and the right to choose, which outweighs the other? Some claim that without rights, it is as though one’s life is forgo-ed. Yet others advocate that certain decisions and needs go beyond the freedom of choice. This controversial debate of freedom of choice extends across many issues, ranging from the choice to commit suicide to the abortion of the baby. Here in lies the problem for abortion: what right does one have to determine whether another should live? It’s no longer just one life that we’re dealing with, but the life of an innocent victim. Steven Poole mentions in his book ‘Unspeak’, about the idea of complex messages in terms used. Also could be known as the ‘reading between the lines’ that we rarely do. He brings up the example of ‘pro-life’ versus ‘pro-choice’. The previously known ‘pro-abortionists’ changed their names to ‘pro-choice’, using a softer tactic. This appealed to the idea of giving women the rights and individual responsibility on whether or not to have the baby. More importantly, it subtly cast the opposing team in the negative light-as dictators that are ‘anti-choice’. The opposing team was quick to catch on and swiftly reformed themselves as ‘pro-life’. This automatically placed their adversaries in the position of ‘anti-life’ or rather ‘pro-death’, appealing to the innate and sacred value of ‘life’. Poole very aptly points out that in a ‘conceptual battle’ of morals between life and choice, ‘life’...
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...“No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother”- Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood. The argument between pro-life and pro-choice has been going on indefinitely. To say that someone is “pro-life” is to say that someone believes that the government has the right to preserve all human life regardless of the quality of life. To be “pro-choice” is to believe that individuals have the right to make decisions in respect to their own body and reproductive system. The legality of this medical procedure has the potential to affect all women in some way during their lifetime and while a major focus of the abortion debate has been morality, it is also important to reflect on the subject...
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...Culture Wars Cultural wars have been prevalent in societies where there exist differences in beliefs, cultural settings and more specifically a way of life. They are prevalent in the American society today, as seen in recent conflicts over certain issues such as gay marriages and abortion. As a part of my explanation to the aliens, there is a need to go back in history and assess how the differences rose and how they have influenced the modern day perceptions of the key national matters. In the US and the UK, the cultural wars are commonly as a result of the differences in the settings of the traditionalists and the conversationalists. In essence, the differences in the conservative and the progressive values has been the main bone of contention between these two different groups. The root of the differences can be traced to way back in the 1920s, when the rural and urban cultures had an evident conflict. There then followed immigration of people from different continents into America for several decades, causing further culture wars. The differences have always taken a center stage in the various debates especially those touching the issues of the history of public schools and the delivery of the science curriculum in the US and the UK. The realignment and the polarization that took place in the 1990s played a huge role in transforming the modern politics, economics as well as religion. In his 1991 publication, Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America, James Hunter...
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...procreation, life, etc. to come to a conclusion that falls in line with the straight path of Islam. A good start at explaining the context for views on contraception is that “While the Qur’an has expressions of chastity that are open for interpretation and fairly progressive religious views on sex, “Thus while the Qur’an’s emphasis on chastity reveals some anxieties about sex, it does not treat sex itself as dangerous or dirty. Rather, the Qur’an views sex as fulfilling and wholesome in itself, that is, outside of its procreative role.” While this shows that Islam has a more progressive fundamental view of sex, it is also important to acknowledge that the Muslim moral standard condemns sex outside marriage, so its teachings about birth control should be understood within the context of husband and wife. Due to varying interpretations, there is no sole consensus on contraception in Islam, however “eight of the nine classic schools of Islamic law permit it.” The religion of Islam promotes family, community, and procreation, and with this, scholars have statements on birth control promoting the greater good of Islam. “Fadlallah, like other fundamentalist ideologues, believes strongly in the application of ijtihad, especially if it is in the interest (maslahah) of the ummah [Muslim nation]. Thus, he has gone so far as to permit birth control, in view of the ummah’s suffering from...
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...of justice. Moreover, the paper will try to find answers as to why formation of conscience is an imperative matter injustice. The paper will then seek to bring to light the position of the Catholic Church. Catholic existence spans hundreds of years backwards. This implies that the foundation upon which it was structured has been firm. However, the Church has been dogged with controversy over the years. Some of the matters have been resolved while others have never been touched in any manner, whatsoever. The reasons as to why they have never been solved will always remain a mystery. Moral and ethical issues are matters that have been in the public domain for myriads of years. The Pope, being the captain of the Catholic Church has been charged with ensuring the uninterrupted continuity of the Church's ultimate goal: that of leading a righteous life. The scorecard, however, lies with the public: both Catholics and non-Catholics. Morality in humanity has always been a controversial topic; people have extremely diverse views on the subject, some being very radical. Eventually, the truth will always remain dominant amidst the entire storm (Windley 89). Justice has different shades depending on the context upon which it is...
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...society or culture BELIEVES that some action is morally wrong, then it IS morally wrong for everyone within that society. Businesspeople often claim something similar. They say, for instance, that businesses operate under their own system of morality. What is deemed to be right by some business IS right for that business. This makes morality relative. For instance, if one society says cannibalism is morally wrong, while another says it is morally permissible, then the fact of whether or not cannibalism is morally wrong will just be a relative one—namely, whether or not it is wrong for someone will just depend upon which society they are in. We will now ask the question: Does some action become right or wrong just because one’s society, or employer, SAYS it is right or wrong? Or rather, is it the case that there are some moral standards that apply to ALL businesses and societies, regardless of whether or not those societies believe in those standards? 2. The Argument From Disagreement: Why believe that morality is relative? Relativists often say that widespread moral disagreement proves that their view is true. They say: 1. Different people have different beliefs about morality. 2. Therefore, there are no objective facts about morality. Lots of people disagree about moral issues. There are heated debates and bitter arguments between people, and wars between civilizations, over what the morally right and wrong actions are. The relativist’s claim is that this disagreement...
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...an abortion if she determines that she has been impregnated by the assaulter. It depends on how you feel about abortion. From the opinions of many the woman should go through with the full term pregnancy because the long term effects of having an abortion outweigh the love that can be given to the child in its lifespan.,In a study conducted by, Dr. Sandra Mahkorn found that 75 to 85 percent of women who were sexually assaulted did not have abortions. The welfare of a mother and her child are never at odds, even in sexual assault cases. As the stories of many women confirm, both the mother and the child are helped by preserving life, not by perpetuating violence. But what happens in the case of the woman who wants an abortion because she simply does not want her assaulter’s child. The reason women want abortions in these cases is because it will help them to put the assault behind them, recover more quickly, and avoid the additional trauma of giving birth to a “rapist’s child.” Is it right or is it wrong? Though my opinion can be viewed as a pro-choice view, I think that the woman has the right to choose. I feel that the decision should be made by the individual woman and not the opinion of someone’s cause. She should be able to freely make the decision without any repercussions to the decision she has made. The woman not only has to deal with the fact that she has been sexually assaulted but even tougher she would have to tangle with the fact that if she has an abortion the...
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...child’s parents get divorced in his/her early age, this may affect the way she is growing up. I have heard news that teens that prefers much older people (for sexual partner) tends to have a background of a divorced family. With that, I do believe the every event, circumstance, situation; upbringing etc. which we have experienced affects the perspective of how we mature as a person and how we handle certain situations. For Kohlberg’s theory, I do believe it too. We follow rules because we are scared of what the punishment will be, as a child we often tend to follow the orders of our mother because we are afraid of the spanking or taking our toys away. But as an adult, we still need to follow the rules that was given to us by someone who has a higher position; like the government they have a billboard that says “wag tumawid dito, nakamamatay” if we disregard the rule we might receive an offense or it might result to death. In Giligan’s theory, I do disagree with it. Her theory focuses on the moral development for women which she included the stages of pre conventional (selfish), conventional (caring), and post conventional (acceptance). I think that not all women go through the pre conventional stage, because there are women who accept their situation as it is. Example expecting to have a child, not all women would want to have an...
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...Research should be continued. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Also, while the moralities of others should be considered and respected as much as possible, it shouldn't take precedence when the benefits of stem cell therapies have the potential to be so many. Definition of stem cells Stem cells are cells with the ability to divide many times and can eventually develop into many different tissues that perform specific functions. The two types of stem cells are embryonic and adult (or somatic) stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are obtained from embryos, most of which are left over attempts from in-vitro fertilization. They are then placed in a culture dish in the hope that they will continue to multiply and not differentiate. Somatic stem cells are cells acquired from adults in tissues that need to generate more cells to maintain themselves and function (such as bone marrow). Scientists typically have much more difficulty trying to generate adult stem cells in cultures than embryonic stem cells. Stem cells can be totipotent, pluripotent, or multipotent. Totipotent cells are the most useful, because they can become any cell or tissue type. The middle ground between totipotent and multipotent are the pluripotent cells which can develop into all cells with the exception of germ cells. Multipotent cells, those found in adults, can develop into few different cell types. Embryos are where totipotent and pluripotent cells are found (they become pluripotent as they develop). ...
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...Introduction Ethics is the systematic study of the fundamental principles of morality. It is an attempt to explain moral principles. It is concerned with the question of right or wrong in human behavior. It explains how men ought to behave and why it is wrong or right to behave in a certain way. Ethics weighs human actions or inactions on a moral scale to determine whether the action is morally good or morally bad. Thomas Hobbes on ethics explained it as the science of “virtue and vice.”1 Morality and ethics cannot be divorced. Morality is the basis of ethics, the latter is the explicit reflection on, and the systematic study of the former (Joseph Omoregbe 1993 p.3)2. How then do we decide what is morally right? Is it based on universal laws or divine instructions? Are laws truly universal? If they are not, how then can the rightness or wrongness of culturally divergent societies be determined? Philosophers agree and disagree in varied proportions on answers to these questions. It is normal if you disagree too. For the purpose of this paper, an attempt will be made to look into the concept of ethical relativism, its importance and areas of deviation from ethical absolutism. History of Ethical Relativism Though moral relativism did not become a prominent topic in philosophy or elsewhere until the twentieth century, it has ancient origins. In the classical Greek world, both the historian Herodotus and the sophist Protagoras appeared to endorse some form of relativism. The early...
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...untold stories of life and consumption. Core economic principals are discovered within each story of the book. The title Freakonomics in itself has a humorous connotation with the combination of two words: freak and economics. Freak, by definition, means abnormality or oddity and most people might familiarize economics solely with finance or commerce. However, Levitt and Dubner break this common misconception and reveal how...
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...Is Abortion Moral? (From a Biblical Christian Perspective) Name of Author College Abortion refers to the removal of the pregnancy tissues, which includes the fetus and the placenta from a pregnant woman's womb. The other terms that are similar are termination of pregnancy or elective abortion among others. There have been several arguments on whether abortion is morally right or not. The argument follows the opinions generated from the religious followers who are mostly against abortion. Child abandonment, infanticide, and abortion were allowed under the Roman law during the times of Jesus (Bokenkotter 1990). It is surprising to find that Jesus never addressed the case since for Christians to read. Even if He did, it was never documented. This concern can make a Christian fail to know whether abortion is condemned by God or not. From the Bible, there is no clear evidence on whether abortion is moral or immoral. However, drawing lessons from some of the verses in the bible clearly indicates that the practice of abortion violates the moral obligations. A good example is from the book of Jeremiah in the Bible, in chapter one from verse four to five, which say that before the birth of Jeremiah, the Lord had consecrated him. The Load had already chosen prophet Jeremiah to be a famous prophet to the nations. God Himself new Jeremiah as a human being before birth and considered him to live in order to carry out His mission. God could not have allowed Jeremiah to die. Biblically it is...
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...Is Abortion Moral? (From a Biblical Christian Perspective) Name of Author College Abortion refers to the removal of the pregnancy tissues, which includes the fetus and the placenta from a pregnant woman's womb. The other terms that are similar are termination of pregnancy or elective abortion among others. There have been several arguments on whether abortion is morally right or not. The argument follows the opinions generated from the religious followers who are mostly against abortion. Child abandonment, infanticide, and abortion were allowed under the Roman law during the times of Jesus (Bokenkotter 1990). It is surprising to find that Jesus never addressed the case since for Christians to read. Even if He did, it was never documented. This concern can make a Christian fail to know whether abortion is condemned by God or not. From the Bible, there is no clear evidence on whether abortion is moral or immoral. However, drawing lessons from some of the verses in the bible clearly indicates that the practice of abortion violates the moral obligations. A good example is from the book of Jeremiah in the Bible, in chapter one from verse four to five, which say that before the birth of Jeremiah, the Lord had consecrated him. The Load had already chosen prophet Jeremiah to be a famous prophet to the nations. God Himself new Jeremiah as a human being before birth and considered him to live in order to carry out His mission. God could not have allowed Jeremiah to die. Biblically it is...
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...'Vhat'Ve Can't A Guide J. Budzisze wski WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW J. BUDZISZEWSKI WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW A Guide Revised and Expanded Edition IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO First edition published by Spence Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas ©2003 by J. Budziszewski All rights reserved Cover illustration: Comstock/Fotosearch.com Cover design by Sam Torode ©2004 Spence Publishing Company Used by permission Published in 2011 by Ignatius Press, San Francisco ©2003, 2011 J. Budziszewski All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-58617-481-1 Library of Congress Control Number 2010927673 Printed in the United States of America To my grandparents Julian and Janina Budziszewski, long departed, not forgotten The mind of man is the product of live Law; it thinks by law, it dwells in the midst of law, it gathers from law its growth; with law, therefore, can it alone work to any result. —George MacDonald CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION A New Phase of an Old Tradition ix PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION Whom This Book Is For xix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii INTRODUCTION The Moral Common Ground 3 I THE LOST WORLD Things We Can’t Not Know 1 2 What It Is That We Can’t Not Know 3 Could We Get By Knowing Less? II EXPLAINING THE LOST WORLD 4 The First and Second Witnesses 5 The Third and Fourth Witnesses 6 Some Objections vii 19 29 54 83 93 116 viii WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW III HOW THE LOST WORLD WAS LOST 7...
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