Juno Research Paper
Your life or No Life The topic of abortion has fluttered through the hearts of Americans as it has created a 2-sided coin that has American divided into two. But Juno, a movie released in December 2007, has created a gray area for Americans. The movie depicts a young free-willed sixteen years old, Juno MacGuff, and places her in a dilemma, pregnancy. “She has a blue-collar background, complete with parents who’ve never heard of Pilates and hoard kitsch in their house.” says Ann Hulbert, in, Juno and the Culture Wars (pg. 396). Juno then takes a ride the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy as she experiences the good, the bad, and the ugly. She ultimately decides to put her baby up for adoption after thoughts of abortion. “But among Juno’s
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In the 1950’s when abortions were illegal many women resorted to improper processes, popularly known as “Back- Alley Abortions”, which are incredibly dangerous for women. Nicole Coleston from Socialistworker.org writes in her article, When abortion was illegal, “When safe medical procedure are banned by law, they have resorted to dangerous—sometimes deadly—back- alley abortions.” These back-alley abortions were performed discreetly therefore many people that performed these procedures didn’t have the right materials to administer abortions. Not having the right materials cause women more pain or even death. Without sanitation, infection arises as many administers did always clear their materials. In Marie Johnstone journal from beliefnet.com, she goes into detail describing her back alley abortion. “There were two chairs and another, smaller table on which there was a pitcher of water alongside a basin, some paper cups and a small stack of towels. The room had faded wallpaper with rows of brownish designs that looked like stalks of wheat.” as she describes the room that her abortion took place in. Ourbodiesourselves.org state that the number of illegal abortions in the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s range from 200,000 to 1.2 million. It becomes evident that “Back- Alley Abortions” are very dangerous. It is said that, “history repeats itself” and the thought of illegal abortions such as “Back- Alley Abortions”, should send shivers down the backs of the American
In the 1950’s when abortions were illegal many women resorted to improper processes, popularly known as “Back- Alley Abortions”, which are incredibly dangerous for women. Nicole Coleston from Socialistworker.org writes in her article, When abortion was illegal, “When safe medical procedure are banned by law, they have resorted to dangerous—sometimes deadly—back- alley abortions.” These back-alley abortions were performed discreetly therefore many people that performed these procedures didn’t have the right materials to administer abortions. Not having the right materials cause women more pain or even death. Without sanitation, infection arises as many administers did always clear their materials. In Marie Johnstone journal from beliefnet.com, she goes into detail describing her back alley abortion. “There were two chairs and another, smaller table on which there was a pitcher of water alongside a basin, some paper cups and a small stack of towels. The room had faded wallpaper with rows of brownish designs that looked like stalks of wheat.” as she describes the room that her abortion took place in. Ourbodiesourselves.org state that the number of illegal abortions in the United States during the 1950’s and 1960’s range from 200,000 to 1.2 million. It becomes evident that “Back- Alley Abortions” are very dangerous. It is said that, “history repeats itself” and the thought of illegal abortions such as “Back- Alley Abortions”, should send shivers down the backs of the American