A Defense of Abortion Author(s): Judith Jarvis Thomson Source: Philosophy and Public Affairs‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 (Autumn‚ 1971)‚ pp. 47-66 Published by: Blackwell Publishing Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2265091 Accessed: 10/01/2010 00:54 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained prior
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Abortion is a very controversial topic‚ and people have mixed views about this‚ but we should keep in mind that there are positive outcomes to legalizing abortion. The government has been placing certain bans and restrictions on abortion‚ but the government should leave the abortion option because abortion is for the woman to choose not the government‚ it prevents child abuse and neglect‚ and it prevents illegal abortions. For these reasons and those that follow‚ the government should not have the
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Polygamy There are ongoing studies about polygamy in the United States‚ but should it be illegal? The facts stated in this paper will openly show that polygamy is not legally or morally right. In this research paper the topics and facts should convince the reader that it Polygamy should always stay illegal. In order to understand what Polygamy is and why America should not legalize it‚ one must know‚ the history of Polygamy‚ the limit of freedom for the young girls‚ and the treatment of the wives
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We the Students In the world there are many issues that people in the world do not agree about. People can protest and express their feelings about the issue in a peacefully manner or in an angrily one. Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact the community and society as a whole? Where I live in Las Cruces‚ New Mexico‚ I see people protesting on the issue of abortion. Daily‚ I see them with signs protesting that abortion is wrong. I believe that by these people peacefully
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There were a lot of interesting viewpoints throughout this video. I learned a lot of new information after watching this movie that makes me think differently about childbirth. For example‚ I never really thought it could be an option to have a cesarean section‚ I always just thought that it was only used when necessary. There are some viewpoints mentioned that I somewhat agreed with and then there were also viewpoints that I strongly disagreed with. Right at the beginning of the video‚ one of the
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Should Abortion be Legal? Everyone has a different opinion on this controversial issue. I am aware that the US Supreme Court declared abortion to be a "fundamental right" guaranteed by the US Constitution. One of the reasons why women choose abortion is because they are not financially stable. The only good thing about legalizing abortion is that at least women’s are not dying from illegal abortions performed at their homes with coat hangers‚ knitting needles‚ and radiator flush like it was before
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Following the application of African Traditional Religions‚ the Love Ethic of Jesus can also be applied to the concept of abortion. As one can tell by the name of this ethical system‚ Christianity is the main proponent of this system through its direct application of the Great Commandment. The Great Commandment states that one should love God and that one should love his/her neighbor as one loves his/herself. Following the Great Commandment without the applications of Christianity as a whole‚ abortion
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Twelve years after President Roosevelt’s proposal for entry into war‚ the United States resembled a new nation. Having emerged victorious from World War II‚ the United States faced new obstacles to safeguard the nation from communist threats. New polices‚ ideals‚ and regressions of progress defined the years after the war‚ as observed in the film Mona Lisa Smile. The film‚ taking place in a women’s college during 1953‚ adequately portrays the issues stemming from World War II (Mona Lisa). Connections
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In the world every woman does not have the same rights. Though in certain countries‚ many women have the right to abort while in other countries women does not have the right to abort. Abortion is defined as “the termination of a pregnancy after‚ accompanied by‚ resulting in‚ or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus” (Merriam- Webster’s collegiate dictionary‚ 1988). Women’s right is important because women deserves the same degree of respect as men. Also‚ it is not fair if women are
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National Organization for Women Over the years women have been pushing for the same equality as men. Women are typically looked down upon and are ignored when it come to standing up for their rights. So what do women do in order to be heard? In the 1960s an organization called the National Organization for Women was established. This organizations main focus is to eliminate discrimination in the workplace‚ secure abortion‚ birth control and reproductive rights for all women‚ and end all forms
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