Notes about an Editorial on Abortion

Abortion Isn’t Painless 1.) The topic of the article is abortions. It is about how Nebraska wants to pass a new act called the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This act says that you cannot get and abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. After being pregnant for 20 weeks, the baby can feel pain, therefore making it suffer intense pain for the procedure. Getting an abortion before 20 weeks is harmless to an extent, but afterwards it is just cruel and unusual punishment. 2.) The article is responding the act that the Nebraskan legislature wants to pass and how it is cruel to get an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The context of this article is told from the point of view of somebody who doesn‘t believe in abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.. 3.) The author’s main argument was that abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy are cruel and unusual punishment, and that is should be ban. If you cannot make your decision on getting an abortion or not before than, you need to take responsibility for your actions, disregarding certain situations (rape, ext). 4.) One key point that the author gives to support his argument is that the child does not need to suffer that kind of pain as a baby, let alone ever. Another key point the author gives is that abortions are morally wrong, unless under certain circumstances. 5.) “The Constitution prohibits ’cruel and unusual punishment,’ and our statuses forbid torture. From a moral standpoint, abortions after 20 weeks are cruel and torturous, which is one reason legislatures are right to try to make them as unusual as possible.” This quote impressed me in a stylistic way, because the last sentence caught my attention and made me realize how cruel abortions can be and how baby’s can actually feel the pain after 20 weeks. 6.) a.) Do you think abortions are wrong after 20 weeks of pregnancy?
b.) Do you believe the Nebraskan legislature is right for taking charge and trying to create this act?

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Cited: "Abortion Isn 't Painless." Washingtonpost.com. Ed. The Washington Times. 16 Apr. 2010. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. Killebrew