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- 161: A Case of Needing: Serious Revisions
- ... value. The problem is largely a matter of timing; when the book came out in 1969, the moral dilemma surrounding illegal abortions was still a hot enough topic to seem ripped from the headlines. Though abortion certainly remains a hot-button issue, the debate has shifted. For the time being, at least, the argument centers on whether or not the act should be legal, not on whether or not doctors are ... The biggest drawback here is a one-two punch of highly technical prose employed to relate a thoroughly dull story. Karen Randall, the daughter of an eminent physician, dies as the result of a botched abortion. Art Lee, a Chinese obstetrician, is accused of performing the D & C that has resulted in her death. Though Lee is known to be an abortionist, he vehemently denies any involvement in the case. Lee calls upon his friend, forensic pathologist John Berry, to clear his name. John Berry careens back and forth from one Boston hospital to another, trying to figure out who actually performed Randall's abortion, and why it killed her. The investigation is complicated by the fact that Randall was not even pregnant. Slowly, a picture emerges of Randall as a freewheeling, loose woman with several abortions in her ...
- 162: Murder
- ... human being. And most people would tend to agree, that there are circumstances in which killing someone else is just fine, and even desirable. But what are those circumstances? What exactly is justifiable killing? Is abortion OK? How about war? Euthanasia? These are topics that are in hot controversy these days, as civil rights groups battle political standings that have been around for dozens of years. Capital punishment is among those ... Capital punishment should be kept, in fact, because it removes from society permanently those individuals which are undesirable and unhealthy to the rest of the community. Capital punishment should remain lawful, and therefore, not murder. Abortion has also been hotly debated over the years. Is abortion lawful killing? Although both sides seem to be in utter disagreement, there are many agreements that neither realize. Both would agree that the life of a child is a precious thing that must be ...
- 163: Beloved and Don Quixote: Similarities in Themes and Characters
- ... few similarities in themes and characters contained in these texts, the most prevalent of which seems to be of love and language as a path to freedom. We see in Acker's Don Quixote the abortion she must have before she embarks on a quest for true freedom, which is to love. Similarly, in Morrison's Beloved, there is a kind abortion, the killing of Beloved by Sethe, which results in and from the freedom that real love provides. And in both texts, the characters are looking for answers and solutions in these "word- shapes" called language. In Acker's Don Quixote, the abortion with which the novel opens is a precondition for surrendering the "constructed self." For Acker, the woman in position on the abortion table over whom a team of doctors and nurses work represents, in ...
- 164: How Dole Could Have Used The Issues To His Advantage
- ... his advantage of incumbency, Bob Dole would have to present some exciting new ideas to win over the American people. Throughout the history of presidential elections, there have been a few issues that always appear: abortion, crime and the economy. The position taken by candidates on these issues could make or break their campaign. The first of these issues, abortion, has been a hotbed of controversy. The pro-life versus the pro-choice groups. Throughout his political career, President Clinton has been adamant on supporting a women's right to choose. Clinton stands firm on the fact that abortions should be "safe, legal and rare" without many unnecessary restrictions. To further show his hard stance on abortion, Clinton vetoed a bill in April that would have banned a rarely used procedure termed "partial birth abortions." President Clinton defended his decision, calling it justifiable in extreme situations, such as cases of rape, ...
- 165: Roe v. Wade
- ... in making their influential mark on the citizens of the United States. Ronald Dworkin, on the other hand holds a different perspective of this situation. He tends to believe that although the technical terminology of abortion was not stated in the Constitution, the simple right of privacy, which in his mentality, deals with termination of a pregnancy. Some critics of the decision regarding Roe v Wade feel that the court is ... s decision on this issue was indeed wrong, but for different reasons. Like Bork, many feel that the Court had no right to interpret the binding piece of our country, the Constitution. Since the word "abortion" is not used in the Constitution, right-wing lawyer Bork states " Unfortunately, in the entire opinion there is not one line of explanation, not one sentence that qualifies as a legal argument ". (pg, 103, Bork ... Blackmun's opinion in this great philosophical issue. Blackmun feels that " a pregnant woman has a specific constitutional right to privacy in matters of procreation, and that this general right includes a right to an abortion if she and her doctor decide upon it". (pg. 105, Blackmun) In 1965, another case regarding the right of privacy made a lasting and influential mark as well. In Griswold v. Connecticut the Court ...
- 166: Reproductive Technologies: Does Choice Mean Freedom?
- ... with them in the decision. In order to truly understand this issue we must look at it's core, reproductive technology. This is a vast area to discuss because it ranges from artificial insemination to abortion to contraception to genetic engineering with many area in between. Artificial insemination is the introduction of sperm to an ovum artificially either inside or outside the female genital tract. Abortion is the "extermination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life." Birth control is a huge area of reproductive or contraceptive technology, in effect though all sub areas of this main area deal ... morally effected. No it is not, as Norman said, freedom is the absence of social pressure. One can read a newspaper everyday and see an article discussing a mob of pro-life activists barricading an abortion clinic or reading an editorial surrounding the moral dilemma of genetic engineering, in fact this subject is one of the most socially charged. With so many groups hammering their ideals at you, a truly " ...
- 167: Racism
- ... Opportunity Comission founded in 1970, The settlement-house movement,and the Hull House in Chicago in 1989, inspired by Janes Adams. The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) the National Organization for Women (NOW)in 1966. Abortion has been a very controversial issue in history. It has brought up many organizations pro and con that either fight for protection or for creating laws and cases that promote the banning of it, in ... was created originally on the basis of organized crime. But in 1986 the National Organization of Women (NOW) used RICO to file a lawsuit against Operation Rescue, The Pro Life Action League and other anti-abortion groups. "the latter groups had blockaded a number of abortion clinics in Delaware and Wisconsin. NOW lost the case at the Seventhy Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1993 the case was appealed to the US Supreme court and they won the case. In late ...
- 168: The Right To Life
- ... wishes to do to a certain extent. Many people are opposed to an individuals decision on life they should realize that in America people have the freedom to do what they want. In Roman times, abortion ans the destruction of unwanted children was permissible, however civilization's aged and now there is a huge controversy about who chooses. In the 1970's the Roe v. Wade was tried in the U.S. Supreme Court. Jane Roe' took the District Attorney of Dallas county to the Supreme Court because she wanted an abortion and was not legally permitted to have one where she lived. She could not afford to travel elsewhere to have it "preformed" so she went to court. On January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court said that it was legal for any woman to have an abortion and terminate her pregnancy at any given time. The Roman Catholic Church has said that abortion is murder and violates all terms of human morality. My personal opinion lays between that of the Roman ...
- 169: My Viewpoint Regarding Abortions
- ... abortions should be limited. I think abortions should not be permitted after ten to twelve weeks of pregnancy, because at that time the fetus represents a potential life. I believe women should be dissuaded from abortion, and more public measures should be taken to prevent unwanted pregnancies. I believe my viewpoint is the best viewpoint is the best viewpoint because it combines both pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints unlike your ... believe that a life is at state but you do not think about the consequences of having a child that is not wanted. You say that women should not have the right to have an abortion and that you do not believe in abortion but by saying that you are taking away a woman's freedom of choice. A woman should have the right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. Your viewpoint does not acknowledge ...
- 170: Are Liberty and Order at Odds?
- ... soon all journalists and any free-minded person will be hauled off to jail and punished for any views that the government does not agree with, in other words a communist government.(Huxtable, 1998) 3. Abortion is one area in which there is not too much order. The whole debate over abortion could all be ended if politicians would read one document, the Constitution. The constitution specifically states that the liberties entitles to a person may in no way violate the liberties of another, well I think that murder of a baby is definitely a violation of somebody's liberties. So completely denying the right to an abortion would be completely constitutional and the only way to democratically resolve the issue. If a person was treated how a baby is treated during an abortion would it be considered a right of the ...
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