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- 1951: Abortion
- By: Ve E-mail: vjuzenas@hotmail.com The Moral Issue Of Abortion Abortion is the ending of pregnancy before birth and is morally wrong. An abortion results in the death of an embryo or a fetus. Abortion destroys the lives of helpless, innocent children and is illegal in many countries. By aborting these unborn infants, women are hurting themselves; they are not allowing themselves to ... a jar. Possible complications include infection, cervical laceration and uterine perforation. Mifepristone: also known as RU-486, the chemical causes an abortion by interfering with the function of the placenta, starving the unborn child to death. Prostaglandins are then administered to expel the fetus. This method of abortion takes place over the span of several days; the average woman using it bleeds heavily for more than nine days, but some women ... has the right to life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end as a means, is a "criminal" practice (GS 27 # 3), gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human life. Catechism of the Catholic Church - American Translation Statistics relating to Catholics and the Abortion Issue CBS/New York Times 1985 79% of Catholics believe a person ...
- 1952: The Merchant of Venice: Hath not a Jew Mercy?
- ... This speech does well in invoking the audience's pity, however little it might be in the sixteenth century. But again at the end, Shylock offers that Antonio give up a pound of flesh as penalty of forfeiture of the bond, which Antonio sees as a joke, but which Shylock fully intends to collect. (I. iii. 144-78) This action negates any pity which Shylock would have one from the audience ... course, Shylock has lost our pity once again. Shylock makes himself even more despised by the audience in Act III, scene 3, where he makes it clear to Antonio and to the audience that the penalty of a pound of Antonio's flesh will be collected. He continually says that he will have his bond and that he has no reason to show mercy. (III.iii. 5-17) More and more ... to the bond to dictate his behavior that it is ironic that it is the bond that eventually destroys him. He goes from threatening somebody's life because of the bond, to being posed with death because of the same bond. And when he is in the same position that Antonio was in, he is shown mercy when he himself would show none. It would seem to the original audience ...
- 1953: Abortion Should Be Kept Out of The Criminal Code
- ... 1920, followed by Japan and several East European nations after World War II. In the late 1960s liberalized abortion regulations became widespread. The impetus for the change was threefold: (1) infanticide and the high maternal death rate associated with illegal abortions, (2) a rapidly expanding world population, (3) the growing feminist movement. By 1980, countries where abortions were permitted only to save a woman's life contained about 20 percent of ... it an offense to offer or have for sale or disposal, to publish or advertise means, instructions or medicine intended or represented to cause abortion or miscarriage. Section 221(1) makes the act of causing death to a child who has not become a human being, in the act of birth, equivalent to murder. Abortion constitutes an indictable offense under s. 251 of the Code whenever a person uses any means ... is theoretically available for a surgical operation performed for the patient's benefit. 2 Until 1988, under the Canadian Criminal Code, an attempt to induce an abortion by any means was a crime. The maximum penalty was life imprisonment , or two years if the woman herself was convicted. The law was liberalized in 1969 with an amendment to the Criminal Code allowing that abortions are legal if performed by a ...
- 1954: Debate - “crito,” By Plato, An
- ... preaching false gods” and “corrupting the youth” by causing them to doubt or disregard the wisdom of their elders. His friend Crito comes to visit and pleads with him to escape from his imprisonment and death sentence. Socrates asks Crito to give him one good reason that will hold up to scrutiny to persuade him, and then he will choose to escape. Crito brings up how people would think of him ... about his family (who would raise his children?), thinking about his followers (they don’t want him to die), and that the guilty verdict was wrong and unfair (few Athenians really wanted him put to death). Socrates then goes on to explain that his friends would raise his children, as he would wish. Also, he would be a mockery to his followers if he were to go against his own preaching ... King questions whether a law enacted under such circumstances be considered democratically structured. King’s opinion is that “An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.” I feel that there he agrees with Socrates. Socrates sat ...
- 1955: A Tale Of Two Cities LA
- ... mysterious. Darnay has an inclination for getting into mortal trouble and someone always comes to the rescue, every time with a greater risk. With his propensity for getting jailed and tried on charges carrying the death penalty, it is no wonder Lucie falls in love with Darney. The story begins in the year 1775 when Jarvis Lorry finds Lucie Manette and tells her that her father is alive and in France. After ... the Bastille in France occurred and began the revolution. The guillotine became overused, killing anyone relating to nobility. Darney returns to France to save a friend, but the French capture him and put him on death row. Manette freed him then unknowingly condemned him because of family actions in the past. Since Carton looked like Darney, he took Darney's place at the guillotine. Madame Defarge found out so Mrs. ...
- 1956: Women In Islam
- ... and he asked Shifa' bint 'Abdillah to instruct his wife Hafsah bint 'Umar. Lectures of the Prophet (S) were attended by audiences of both men and women; and by the time of the Prophet's death, there were many women scholars. D. Legal Rights A fourth evidence in the Qur'an for the equality of men and women is its specification of legal rights which are guaranteed for every individual from ... unless offered by the woman as a free gift (4:44). As with any privilege, these rights of women carry corresponding responsibilities. If she commits a civil offence, the Qur'an tells us, woman's penalty is no less or no more than that of a man in a similar case (5:41; 24:2). If she is wronged or harmed, she is entitled to compensation just like a man. It ... has children's and husband's needs to attend to as well. If she is a working mother, the burden can be unmanageable; and the elderly are put in an old peoples' home to await death. With the shared responsibilities and duties that the extended family provides, the burden is significantly lightened . 5. A PATRIARCHAL FAMILY ORGANIZATION The fifth basic characteristic of a Qur'anic society is that it is ...
- 1957: Capital Punishment: Against
- ... once and for all. There is no excuse for what this man has done and since he murdered another human being in cold blood then it is my responsibility to society to sentence the maximum penalty --DEATH! Can I live with the guilt of sentencing a man to death though? It is true that I may not have “ pulled the trigger” but it was my decision that killed a man, but it is my responsibility to rid society of such vermin. The consequences ...
- 1958: Fahrenheit 451: A World With No Books
- ... an interesting Science fiction thriller that provided an odd view on the censorship of books. Not just some books, but all books. An entire distorted culture and civilization where all books are prohibited. And the penalty for being caught with books is that the books must be burned and in some cases the penalty may lead to death. In this tale of censorship and self discovery, Bradbury leads the reader through a short period in the life of the protagonist, Guy Montag. A firefighter struggling with his conscience to determine if a ...
- 1959: Slavery - A Cruel Institution
- ... trying to molest his mother. "The fact of the sacrilegious act of lifting a hand against the sacred temple of a white man's body...this was all it was necessary to establish. And the penalty followed: one hundred lashes on the bare back, and to have the right ear nailed to the whipping- post, and then severed from the body" (Henson 32). They eventually captured his father and inflicted this penalty. His father was shipped off and for a while his family lived in relative peace, until the owner of the plantation died, and they were forced to leave. Henson laments that: Our term of happy union as one family was now, alas! at an end. Mournful as was the Doctor's death to his friends it was a far greater calamity to us. The estate and the slaves must be sold and the proceeds divided among the heirs. We were but property- - not a mother, and ...
- 1960: Treating People Fairly Is A Right That Has Been Changed By Affirmative Action
- ... time the county prosecutor had not had a black jury member when the case had involved members of the opposite race4. One black juror was picked for the jury. Ford was convicted and given the death penalty. Ford moved for a new trial claiming that his 6th Amendment, the right to an impartial jury, was violated. The motion was denied and Ford’s Supreme Court conviction was affirmed. 1995 brought another case ... qualified for the job. We are not eliminating the discrimination, but just reversing it. While the penalties for not following affirmative action may not be severe, the feeling might be that following it might be penalty enough. By not giving the job to someone who is the most qualified, but rather giving it to a minority or a woman with less skill, may actually punish you by the quality of ...
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