The Liberal View-The Liberal view on this issue is that these people think it is okay for people to abort their children. The Democratic Party wrote the following position:"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken undermine that right." The National Abortion Federation said: "The ability to access safe and legal abortion has been critical for many women as they seek to define and live their lives with dignity. Honoring women means honoring their choices, including the choice of whether and when to have children.Women are capable of making intelligent and conscientious decisions about their own lives and families. Women deserve the autonomy and dignity to act in accordance with their personal convictions, and to decide what is best for their own lives and families. Women should be trusted and respected to exercise the choices about their bodies and lives that are best for them, and not be forced by the government into personal reproductive decisions that are against their will."The Conservative View- The conservative view on this is against abortion. They are against it because it kills children. The Pro-Life Action League (a non-profit organization) said “Killing an unborn child is inherently wrong, and therefore can never be justified regardless of circumstances. It is no more just to kill an unborn child in order to avoid hardship than it would be to kill a toddler to avoid hardship. Because the unborn child is unseen, it is easier for society to condone killing him or her, though this is morally indistinguishable from killing any child at any stage of development.
In addition, abortion does not solve the deeper problems that have contributed to having an untimely pregnancy - problems such as low self-esteem, sexual exploitation, unchaste sexual behavior, poverty, lack of education and absence of moral guidance. In fact, the negative effects of abortion can actually compound these problems.
Finally, a society which allows the killing of its most vulnerable members, in the very place in all the world which should be for them to be safest and most nurtured - their own mothers' wombs - is incapable of cherishing and nurturing human life or valuing childhood and motherhood.
Because abortion kills innocent children, wounds mother and fathers and dehumanizes our society, the Pro-Life Action League opposes abortion under all circumstances."
The National Right to Life Committee said “ While there are many things that society can and should do to ensure that women are never denied basic rights or opportunities on account of their sex or reproductive status, to claim that these rights require the death of the innocent is to undermine the very foundations of justice itself.
We believe in freedom, but absolute freedom, to do whatever one wishes without limits, cannot exist. If people are 'free to choose,' to harm or kill one another for any reason whatsoever, all live in fear, not freedom... [Society as a whole has something at stake when one human being claims the right to kill another or to decide who is worthy of life."
Moderate View-The moderate perspective on this issue is in the middle. They believe that it’s pro-choice. That means that you have your reasonings to make this choice, it’s a free country. These moderates believe that neither side is right or wrong, depending on the reason.”Many people appear to feel that their views on abortion are connected with some very general point of view to which they are deeply committed. Thus many feminists, for example, believe that one cannot be a feminist without accepting abortion. Similarly, many Catholics, and Protestant Fundamentalists, believe that one cannot be a Christian unless one rejects abortion. In such cases, the person in question may find it difficult to consider dispassionately arguments dealing with abortion, since he or she may view such arguments as threatening his or her general world view. It is important to determine, therefore, whether a person's position on abortion is seen by him or her as part of a broader religious or philosophical point of view, and if it is, it may be necessary to step back from the question of abortion itself, and challenge either the perceived connection, or the underlying system of beliefs.” - Michael Tooley (a philosopher)
What do I think?
The research I have done and the real life examples I have read about makes my perspective a moderate one. I believe that if you're expecting and it was conceived from rape or incest, I think it’s your right to not have that child. On the other hand if you just use abortions as a form of birth control then you shouldn’t be having them. If you are sexually active you need to take the forms of caution and be smart about what you are doing. Those two arguments I find to be most persuasive.
In addition, abortion does not solve the deeper problems that have contributed to having an untimely pregnancy - problems such as low self-esteem, sexual exploitation, unchaste sexual behavior, poverty, lack of education and absence of moral guidance. In fact, the negative effects of abortion can actually compound these problems.
Finally, a society which allows the killing of its most vulnerable members, in the very place in all the world which should be for them to be safest and most nurtured - their own mothers' wombs - is incapable of cherishing and nurturing human life or valuing childhood and motherhood.
Because abortion kills innocent children, wounds mother and fathers and dehumanizes our society, the Pro-Life Action League opposes abortion under all circumstances."
The National Right to Life Committee said “ While there are many things that society can and should do to ensure that women are never denied basic rights or opportunities on account of their sex or reproductive status, to claim that these rights require the death of the innocent is to undermine the very foundations of justice itself.
We believe in freedom, but absolute freedom, to do whatever one wishes without limits, cannot exist. If people are 'free to choose,' to harm or kill one another for any reason whatsoever, all live in fear, not freedom... [Society as a whole has something at stake when one human being claims the right to kill another or to decide who is worthy of life."
Moderate View-The moderate perspective on this issue is in the middle. They believe that it’s pro-choice. That means that you have your reasonings to make this choice, it’s a free country. These moderates believe that neither side is right or wrong, depending on the reason.”Many people appear to feel that their views on abortion are connected with some very general point of view to which they are deeply committed. Thus many feminists, for example, believe that one cannot be a feminist without accepting abortion. Similarly, many Catholics, and Protestant Fundamentalists, believe that one cannot be a Christian unless one rejects abortion. In such cases, the person in question may find it difficult to consider dispassionately arguments dealing with abortion, since he or she may view such arguments as threatening his or her general world view. It is important to determine, therefore, whether a person's position on abortion is seen by him or her as part of a broader religious or philosophical point of view, and if it is, it may be necessary to step back from the question of abortion itself, and challenge either the perceived connection, or the underlying system of beliefs.” - Michael Tooley (a philosopher)
What do I think?
The research I have done and the real life examples I have read about makes my perspective a moderate one. I believe that if you're expecting and it was conceived from rape or incest, I think it’s your right to not have that child. On the other hand if you just use abortions as a form of birth control then you shouldn’t be having them. If you are sexually active you need to take the forms of caution and be smart about what you are doing. Those two arguments I find to be most persuasive.