2nd Assignment: Views on Abortion

1. What is your stance on abortion? Give three reasons why (this is your own thoughts). Explain clearly and use a lot of detail. - 5 points

I am pretty undecided on the whole abortion debate. But I am leaning more towards the Pro-Life side. This is because even though I support women being able to do whatever they want with their bodies, I think that shouldn't include taking away a baby's chance at life. I think that babies have the right to life so women should consider giving the baby up for adoption if they don't want the child. I also think that abortions shouldn't be the only option when women that want to continue their careers. Our government should put out laws that let women become pregnant and come back from pregnancy in a way that doesn't kill the women's career or the baby.

2. Copy/paste evidence that supports that supports your views. Make sure you use quotation marks
(" ") because these are NOT your words. - 3 points

"There are women who are raped and become pregnant; the problem is that they were raped, not that they are pregnant".

3. Explain the quote you chose for number 2 in your own words.

The gist of this passage is basically that you might think that being pregnant is the problem when the problem is where the baby will be born into. It would be a more better choice to not abort the baby and give the baby away to family that will love it. Even if you didn't even voluntarily get pregnant (or have sex) it's not the babies fault

4. Repeat step 2 with a new quote

"If men are to achieve full sexual freedom (i.e. the freedom to have sex without responsibility) it is essential that abortion be freely available to backup contraception.
So abortion on demand is vital if men are to be able to have women on demand, and thus men are arguing for abortion so that they can continue to exploit women."

5. Repeat step 3 with the new quote.

This quote shows that most people that support abortion are men that want to take the easy way out and have sex with all the women they want and not face any concequences like taking care of a child. To support abortion is to support women being objectified and treated unequally by men. If society really wants men and women to be equal they should make it possible for women to get in and out of pregnancy without hurting her career, her, and more inportantly the child.