I don’t follow the news often, it’s typically filled with jargon that I don’t understand or doesn’t seem to peek my interest, honestly there are only a couple issues that I feel compelled to be involved in. The most controversial in my opinion, government and the woman’s right to choose.
The hot topic? Should abortion be illegal? No way Jose. Why should our government mandate our bodies? They shouldn’t! Basically their goal, unless it’s medically necessary or involves rape or incest, it shouldn’t be funded. Their argument, “why should people who are against abortion have to use their tax dollars?” I’d have to ask the same thing towards Health Reform.
To me it seems pretty simple, women should have the right to choose. Period. I am a responsible adult, who made a decision long ago to not have children and I take all the precautions, but if something ever did happen, I want to know that I have the right to choose, not the government telling me I can’t because I wasn’t raped, or it’s not medically necessary. And that’s what it boils down to, it’s my body it should be my right.
The last thing our country needs is more unwanted babies, or babies that are brought into this world in a non-loving family, or a family that doesn’t have the means to take care of them. Making abortions illegal doesn’t mean they’ll go away, it would mean more “back alley” abortions will pop up, which would lead to an increase in women becoming infertile and even dying.
It seems bizarre to me that our country can overcome something as horrifying as slavery, and discrimination in schools, churches, restaurants, and so on, but abortion and same sex marriage is still such a heated debate. It worries me with the Health Reform talks that our clocks will start going backwards and the next thing you know, it will be 2011, but yet we’d be back in a time before Roe vs Wade.
What’s next Mr. Government? Pretty soon no matter if a person wants insurance or not, they’ll be required to have it, abortions will eventually be illegal again, marriage will always be between and man and a woman, sounds like the path you’re leading us down, by the time I’m 40 I won’t have any rights. Does this mean I’ll have to start wearing sunscreen daily, you know since the sun can cause skin cancer?
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My fellow classmate, Megan posted a blog about abortion that I would like to respond to. Megan believes the government is taking away our rights little by little, and she believes that considering making abortion illegal is taking away a very important right. Megan states that the government might make it legal if the person was raped or it is medically necessary. She also makes the point that "the last thing our country needs is more unwanted babies that are brought into a non loving family...” To this I have to say: don’t have sex if you don't want a baby! Pregnancy is 100% preventable. 100%! It is your choice to have sex, and as responsible adults, we know that this can lead to pregnancy and a life.
ReplyDeleteA baby has a beating heart at about 5 weeks after fertilization. Many times, women are just realizing they are pregnant, and their baby's heart is beating. This means that when women get an abortion, they are killing a baby, stopping its beating heart. Why should women be able to choose to stop a beating heart? Because it's "their body their right?" Well then, they should choose to not have sex with their body, and then there would be no baby to have to worry about. The baby should have rights, it did not ask to be brought into the world, and should have a chance at life. As for the people that have an unwanted child, there are always other options. Millions of people are unable to have children and would love to adopt a baby. Women should and do have the right to choose. The choice is in whether or not to have sex. Not whether or not to take another human life away.
The Founding Fathers were interested in building an empire that would contend and possibly lead the world.
ReplyDeleteIn order for this to happen, discipline was necessary.
Economics and leadership structure are the core principles of written documents that are interpreted in an ever changing republic which guide our time through history.
The Government of this abundant country has one job; interpret the Constitution.
What is that profound document primarily based on: John Locke's theory of a social contract.
Yes, we give up sovereignty in order to have control in a broad world of ideas and power, but never were we or are we subjected to give up our personal freedoms that relate to the broad well being of a culture.
Let us not forget what guided the American experience, (dissent from Great Britain)...Liberal Democracy.
-Liberal democracy reveres INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS and express faith in popular control of government.
I trust my government to do what is best for my country and the majority, based on the majority. That is logical.
What is not logical?
My Government supplementing individual morals and ethics.
Slavery is an ethical issue. My government intervened which makes my stance somewhat incredible.
But what is wrong about slavery..the lack of equality and personal freedom, right? obviously.
these are the concepts that championed after amendments 13,14, and 15 were added to the Constitution.
It was unethical and immoral to not grant these individuals the liberty that every other person in America was exercising and taking advantage of.
Our Government may decide what is ethical or unethical and act accordingly which benefits the greater good.
The fine line is drawn once you consider what is immoral enough for action in legislation.
Does the effect or cause of the issue a question of ethics or individual right? or both?
In the case of American bondage, both issues were addressed, so thus the outcome is a part of history.
When it comes to abortion, the undeniable liberty of choice is most emphasized.
LIBERTY,hmmmm.... I have heard that word somewhere before?
I think its part of our country's foundational doctrine, i dunno...
Abortion is an ethical issue. Most would agree it is wrong. Therefore the Government is currently playing a neutral and moral pleasing role.
Unless the unwanted pregnancy involves rape, incest, or is medically necessary, the gov't stays out.
This position keeps our innate human rights in respect.
That concept of humans being naturally free is the core pillar of our world.
Jennifer, you tend to agree with Republicans?
You must not agree with the concept of mandated health care? (in addition to other aspects of the bill)
So, then it disconcerts me that you would be on board with mandating human life!?
Now, I know comparing health insurance to human life is grossly distinctive but lets take a look at the broad scheme, the bigger picture. It comes to down to essence of existence.
What is the essence of our existence?
-consciousness
-liberty
-freedom
These are the things we are left with once everything else is stripped.
Our Goverment should never manipulate, control, of inhibite these elements.
Just like Megan stated, after abortion becomes illegal, what's next?
I don't even get to choose the doctor that will help me through a pregnancy... maybe its too late!
The topic of the legality of abortion has been an ongoing debate in politics since Roe v. Wade. A Citizen's Post article on "Dear Government,Can I Leave My House Today?" makes some good points on the opinion aspect of abortion, but there is more entailed to the government's role in funding abortions.
ReplyDeleteAs a nurse, I have seen problems with the problem of government funded abortion issue with low income patients. The Hyde Amendment, passed in the seventies, excludes the use of government funds for abortions to low income women on Medicaid. The only current exclusions to the rule are cases of rape, incest, or endangerment to the pregnant woman's life or life of the fetus.
The government should not base decisions of laws regarding women's health on their own moral and religious beliefs. The majority religion of Congress is Catholicism, which makes its stance on abortion very publicized.
With Obama's current health reform, the repeal of the Hyde Amendment is a major focus on the Congressional agenda. If Congress agrees to Obama's plan, there will be tax funding of elective abortions for low income and Medicaid recipients.
Overall, it will save taxpayers money in the long run. The cost for prenatal care,childbirth, and parental classes exceeds the costs of an abortion. There will always be those opposed on moral or religious grounds.Low income women should have the same rights to an elective abortion and funding as women with private health insurance.
Megan,
ReplyDeleteFirst off I would like to commend you for opening up such a controversial topic, and with that I think you have the right idea. My interpretation of your post concluded a lot more than just pro choice or pro life. It was more about our rights as Americans. I know it is hard to believe now, but this country was once called "The Land of Opportunity." The opportunity to fix life long mistakes and get a second chance at your life.
The choice to receive an abortion cannot be an easy one, and the only person that should be able to make such a life altering decision is the person wanting/not wanting the abortion. I do not believe that the government should step in and make moral decisions for anyone. No one has to believe that what you are doing is the “right” choice, because the only person that knows what is best for you is yourself. No one has lived a day in your shoes. Reasons for abortion vary from person to person. Something as simples as “I am not meant to be a mom” or “This child will be born into poverty, and we will never be able to get off of government funded living.”
Often time’s people disregard other’s reasoning for lack of knowledge of what it would be like for that child or those parents. What if the parent’s chose to keep an unwanted baby? A life of neglect and welfare most likely would follow. Do you want to pay for that child, because you will in the long run? Your tax dollars will be spent on the care for the mother during pregnancy, years of WIC to follow, and life of welfare.
I am not a one sided or irrational person and understand that there is another side to abortions, the “killing” of UNBORN child. It is hard to say that there is life with out being born, yet pro- life believers think so. If you take in to account that the fetus would have virtually no chance of life if born during the allotted abortion availability time, are you really killing another being?
Our rights are diminishing day by day. We were guaranteed life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but somewhere along the life of our country we lost what our Founding Father’s so desperately fought for. Abortion shouldn’t be a debate of moral belief (yet it has come to this); it is more or less a fight to keep our personal freedom. Our freedom to speak out when we want to be heard, our freedom to choose our own religious beliefs, our freedom to live where we want, and yes even our freedom to receive an abortion if we feel that it is what is best for our own life. Megan you are so right. What are they going to TELL us to do next?
Megan,
ReplyDeleteFirst off I would like to commend you for opening up such a controversial topic, and with that I think you have the right idea. My interpretation of your post concluded a lot more than just pro choice or pro life. It was more about our rights as Americans. I know it is hard to believe now, but this country was once called "The Land of Opportunity." The opportunity to fix life long mistakes and get a second chance at your life.
The choice to receive an abortion cannot be an easy one, and the only person that should be able to make such a life altering decision is the person wanting/not wanting the abortion. I do not believe that the government should step in and make moral decisions for anyone. No one has to believe that what you are doing is the “right” choice, because the only person that knows what is best for you is yourself. No one has lived a day in your shoes. Reasons for abortion vary from person to person. Something as simples as “I am not meant to be a mom” or “This child will be born into poverty, and we will never be able to get off of government funded living.”
Often time’s people disregard other’s reasoning for lack of knowledge of what it would be like for that child or those parents. What if the parent’s chose to keep an unwanted baby? A life of neglect and welfare most likely would follow. Do you want to pay for that child, because you will in the long run? Your tax dollars will be spent on the care for the mother during pregnancy, years of WIC to follow, and life of welfare.
I am not a one sided or irrational person and understand that there is another side to abortions, the “killing” of UNBORN child. It is hard to say that there is life with out being born, yet pro- life believers think so. If you take in to account that the fetus would have virtually no chance of life if born during the allotted abortion availability time, are you really killing another being?
Our rights are diminishing day by day. We were guaranteed life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but somewhere along the life of our country we lost what our Founding Father’s so desperately fought for. Abortion shouldn’t be a debate of moral belief (yet it has come to this); it is more or less a fight to keep our personal freedom. Our freedom to speak out when we want to be heard, our freedom to choose our own religious beliefs, our freedom to live where we want, and yes even our freedom to receive an abortion if we feel that it is what is best for our own life. Megan you are so right. What are they going to TELL us to do next?
Abortion has always been controversial and heated, on one side there is pro-life and the other pro-choice. Pro-choice is the belief of one of my fellow classmates, Megan. Although, I respect Megan's opinion and ideas on abortion, I have to disagree with her stand on it. Yes, I believe it's a person's choice to have sex, but not the choice to take a life (unless there are bad circumstances). And yes it's a live! Only four weeks after conception, the baby's heart is pumping blood. This is around the time most people find out they're pregnant.
ReplyDeleteWhen one decides to participate in having sex, then they are taking on the responsbilities that come along with it. Pregnancy is absolutely preventable, but I know accidents still happen. Although, when an accident does occur, its usually because they were not being careful, either by not wearing a condom or not using birth control. Megan says,"The last thing our country needs is more unwanted babies, or babies that are brought into this world in a non-loving family, or a family that doesn't have the means to take care of them." To this I would like to say, THEN DON'T HAVE SEX! Seriously, when you decide to make adult decisions, you have to prepare to deal with adult consequences. People don't have the right to take an innocent life, just because they don't feel like taking responsibilty. Also, if you sincerely cannot take care of the child, then put him/her up for adoption. I know it's not black or white always and there are circumstances that might make it difficult keeping a child. She also, argues that government is taking away peoples rights little by little, and they have no right to take away that choice. This is what government does, it regulates. She argues that her not wanting to pay for the health care reform is the same as people who are against abortion and not wanting to pay taxes to fund it. These are completely two different comparisons. One is dealing with killing an unborn child and the other has to do with health insurance. Really? She then asks the question, "why should government mandate our bodies?" Well, it's not just our bodies, it's potentially another human being in this world, you are trying to get rid of. Who is anybody to say whether or not a person should live or not! Definitely not us! Will anyone win the war on abortion? Who knows. Until then, we will just keep debating it.
In my previous blog entry I sort of touched on the abortion subject; not so much about whether or not it should be illegal, but about how the privileged born babies should get the right nutrients in their early stages of life. Well I am now commenting on abortion, and the post that my classmate Megan made about pro-life/pro-choice.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with her that abortion should continue to be legal, and that her reason behind it is exactly how I feel as well. A woman has every right when it comes to her own body, why would any individual want that right taken away from them, or to take that away from a person? It is just not right. Not all pregnancies go as planned or expected, things happen, mistakes get made, etc, etc...
For a woman to make the personal decision of whether or not they will keep their baby is a HUGE, HUGE decision. It takes lots of thought, consideration, planning, and evaluating what the life will be like after the baby is possibly born.
-Can I financially support a child?
-Will I have time for he/she?
-Will the father be involved?
-Do I have support from my family/the fathers family?
-Was the baby conceived because a man and woman truly loved each other and were planning this?
-Was it a teenage mistake?
-Was the woman raped?
-Is the woman healthy enough to deliver a baby?
-Will the baby be healthy?
A child forever changes lives..
For the people that argue adoption is an option; why are there so many orphanages and children without parents? Why bring one more life into that sad arrangement that they will forever hold against the parents that made them and could not keep them?
So many emotions run through me when this subject gets brought up. Abortion sucks. It does not make a woman feel good about herself, and I do not know any person that truly "wants" an abortion. They make that hard decision for a reason, a personal reason where they are looking out for the best interest of the baby..Not because they are being selfish and don't feel they can live up to their situations they might have put themselves in. It takes a strong and smart woman to be able to decide what the right thing to do is before bringing an innocent child into a life they cannot provide for it.
It would be morally wrong for the government to make abortion illegal. It is not their decision, it is the woman's. Abortions will not stop being performed, so we might as well keep them legal and performed in the right atmospheres where it is safe and not against the law.
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ReplyDeleteI am a little disappointed in the amount of people, especially women that agree with our classmate Megan’s blog post on abortion. As a woman, I can see where Megan is coming from by not wanting our bodies controlled by the government, but any way you put it, I am still 100% pro-life. I would much rather the government tell me that I cannot have an abortion, then have the option to kill another human being growing inside of me, a child of my own blood. Megan's main argument is that she doesn't want the government to mandate what she does with her body, however, the government controls that already. You are required to wear a seat belt while driving a motor vehicle, are you not? Is controlling your public saftey not the same as ensuring the life of a child be protected while in the womb? Drugs in which people consume into their bodies are illegal, shouldn't I have that choice as well, whether or not I want to harm my body by putting illegal chemicals into it? Sure it IS your body Megan, that they are protecting with these other laws that we are required to abide by, the child growing inside a woman's body is not her own and should be protected by any measure!
ReplyDeleteMegan states, “I am a responsible adult, who made a decision long ago to not have children and I take all the precautions, but if something ever did happen, I want to know that I have the right to choose, not the government telling me I can’t because I wasn’t raped, or it’s not medically necessary. And that’s what it boils down to, it’s my body it should be my right.” However, I have to ask, if you have taken all precautions on not having children, have you really? Instead of saying that you don’t want children, so you should be able to have an abortion should you accidentally get pregnant, perhaps an option is to opt for long term and permanent procedures to ensure that you will not have to make that choice of killing your unborn child. There are many forms of permanent birth control, such as tubal ligation, or for men a vasectomy. I did some research and found a procedure call Essure, which is a permanent procedure that takes less than 10 minutes in your doctor’s office and creates a natural barrier against pregnancy. At current rates, it is estimated that one in three women in the United States will have an abortion by age 45. Women from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and political views have abortions. It is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States. Induced abortion remains the major form of birth control among American women, but it should be limited to those who absolutely need it in life or death situations, it should not be an option because a woman was careless, uninformed or have limited access to information concerning modern methods of planning and reproductive health. Abortion should never be an option, and is not an option for a “responsible” adult woman.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely understand your take on abortion and women rights in your blog "Dear Government, can I leave my house today?" posted in A Citizen's Post and must say that I agree with some of what was stated. This is a very controversial and touchy subject for me so I will not agree or disagree with the government’s take on abortion. Therefore, I have decided to actually comment on the writing itself as too the validity of the argument and your ability to reach an array of readers.
Although there were many expressions of disagreement; there was no evidence as to why you feel the way you do besides maybe; personal feelings. I feel that there was no embedded link within the article to support what decides your take on the infringement of women’s rights. What make you think that the government is trying to control your body if they are trying to protect the life of another? That is a question I would like to gain the answer to. Your explanation of a citizen’s right to privacy was highly demonstrated but with a very biased attitude with an emotional feel the audience can immediately pick up on.
Reading your statements, it appeared that your experience in life which is one of a personal aspect reflected in the voice of the writing. The audience should be allowed to understand your angle with documented proof of the governments affect on an individual’s life when mandating a law to hinder the right to privacy. An added link to Roe vs. Wade could help to support your argument. Too help assure or maintain your audience’s attention, your blog should also be edited before posting. There are a few punctuation errors, fragments, and run on sentences that can be distracting may take away the audience’s focus. Overall it was a good post and I can clearly pick up your voice on citizen’s rights.