When the issues of human emotion, morality and law are all thrown together and a solid decision is to be made disagreements and even violence abound. ... Still, there are two sides to every argument and Gilbert Meilander holds a strong position using Catholic morality and moral thought as his defense. ... Pro-lifers are also out to get laws passed that would make abortion illegal, it seems as though they fight their fight and argue their points but have little to no thought of what will become of the child and the mother's future. ... Most likely not since the pro-choice position directly...

• Word Count: 1138
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ronald Dworkin argued that the law should not call abortion murder. ... He alleged that abortion was a religious decision and as such should not be restricted by the law. ... The Pope has often argued vigorously that abortion is murder and condemns laws that permit abortion as being intrinsically unjust, lacking in authentic juridical validity, and not being morally binding. ... He also allows himself a comfortable escape from addressing the morality of abortion by giving exceptions -- his metric of disrespect which one could also call his line of tolerance. It is like a space within which t...

• Word Count: 1105
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Abortion is a practice that should be prohibited by law because it basically amounts to murder. ... Legality does not necessarily imply morality. ... As long as the law reflects the pro-choice view, unborn babies will continue to be murdered. The laws need to be changed; babies' lives are depending on it. ...

• Word Count: 692
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Abortion is a practice that should be prohibited by law because it basically amounts to murder. ... Legality does not necessarily imply morality. ... As long as the law reflects the pro-choice view, unborn babies will continue to be murdered. The laws need to be changed; babies' lives are depending on it. ...

• Word Count: 791
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• Grade Level: High School

Most of the debate around the world about abortion has centered on the question of morality. Is it ever moral or responsible for a woman to request and receive an abortion, or is abortion always immoral, sinful, and criminal? This is a very serious issue. Both men and women today react very strongly...

• Word Count: 700
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• Grade Level: High School

This passage suggests that according to Jewish Law, an abortion is allowed any time during pregnancy, if the purpose is to save the mother's life. ... Rabbi Gordis believes that Jews should preserve a liberal attitude about abortion that also complies to some extent with Jewish Law. ... Rabbi Bleich fears that if Jewish Law changes to allow abortion in all instances, then abortion will essentially become a new form of birth control, which is morally incorrect. ... My abortion teshuvah "builds up" to each of my opinions about the morality of abortion. ...

• Word Count: 1017
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