In some states it can take a court order to receive Medicaid for an abortion that meets the criteria for a federally funded abortion. Clinics in many states have little to no relationship with Medicaid because reimbursement for qualifying abortions rarely happens. Some clinicians are reluctant to sign Medicaid request forms when there is not a police report not because they question the validity of the woman’s claim, but because they are afraid of being accused of Medicaid fraud. Some women…
Abortion is an act that requires a moral thought to accept that it is murder and taking away the life of an innocent person without justification is immoral and criminal in equal measure. Abortion in medical circles is a subject that provides a broader facet of opinion on whether it is criminal or not. Abortion is a practice that in my view goes to disrespect the human dignity and the sanctity of life. Life is sacred and requires respect for human life without reducing it to an object that can…
have died because of abortion than have died in the Civil War, both World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the current war in Iraq combined” (Dobson 9). Life is taken for granted nowadays. People look at pregnacy and think the woman should have total control over the baby's life. “Pregnancy is not a disease, but a beautiful office of nature” (Foster 15). A person is not guaranteed to live everyday or even the next hour or minute. So why should a woman be able to…
History of abortion In the story,”The abortion debate” by Courtney Farrell talks about both sides of the abortion debate. In the book the author gives many reason why you should have an abortion. One of the many reasons that girls have an abortion is because of rape. Many girls/women get raped and pregnant everyday. According to a young girl in the book, “everyday would be a reminder of the horrible thing that happened to me.”. Some people also have abortions because they aren’t able to take…
“In 2011, around 1.06 million abortions took place in the U.S., down from an estimated 1.21 million abortions in 2008” (U.S. Abortion Statistics). Although abortion rates have decreased, abortion continues to cause controversy in every aspect. Pro-life people believe that abortion should be absolutely illegal and under no circumstances should it change, while pro-choice people believe that the mother will always have the option of how she chooses to deal with her pregnancy. Under circumstances…
There are different forms of euthanasia; voluntary and non-voluntary. Both of which are considered to be illegal within the Criminal Code of Canada. Non-voluntary euthanasia is killing an individual who does not have the mental ability to consent to their own death. These types of people are individuals who are either in a vegetative state or are mentally disabled. The controversial debate ‘should non-voluntary euthanasia be legal?’ This question arises in the case of R. v. Latimer. Robert…
Abortion Some people would say abortion is one of the most controversial topics in America today right along with gay marriage and gun control. Killing an unborn child sounds like there should be no controversy at all and it should be illegal. “A 2012 study published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health found that the vast majority of women seeking an abortion - 87 percent - had high confidence in their decisions” (Harris). Most anti abortion advocates would call it…
Should it be legal for parents to make life altering decisions for there child? Example; two parents are both deaf and they want a deaf child, because they want there child to have a different point of view of the world then most kids, or two parents want…
those people to take the necessary legal action to change it; not to obey those laws they agree with and disobey those they don’t. Since many people have different definitions of what is just and unjust, such as whether a woman has the right to an abortion or not, people need to challenge their legal system to make change. Some may argue that disobeying and resisting “unjust” laws may be the only necessary step, however, if people used that action against any law they deemed as “unjust”, society…
Abortion has been one of the main topics in America to produce a plethora of controversy, marking the collision of two values: pro-life and pro-choice. While we know that each side produces a wide variety of points as to why each group believes what they do, we still must be omniscient about the life of the child. Someone who is pro-choice would argue that the woman has the right to her own body and what happens to it; however, taking the side of pro-choice disregards the child’s life. This…