Demonstrate knowledge of:     The Topic of Abortion

Principle of Individual Freedom vs Value of Life Principle

• Language of Stages in Fetal Development
• The Legal Question of a “PERSON”
• What is Abortion (2 types)
• An abortion is the premature termination of a pregnancy that is, a termination prior to birth.
  * Spontaneous Abortion is the same as miscarriage, it is natural caused by the woman’s body.
   *Induced Abortion is caused by the woman herself or by another, usually a medical doctor.
  *Roe vs Wade Supreme Court Decision 1973

Roe v. Wade (1973) ruled unconstitutional a state law that banned abortions except to save the life of the mother. The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and could enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester. Even then, an exception had to be made to protect the life of the mother. Controversial from the moment it was released, Roe v. Wade politically divided the nation more than any other recent case and continues to inspire heated debates, politics, and even violence today (“the culture wars”). Though by no means the Supreme Court’s most important decision, Roe v. Wade remains its most recognized and hotly contested decision.

banned abortions

oe v. Wade (1973) ruled unconstitutional a state law that banned abortions except to save the life of the mother. The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and could enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester. Even then, an exception had to be made to protect the life of the mother. Controversial from the moment it was released, Roe v. Wade politically divided the nation more than any other recent case and continues to inspire heated debates, politics, and even violence today (“the culture wars”). Though by no means the Supreme Court’s most important decision, Roe v. Wade remains its most recognized and hotly contested decision.

*Principle of Individual Freedom (Secular Humanism) PRO CHOICE        THIS PRINCIPLE SAYS THAT WOMEN HAVE ABSOLUTE RIGHTS OVER THEIR BODIES, INCLUDING PREGNANCY. NO WOMAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO GO THROUGH PREGNANCY AGAINST THEIR WILL

 * Value of Life Principle (Judeo-Christian tradition)    PRO LIFE      EVERY UNBORN CHILD,MUST BE REGARDED AS A HUMAN BEING WITH RIGHTS OF PROTECTION FROM CONCEPTION FOR HUMANITY  IS BESTOWED AT CONCEPTION. The baby’s life is also of value. The right of the child to live once conceived is always a value.

banned abortions

oe v. Wade (1973) ruled unconstitutional a state law that banned abortions except to save the life of the mother. The Court ruled that the states were forbidden from outlawing or regulating any aspect of abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, could only enact abortion regulations reasonably related to maternal health in the second and third trimesters, and could enact abortion laws protecting the life of the fetus only in the third trimester. Even then, an exception had to be made to protect the life of the mother. Controversial from the moment it was released, Roe v. Wade politically divided the nation more than any other recent case and continues to inspire heated debates, politics, and even violence today (“the culture wars”). Though by no means the Supreme Court’s most important decision, Roe v. Wade remains its most recognized and hotly contested decision.

*Principle of Individual Freedom (Secular Humanism) PRO CHOICE        THIS PRINCIPLE SAYS THAT WOMEN HAVE ABSOLUTE RIGHTS OVER THEIR BODIES, INCLUDING PREGNANCY. NO WOMAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO GO THROUGH PREGNANCY AGAINST THEIR WILL

 * Value of Life Principle (Judeo-Christian tradition)    PRO LIFE      EVERY UNBORN CHILD,MUST BE REGARDED AS A HUMAN BEING WITH RIGHTS OF PROTECTION FROM CONCEPTION FOR HUMANITY  IS BESTOWED AT CONCEPTION. The baby’s life is also of value. The right of the child to live once conceived is always a value.

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=31582

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9ZJu4wRUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OvgQW6FG4

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