Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice essays

Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice essays One of the most controversial issues that exists today is abortion. Many strong opinions arise on whether a woman should have the right to an abortion, and whether the court has the power to grant a woman this right. The Editors of The Progressive and the Editors of The National Review have their own opinion on abortion, and go into further detail on specific issues such as Roe v. Wade, Privacy Rights and back-alley abortions. In the case of Roe v. Wade, the Court prohibited any regulation of abortion in the first trimester, allowed only adjustments pertaining to the health of the mother in the second, and only maternal health reasons in the third. The Editors of the National Review claim that Roe v. Wade is responsible for killing about 35 million innocent human beings, and counting, as a direct result of abortion. On the other hand, The Editors of The Progressive state that a few of the pro-life advocates who preach about preserving human life, are also the ones directly responsible for murdering the doctors who perform the procedures. The Editors of The National Review state that abortion has corrupted everything, including families and the role of a father. The National Review comment that by giving women the right to chose has, in turn, given irresponsible men an excuse to walk out on their children. They feel this gives men the option to say the woman chose to keep the child, so she has to deal with the consequences of her decision. The Editors of The Progressive comment on the fact that the state should not have the right to tell a women whether she should, or should not be allowed to have an abortion. The Progressive states that while a woman is pregnant, and her health is in jeopardy, it is completely against her rights to be forced to carry the baby to term. The final issue is about back-alley abortions. The Editors of the National Review state Roe ...