Essays on Baumgardner

Abortion as an Ethical Issue

Abortion is a controversial moral issue that has raised condemnation from all paradigms of the society. This issue falls under the class of applied ethics, and its manifestation is a subject of discussion. While some feel that abortion is right, and well framed in the general human realms, a larger population believes that its application contravenes the general principles of law, and does not merit the religious moral standards. Therefore, I have intentionally settled on abortion as a critical issue of sexuality since it has sparked controversy and aggravation among the members of the society. Besides, being a sensitive ...

Feminism can arguably be considered as one of the fastest growing ideologies in the past decades or even centuries. In an entry published by Richards & Baumgardner at Feminist.com (2016), they said that “in the most basic sense, feminism is exactly what the dictionary says it is: the movement for social political, and economic equality of men and women” and means that “women have the right to enough information to make informed choices about their lives” and their dependents’ lives just like men . What it essentially calls for is equality between the two genders. One important note to remember about ...

The thought of killing to most people is bone chilling and makes the hairs on the back of the neck stand up. Abortion is unjustifiable murder because that fetus being done away with is a human being that deserves the right to live just like the people participating in the act. Abortion is an issue that should not be taken lightly because; it is a termination of what could potentially become a human being. Abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy before maturity. This is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the womb before maturity. There are two main types ...

Where are we right now, what are the concepts of modern feminism and what contribution it makes to public opinion today? Can one actually identify this concept on the modern social, political and economic arenas? The fact is that the priorities changed along with the changing picture of the society. It is no longer about women fighting for their rights and freedom of consciousness through persistence, but about women fighting for human beings and their peace. The portrait of modern feminism agent has transformed from the focus on “self” to the concept of “better us”. There is no ...

Third Wave Of Feminism

Sometime in the early 1990s, a movement called Riot grrrl emerged from Washington, DC. It aimed to give women a voice, one that that can use with artistic expression. Just a year later, in response to the Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas controversy, Rebecca Walker published the article “Becoming The Third Wave” in Ms. Magazine. She spoke about how women were being limited by men in terms of power (Walker, 1992). The case was very significant for the movement because it showed how Thomas’ position in the Senate played a role in how the case went. In her piece, she wrote how she ...

Introduction

Abortion in the contemporary world is increasingly becoming the most controversial issue. This is based on the fact that most people have been either directly or indirectly affected by the effects of abortion. An abortion operation is an exceedingly dangerous act if not correctly performed and thus might cause death to the mother. In his book, Our Choices, Our Lives, Jacob describes that the entire process of abortion involves the termination of the fetus from the womb of the mother before it matures into a baby (Jacob 83). The embryo or the fetus is usually removed from the mother causing ...

Almond, L. The Abortion Controversy, Current Controversies, Chicago: Green-haven Press, 2007

Almond who is the author of the book, “The Abortion Controversy” discusses that the rate of abortion has drastically increased in the current world. He argues that most of the young people have engaged in unprotected sex, which is the main reason for an increase in abortion. According to the research obtained from the book “The Abortion Controversy”, most people that conduct abortion are between the ages of 15-35 years. This involves most of the young people introduced in the practicing unprotected sex. Almond further explains that the act of abortion is exceedingly dangerous especially if not carried out ...