Debate on Abortion Rights: Legal and Ethical Considerations

This homework assignment presents a debate on abortion rights, exploring the central question of whether abortion should be considered a woman's right or a matter of federal law. The assignment begins by formulating a research question and then provides MLA 8th edition annotations for a book, a journal, and a webpage, summarizing the key arguments and perspectives presented in each source. The student then crafts an email to an interested party, presenting a brief opening and thesis statement, followed by paraphrased and quoted arguments from the research sources, along with the student's own claims based on the research findings. The assignment concludes with a works cited section including full reference citations for all sources used. The student argues that while abortion might not be favorable in a low-population country like the United States from a socio-economic point of view, the changing position of women in society and their career aspirations should be considered, and the federal system should provide women with the right to decide whether to have an abortion.

Running Head: DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF ABORTION
DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF ABORTION
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Step One
What is your research question?
This should be one sentence long.
Is abortion liable to be a women's right or it should be federal rights?
Step Two
MLA 8th Edition Annotation for the Book
This should include a full reference citation and four sentences.
Kaczor, Christopher. The ethics of abortion: Women’s rights, human life, and the
question of justice. Rutledge, 2014.
This book attempts to evaluate critically the subject of denying fetal personhood. Along with
this, this book also includes the opinion of the experts who not only defend abortion but
supports abortion after the baby is born in exceptional cases as well. For example, when, due
to ill-socio- economic conditions the parents of the new-born child cannot offer him or her a
healthy socio-economic atmosphere, proper nutrition. Also in the cases when the parents will
not be able to bear the expense of recuperation of a physically or mentally ill newborn. Hence,
this book argues that, abortion should be women’s or parents’ rights.
.
Step Two
MLA 8th Edition Annotation for the Journal
This should include a full reference citation and four sentences.

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Becker, D. and Díaz Olavarrieta, C., 2013. Decriminalization of abortion in
Mexico City: the effects on women’s reproductive rights. American Journal of
Public Health, 103(4), pp.590-593.
According to this journal, abortion is justified, when it is mandatory securing the woman from
dreadful health issues or for saving the life of the mother whose poor health condition does not
allow her to carry a baby. This journal also argues that for the victims of the atrocious crime
like rape, abortion or the medical procedure to terminate the life of the baby, should be
legalized. Finally, this book states that, apart from the exceptional cases, intentional abortion
by a woman should not be allowed and there should be federal laws restricting intentional
abortion. Again, this book claims that, for the exceptional cases, there should be federal rights
which will be applicable only after a thorough investigation of the case. Hence, this journal
argues that, abortion should be the federal right.
Step Two
MLA 8th Edition Annotation for the Webpage
This should include a full reference citation and four sentences.
EB, Goldman. "Legal Aspects Of Abortion Practice. - Pubmed - NCBI".
Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov, 2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3709009.
This article on the webpage of NCBI look at abortion through the prism of law. In this context
this article has looked back to the retrospect, and found out that, in the year 1973, Supreme

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Court of United States, conducted the 9th as well as 14th amendment, which provided the
women of United states the right to decide whether to abort the baby they are conceiving or
not. The 9th as well as 14th amendment was the result of the cases of Roe v. Wade. As per the
final conclusion made in this article, it can be said that, the State will term an abortion legal,
only when it is necessary for the health of the women or for the purpose of rescuing the
woman from approaching deaths. There may be cases in which during the time of delivery,
doctors may be left with the choice of saving either the mother or the baby. In such cases
aborting the baby for securing the mother from death-like situation, will not be considered as a
crime by federal laws. In any other cases, where aborting the baby is not the last option to
overcome a medical emergency, the decision of abortion of the baby will be dependent on the
federal laws. Hence, this source, also supports abortion to be a federal rights, only for the
exceptional cases after investigation. This is because, if purposeless abortion is allowed a low-
population country like United states will socio-economic issues like, lack of gross domestic
product as well as social strength, lack of labor, manpower and lack of soldiers in the army.
Step Three
Email to an Interested Party
Brief Opening and Thesis
This step should be, altogether, 250 words.
Since the time of the first as well as second world war, abortion was considered as a crime in
United states. According to the experts, United States used to indulge in warfare frequently,

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and this was the decisions of the warmonger federal system of the country. Later during 1970s,
due to some exceptional cases, like the case of Roe v. Wade, The 9th as well as 14th
amendment was made. This which provided the women of United states the right to decide
whether to abort the baby they are conceiving or not. Finally, federal laws on abortion are
made which states that, in the cases, where aborting the baby are not the last option to
overcome a medical emergency; the decision of abortion of the baby will be dependent on the
federal laws. There were several movements in which US women protested against the
intervention of the federal system to the matter of abortion claiming that abortion should be
under the human rights of the women of United States. Hence, as the thesis statement of this
study, it can be said that, there are several negative impacts of the purposeless abortion on the
socio-economic development of a low population country like United States and abortion
should be liable to be a federal rights only in exceptional cases after the proper investigation of
the case.
What “They” Say:
Paraphrase and cite two of your sources of information and directly quote from and cite
from one
According to this source, the federal laws on abortion should not be biased. Rather the
government should understand the perspective US women who demand that the rights of
abortion should be one of the human rights of the women of United States. In other observing
the fast pace of the busy life in the country as well as changing position of women in the
society, the government should be able to understand sometimes an unwanted baby may
become a hindrance in the growth of the career of a woman. Hence a mother should have the

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right whether to abort the bay or not (Biggs, p: 29).
According to this source, looking at the complications in the pregnancy, US reproductive
health rights should allow abortion. There may be cases in which during the time of delivery,
doctors may be left with the choice of saving either the mother or the baby. In case of such life
threatening complications, aborting the baby should not be considered as a crime by federal
laws (Gold, p: 122).
Direct Quote:
“Abortion is a highly emotional subject and one that excites deeply held opinions. However,
equitable access to safe abortion services is first and foremost a human right. Where abortion
is safe and legal, no one is forced to have one. Where abortion is illegal and unsafe, women
are forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term or suffer serious health consequences and
even death. Approximately 13 percent of maternal deaths worldwide are attributable to unsafe
abortion—between 68,000 and 78,000 deaths annually.
Women’s organizations across the world have fought for the right to access safe and legal
abortion for decades, and increasingly international human rights law supports their claims. In
fact, international human rights legal instruments and authoritative interpretations of those
instruments compel the conclusion that women have a right to decide independently in all
matters related to reproduction, including the issue of abortion” (Human Rights Watch).

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What “I” Say:
The student’s claim about the topic based on his or her research findings.
As per the claim of the student on the topic it can be said that, though from the socio-
economical point of view, abortion is not favorable in a low population country like United
States, looking at the career aspirations of the millennial US women and also the changing
position of women in the society, the federal system of United States of America should
provide women the right to decide whether to abort the baby they are conceiving or not.
Step Four
MLA 8th edition Works Cited
This should include three full reference citations for the book, journal, and webpage.

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Becker, D. and Díaz Olavarrieta, C., 2013. Decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City: the
effects on women’s reproductive rights. American Journal of Public Health, 103(4), pp.590-
593.
Biggs, M. Antonia, Heather Gould, and Diana Greene Foster. "Understanding why women
seek abortions in the US." BMC women's health 13.1 (2013): 29.
EB, Goldman. "Legal Aspects Of Abortion Practice. - Pubmed - NCBI". Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov,
2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3709009.
Gold, Rachel Benson, and Ann M. Starrs. "US reproductive health and rights: beyond the
global gag rule." The Lancet Public Health 2.3 (2017): e122-e123.
Kaczor, Christopher. The ethics of abortion: Women’s rights, human life, and the question of
justice. Rutledge, 2014.
Human Rights Watch. "Human Rights Watch: Women's Human Rights: Abortion". Hrw.Org,
2019, https://www.hrw.org/legacy/women/abortion.html.

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