I am responding to “Simply the Wrong Woman for the Job” and focusing on the second part of the article, which centers on abortion. It is quite obvious that Sarah Palin has strong views against abortion. Her views; however, are not as illogical as Pollitt leads the readers to believe. We must take a step back and remember what abortion is. Abortion is the expulsion of a fetus. Since when is it our choice to decide if we want an unborn baby to live or not? Since when does our society believe that being able to expose of a fetus is a freedom we should be given?
Abortion is a heated topic in this upcoming election, because of the two opposing views held by the candidates. Senator Obama is for abortion, where as John McCain is against it. When determining the harm and immoral element to abortion, the biggest concern is whether or not the fetus is an actual human life. Yes, according to religious beliefs and scientific findings that life begins at conception. Even if you do not belief life begins there, you know that soon it will develop into a human. We all started out that way, and what if your parents had given up on you?
Kartha Pollitt states, “John McCain is gambling that women will vote their gender, and not their interests.” Since when are all womens’ interests against those of John McCain’s? By stating this, Pollitt is putting down women by saying that we are not smart enough to look at the issues being presented.
Many people who believe in pro-choice think it is not fair for a women to be forced into having a child when they did not chose to do so, but in most cases they did chose this. According to The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood, only 1% of abortions occur due to rape or incest. 6% are due to health problems, and 93% of abortions occur because the child in unwanted or inconvenient. Pollitt makes such a big deal about how Palin has no exception for rape, yet this is only one percent of all abortions. Everyone makes decisions, and sometimes it is difficult to live with those choices. Whether it is the choice to have the baby or have an abortion, it is something one will live with the rest of their life.
2 comments:
Lindsay, I must once again give you praise for writing a powerful letter to the editor. You are clearly talented with writing and very passionate about the issues with Sarah Palin. I hope to read many more exciting and thought-provoking work by you in the future. Keep up the good work.
As Alex had said in class, stick it to the man! Your argument even in this letter to the editor is similar to an argument of fact, in that you do discuss the scientific findings. I am excited to see the final product of this! See you tomorrow!
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