Conservative And Liberal View Of Abortion

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It can be hard to find your political view. Sometimes it takes time and research on political issues in our country and around the world. There are two popular political views; conservative and liberal. The definition for a conservative; is holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. Liberal definition is; open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. My political view is in between conservative and liberal, moderate. A moderate is an individual who is not extreme, partisan, nor radical. My view is moderate because it sits between the two extremes of liberal and conservative, usually combining aspects of both. On the topic …show more content…

The debate on abortion is should be legal or illegal. Conservatives say that abortion should be illegal because it is unethical. Liberals say that it should be legal and that it is the mother choice. The history of abortion stated with the famous court case Roe v Wade. In 1973 Roe v Wade 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 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 (McBride). At the time Roe was decided, most states severely restricted or banned the practice of abortion. My thoughts on the abortion debate fall in between conservative and liberal views. I believe that women have aright to have an abortion under certain circumstances. If the mother needs an abortion to live it should be legal. I think that abortions should be legal if the woman doesn't want the child because of a rape, financial status, relationship status. I feel that the government should not have control over a woman's body and her choices. I believe that it is wrong for a women to have an abortion close to the end of …show more content…

Liberals support same-sex marriage and argue that love is grounds enough for marriage, regardless of sexual orientation. Conservatives are usually opposed and often cite religious viewpoints and concerns about the reading of children as the main reasons for their opposition. In the 1970s the court case Baker v. Nelson occurred. It was a case in which the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution. On June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. The debate around same-sex marriage was is a good idea to legalize it. I believe that same-sex marriage should be legal. I don’t think there is anything wrong with people of the same sex getting married. Now the concept of traditional marriage has changed and the power of love is more important than gender in my opinion. My political view is moderate because I am in between many of these issues. I tend to have more Conservative views with the issues of taxation and gun control. I have more Liberal views on abortion and same-sex marriage. This would make me a Moderate because I am in between Liberal and Conservative. Moderate sits between the two extremes of liberal and conservative, usually combining aspects of