The Complicated Debate About Abortion: Murder or Woman’s Right? United States is divided into Democrats and Republicans, and this means that people have very different opinions about various topics. Questions like gay marriage, economic policies, and foreign policies divide people in several camps. They often have different values, preferences and beliefs, but when it comes to abortion, this is the topic that both Catholics and Democrats take extremely seriously and find it problematic. According to David Leonhardt, in the United States women are more liberal than men, younger Americans are more liberal than older generations and African-Americans are more liberal than whites. Despite this fact, when it comes to abortion, even those who call …show more content…
Some conservatives take a less extreme stance and say that abortion can be allowed in special conditions, for example, when a woman was raped and some liberals say that abortion should be permitted in any case. So, the ideas ranging around this topic range from: no abortion should be tolerated and women need to be punished, to women should have total freedom to decide what to do to their …show more content…
As discussed many times in various articles, government has a very different view about abortion rights. Katha Pollitt discusses how Senator Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence approached the topic during the debate and the points they made. First of all, it’s important to note that while Tim Kaine identified himself with “pro-life” side, he believes that women should have abortion rights; on the other hand, Mike Pence is opposing it strongly (Pollitt