Name Course Tutor Date Rhetoric Movement The United States pro-choice movement or the United States abortion-rights movement is a socio-political movement in America that argues that a woman has the right to procure an abortion. The movement counters the pro-life movement that maintains that the fetus has a right to live as well since human life starts at conception. Moreover, the issue of abortion generates intense moralistic reactions compared to other issues in the United States. To pro-lifers, abortion is an attack on human life, while pro-choice supporters view the process as an attack on human independence. Regardless of the position taken, the issue has substantial moral implications and no room for compromise. Propaganda and facts are …show more content…
My opinion about the movement changed when my neighbor’s daughter was raped a few years ago. She had a pregnancy scare and the rapist, although behind bars, threatened to kill her and himself if she kept the child. It was then that I started analyzing the pro-choice rhetoric and the values the supporters hold. Nevertheless, this is not to say that a woman should procure an abortion any time she wants. The pro-life movement uses most of its rhetoric to punish women who consider abortion According to Graham, pro-lifers explore the pregnant woman’s rights vs. the fetus’ rights, which are two types of rights in one body. In most cases, the fetus life surpasses the pregnant woman’s rights as indicated in the case of a pregnant Alicia Beltran who disclosed to her physician about her pill addiction. The physician placed her in a holding cell where the fetus received a legal guardian at the expense of her legal rights. The fetus was viewed as a separate entity despite the fact that it needed Beltran’s body to …show more content…
The rhetoric mainly concentrates on the use of false information to indicate how more than 30 percent of women regret having an abortion. Nevertheless, statistics indicates that 95 percent of women do not regret abortion. Pro-lifers use narratives, such as the story of Jane Roe, the plaintiff in the case of Roe v. Wade, who once considered having an abortion (Linda 35). They also use extreme tactics, such as showing the woman an ultrasound to influence her into having the child. They also offer psychological counseling regarding the negative effects of abortion including mental illness. I believe that employing such strategies stigmatizes mental illness and subjects women to incorrect facts to make them follow pro-life beliefs. In the end, women look for harmful and illegal types of