Many social issues exist in the world today, that are considered controversial. Abortion has been a controversial issue in the world since the middle of the 19th century. Because of its frequency of occurrence, legal, and religious status, abortion has remained a controversial issue. For many people in this society it is also a moral issue, abortion has been defined in many in different ways. As quoted by Mother Teresa abortion is defined as follows:
I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is 'Abortion', because it is a war against the child... A direct killing of the innocent child, 'Murder' by the mother herself... And if we can accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How
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Some were unhappy with the decision of the partial-birth abortion ban and some very pleased with the outcome such as President George W Bush, who originally signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban and announced, "I am pleased that the Supreme Court has upheld a law that prohibits the abhorrent procedure of partial birth abortion. Today's decision affirms that the Constitution does not stand in the way of the people's representatives enacting laws reflecting the compassion and humanity of America." (qtd in "Late-Term Abortion"). In total, it was a Congressional accomplishment to put forth a law to ban partial-birth abortion. Partial-birth abortion as an inhumane and disfavored procedure was justly upheld by the Supreme …show more content…
As the BBC explains Judaism does not hinder abortion, but does not authorize abortion on demand. Abortion in Judaism is permitted for serious reasons. Every case must considered on its own terms after the involved party has a consultation with a Rabbi who's competent to give advice on the matter. There are sects of Judaism that remain strict and only allows for abortion in cases where the pregnancy is putting the mother's life at risk. In such a case the fetus must be aborted due to the fact that the mother's life is more important. (“Judaism and Abortion.") Religion will always be a key factor in the control of our mortality in the society today. All the different religions have different views on whether abortion is right or wrong due to the fact that each religion all argue whether or not a fetus is a living being. Each religion will also argue as to at what point of the pregnancy is the fetus considered living. These two arguments are based on the beliefs of the different religious groups and work to keep people divisive on the