Difference between revisions of "Slogan:A woman's right to choose"
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'''"A woman's right to choose"''' is a deliberately confusing slogan used by liberals to justify [[elective abortion]]. It combines in a tricky way the concept of choice as a "women's prerogative" with the general idea that adults should be free to make their own private medical decisions. | '''"A woman's right to choose"''' is a deliberately confusing slogan used by liberals to justify [[elective abortion]]. It combines in a tricky way the concept of choice as a "women's prerogative" with the general idea that adults should be free to make their own private medical decisions. | ||
| − | Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another [[human being]]. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul and unique DNA. | + | Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another [[human being]]. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul and unique DNA. And in reality, a woman's "right to choose" significantly affects at least three human beings: the mother, the child, and the father of the child, who is not given the right to choose. |
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The position is pro-abortion (or "[[pro-choice]]"). | The position is pro-abortion (or "[[pro-choice]]"). | ||
| − | The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective [[abortion]] is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice | + | The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective [[abortion]] is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice. |
This position is also called [[pro-choice]] and generally is favored by social [[liberals]]. | This position is also called [[pro-choice]] and generally is favored by social [[liberals]]. | ||
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It is one of the few sayings in English where a sentence is incomplete, 'a woman's right to choose' choose what? With the answer being the right to choose the death of a child in the womb. | It is one of the few sayings in English where a sentence is incomplete, 'a woman's right to choose' choose what? With the answer being the right to choose the death of a child in the womb. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Pro-life]] | ||
[[Category:Abortion]] | [[Category:Abortion]] | ||
[[Category:United States Political Terms]] | [[Category:United States Political Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 15:45, March 30, 2010
"A woman's right to choose" is a deliberately confusing slogan used by liberals to justify elective abortion. It combines in a tricky way the concept of choice as a "women's prerogative" with the general idea that adults should be free to make their own private medical decisions.
Both of these concepts assume that abortion is not a decision that affects the fate of another human being. One flaw with this argument is that the fetus is a human being with its own soul and unique DNA. And in reality, a woman's "right to choose" significantly affects at least three human beings: the mother, the child, and the father of the child, who is not given the right to choose.
Politics
The position is pro-abortion (or "pro-choice").
The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective abortion is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice.
This position is also called pro-choice and generally is favored by social liberals. It is opposed by social conservatives who regard themselves as pro-life.
It is one of the few sayings in English where a sentence is incomplete, 'a woman's right to choose' choose what? With the answer being the right to choose the death of a child in the womb.