There are two very important questions regarding abortion: Is an abortion morally right for the woman? And if a woman decides to have an abortion, should the government veto the decision? There are many answers to these questions, but they all fall under two different categories: pro-life and pro-choice.
Pro-life- believed that a human life, in any form, whether it is an adult, a baby or recently conceived embryo, is entitled to their basic rights; most importantly, the right to live.
Pro-choice- believed that the woman should have a choice if she wants to continue the pregnancy or not, and the government should not interfere whatsoever.
The women in the 60’s receiving abortions were terrorized and harassed. They would go to the doctor and some would turn them away if they could not pay $1,000 dollars in cash. They often didn’t use anesthesia and they would be rough or sadistic. One woman is an excellent example of this. She said “With one exception, the doctors whom I asked for an abortion treated me with contempt, their attitudes ranging from hostile to insulting. One said to me, ‘You tramps like to break the rules, but when you get caught you all come crawling for help in the same way.’'' They were tortured through diseases and complications in the abortion process, name-calling, riots, mail bombs, and even the doctors speeding through the process without being sanitary.
Christians and Conservatives viewed homosexuals and bisexuals as sinners. They believe that homosexuality was hated by God and immoral. They didn’t believe that being with a partner of the same sex was right in any sense.
They started rallies and protests, they made signs and insulted men and women by calling them names such as “fag” or “gay”. Many Christians and Conservatives saw homosexuals as a threat to their culture, the institution of traditional marriage and religious freedom.
These issues are still controversial to this day.
Barack Obama's views on abortion and same-sex marriage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlY9HFRNUHs
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