Abortion; for some reason being a teenager in the 90's and even more so in 2004, the subject comes up more than most like to believe. It is a touchy subject with the older generation and is coming into play more as young people speak out. It is logical to believe that younger people in Ameri...

The issue of abortion has been very controversial throughout the years. This issue has been argued from ethical stands, human rights, religious beliefs and even politically. Efforts have been made legally, but it does not seem that a widespread compromise or settlement has been made that the majorit...

Exploratory paper Abortion is one of the most leading and most talked about issue in today 's society. I picked this issue because I was once in the situation of deciding if I wanted the girl that is was with to have an abortion. I asked myself could afford a baby, and if I was ready to h...

Abortion has been a controversial issue since the idea was first introduced. The main issue of the debate is whether a woman's right to choose outweighs the unborn fetus's right to live. The right for a woman to have an abortion is part of a much broader issue: the right for a woman to decide what...

The 1973 United States Supreme Court Roe vs. Wade decision, while providing for some semblance of legal structure to the political debate over abortion, has led to further question within moral and religious aspects of our society. In that decision, the Court found that a woman had the right to choo...

Hypothesis and Theory There is a negative relationship between support for abortion and the importance of religion, while controlling party affiliation. Among males, there is a negative relationship between support for abortion and the importance of religion. Among females, there is a n...

Abortion is one of the most controversial issues today. It has become a questionof not only ethics, but morals. In the 1973 case of Roe v Wade the Supreme Court ruledthat a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion within the first sixmonths of the pregnancy. However, conservative ...

The debate on whether abortion is right has remained a longstanding source of contention among members of the various fronts of our society. On one hand, proponents claim of the view that making abortion illegal is a contradiction to the ability by women to enjoy their right to life and freedom of c...

The topic of abortion is one that is currently deadlocked and unless there is a piece of critical evidence that is released, each side will filibuster the issue until both sides are completely exasperated. Rather than comment on this stalemate, the purpose of this paper is to explore only one remot...

Morality in Today's Society Morality has been questioned, honored and revered by people since the beginning of time. Yet, even today not one person can say what is universally morally right or wrong. Morals can be defined as the distinction between right and wrong or the rules of right con...

Euthanasia Discuss the potential implications of legalizing euthanasia in New Zealand and examine its possible advantages and disadvantages. Do humans have any rights when it comes to their own deaths? Euthanasia is a very controversial issue being discussed in today's public forums. Most...

In Philip Hefner's article Cloning as Quintessential Human Act he claims that cloning of humans is acceptable if it is done with great care, with special attention given to the fact that one does not destroy the "spiritual dimension of life". Hefner presents several arguments in his s...

Gods Commandments, our Only Moral Standard?I have decided to discuss the subject of God and morality. Has God had an impact on morality in the world? Are there morals outside of gods commands, outside of religion all together? The two subjects that will help to answer this question are Cultural R...

In recent years, man has, in some aspects, taken control of nature. Probably the most recent scientific breakthrough was the cloning of the sheep, "Dolly". Should man's control over nature be extended to having the power to determine the sex of one's unborn child? I agree that fo...

There is a growing trend in America today that something drastically needs to be changed in our school system. The public is scared to send their children to a place where they could potentially be shot, stabbed, beaten, or be subjected to drugs on any given day. The morals of this country\'s youth ...

Religion is defined as "any specific system of belief or practice that constitutes a code of ethics and some sense of philosophy." This code of ethics, which is called religious morality, points out what is considered to be right and wrong for its followers. Individual morality is also based on the ...

Over the years, countless efforts have been made to find a comprehensive explanation for delinquency. The results of these efforts have offered possible reasons as being both biological and social. It is still debatable as to what forces have the greatest influence on youth crime, but it is undoubte...

This essay aims to respond to "No stopping religion's misguided missile" article by Richard Dawkins. The article first appeared in The Guardian and has since been reprinted in many newspapers worldwide. The core thesis of Dawkin's argument relates to the potential danger aris...

In Samuel Butler's Erewhon, a traveler finds a land that is not totally unlike his own society, but he soon discovers that they have a very different culture from his. By using the failings of Erewhonian society, the author draws the reader's attention to flaws of his own society. This d...

The Cloning War: Moral or Immoral?Outside the lab where the cloning had actually taken place, most of us thought it could never happen. Oh we would say that perhaps at some point in the distant future, cloning might become feasible through the use of sophisticated biotechnologies far beyond those ...

Over the years, countless efforts have been made to find a comprehensive explanation for delinquency. The results of these efforts have offered possible reasons as being both biological and social. It is still debatable as to what forces have the greatest influence on youth crime, but it is undoub...

Is Religious fundamentalism a Product of the Market Place?"The making of meaning is a serious business"(Marsha G. Witten) In times of great population shifts, occupational and geographical mobility and rapid cultural changes; religion reinvents itself in response to its social circumstances. Since ...