Media Proposal On Abortion Research Paper

MEDIA PORTRAYAL ON WHETHER ABORTION IS

FAIR OR UNFAIR

NAME: UNSA SHAHBAZ – 20-10848

ENG 103 SEC-H

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: FATIMA SYEDA

DATE: 11-5- 17.

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MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF ABORTION…

RESEARCH TOPIC: “MEDIA PORTRAYAL ON WHETHER ABORTION IS FAIR OR

UNFAIR”

RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the agenda behind the propagation of abortion rights in

media as fair and legal?

ABSTRACT: The un-wantedness of pregnancy is first of all a question of motivation to pro-

creation. With respect to this question, very little is known yet. It is not very clear why people

want to have children or don’t want them. Well some factors common to those who do not want

to have children are, people do not know what they really want and they have problems about

Moreover, the structure of hospitals are responsible for problems and the

abortion rate is expected to increase in near future.

KEYWORDS: pro-creation, sexual impulses, discursive associations, social practices, class

differences.

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MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF ABORTION…

LITERATURE REVIEW

Abortion is by far one of the most controversial topics in our society. Needless to say, there are

people on both ends of the spectrum, when it comes to question of whether or no abortion

constitutes of murder. According to simple definition it is a medical procedure used to end the

pregnancy and causes the death of a fetus. As fetus is created by God, it is therefore a living part

of a mother’s body. Hence, the answer to the question says, yes! Abortion is a murder.

On the contrary, a comprehensive times study finds that the press often favors the abortion rights

in its coverage. Major newspaper supports abortion rights on their editorial pages and two major

media studies have shown that 80% to 90% of US journalists personally favor it. To portray

issues fairly and accurately, media must broaden their spectrum of sources. Otherwise, they serve

merely as megaphones for those in

Few articles framed abortion as a positive and legitimate choice. Negative

media representations of abortion contribute to the stigmatization of the procedure and of women

who have it, and reflect a discrediting of women's reproductive decision making.

Abortion is a subject which is continually contested in the worldwide media. The cases of

women who challenged Ireland's restrictive abortion laws in the European Court of Human

Rights in 2010; and the death in 2012 of Savita Halappanavar (from septicaemia after being

denied an abortion) have maintained the presence of abortion rights in the Republic of Ireland in

news reporting. The case of ‘Beatriz’, a Salvadoran woman denied an abortion despite an

unviable pregnancy and significant risk to her life, garnered international media attention; as

have increasing restrictions on access to abortion in the USA. Whilst high profile cases make the

headlines, it is worth noting that restricted access in many countries means there are an estimated

21.6 million unsafe abortions and 47,000 abortion-related deaths worldwide each year (World

Health Organization 2011).

So, what is the agenda and the role of media in the propagation of abortion as fair and legal?