Conservative And Liberal View Of Abortion

Abortion became legal in America in 1973 due to a Supreme Court case Roe vs Wade and has continued to be a popular issue (“Roe v. Wade”). Abortion is a topic that many people have different views on and feel strongly about. It’s also a very heated topic within the government parties, with the disagreement of each one’s views. Democrats believe that women have the right to decide what they want to do with their body. They also believe that a fetus is not a human life, therefore, they have no individual rights. Lastly, they strongly believe that the government should provide taxpayer funded abortions for women who cannot afford them ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs"). On the other hand, Republican views on abortion are opposite of the Democratic view. They believe that the human life begins at conception; disagreeing with the Democratic belief that a fetus is not a human life. Republicans biggest belief is that abortion is murder ("Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs"). Everybody hears about their party not agreeing with some of the views their party believes in, but not many people have heard about an elected official not agreeing and

Liberal ideology is the driving force in current political matters and has shaped the United States prevailing Democratic and Conservative parties. Liberalism is defined most recently as a “political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties.” While these key focuses do reflect American’s general understanding of liberalism today, it differs quite a bit from its classical origin. Being a liberal in The United States is different than being liberal in many other countries. Classical liberalism, also known as American Conservatism, is still the majorities understanding of the ideology today.

The conservative view upon illegal immigration is as follows: “Support legal immigration only. Oppose amnesty for those who enter the U.S. illegally (illegal immigrants). Those who break the law by entering the U.S. illegally do not have the same rights as those who obey the law and enter legally. The borders should be secured before addressing the problem of the illegal immigrants currently in the country. The Federal Government should secure the borders and enforce current immigration law” (Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs). Overall, conservatives want for there to be repercussions for those who enter illegally, as well as increased border security to try and reduce the great influx of illegal immigrants. Naturally, the conservatives have backed up their arguments with hard, well stated facts.

Describe Emerson’s idea of self-reliance in your own words. To what extent do you agree or disagree with his philosophy? Would you consider yourself to be self-reliant and to what degree?

Abortion has always been a controversial topic, and with debates from the recent presidential election bringing abortion back into the spotlight, it is clear that people have varying views as well as a great misunderstanding of abortion. Often, the morality of such action is widely discussed, and stones are quickly thrown. I believe that abortion should be legally and safely obtainable in all cases for women who feel it is the best path to take in their pregnancy.

Abortion has been a popular debate in the United States, especially after the Supreme Court ruling in 1973 stating a woman has the right to an abortion. In my opinion, abortion is wrong and very unethical. There are some specific instances where abortion may be acceptable, but for the most part, abortion is an evil act. Abortion should be illegal because it is the killing of an innocent human, even if he or she has not been born yet. In fact, it is proven that babies can feel pain during an abortion. I believe abortions should be outlawed, as they are unethical for many reasons.

Government is an important aspect in today’s world, especially regarding the opposition of being either a republican, democrat, or falling somewhere in between. One may identify them self as being one or the other, but how does one come to the conclusion of being a republican instead of a democrat or vice versa? It all comes down to how a person defines government and different political parties.

Abortion is a very sensitive issue. Many people are constantly debating whether or not abortion should be allowed or not. Some people think abortion is very bad and that it should not be allowed at all. They think abortion is like committing murder as it is killing the human fetus. Others feel that the parents should have the right to choose and it is not murder until the baby is born. People who think it is bad say that the fetus is something alive, a human being who is partly formed and to do abortion is to kill it and commit murder. The people who think it is ok say that it is not murder until and unless the child is born. I think that abortion has to be seen about which stage the fetus is in. If it is in the very early stage, then it is

I can proudly and firmly say that I am a Conservative Republican. Reason being is that I stand behind the constitution, and behind our founding fathers. Ways of life has drastically changed from a hundred years ago to today. I wouldn't say by any means for the best either. America had been built by people with good morals, people with motivation, people with determination to make something greater than anything, and they succeeded for a long time, but today it seems that success and good has been thrown down the drain, like it doesn't matter anymore, and in most cases, it is true. Most people today do not care, they want what's best for them, not the people around them, people want to know what America can do for them, not what they can do for America. One hundred years ago it was the exact opposite.

Due to lacking a partisanship, moderates view each side of an issue considering the virtues of every side before making their choice (Smith). By considering every issue this way, moderates can consider each candidate completely without bias. They can simply view candidates for the issues that they represent rather than their partisanship which allows moderates to make an informed decision before voting. This completely contrasts with many who belong to a partisanship who vote to simply support their political party. Moderates vote to support the issue that they find most important rather than favoring a singular political

Politics is the activities that relate to influencing the actions and policies of a government. Many people in the United States choose not to identify with either political party, the Democrats and the Republicans. However, based on the response I got from the Political Typology test, I fit in with the New Coalition Democrats.

Abortion is a huge argument in the world today. “In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court held in Roe V.Wade that the right of privacy protects women’s decisions to end unwanted pregnancy before the fetus develops.” By 2013, 70 restrictions to curb the practice of abortion from 22 states. (Funk & Wagnalls pg.1). In 2014, five health votes were examined by the House of Representatives regarding the matter of abortion. Everyone has a side to abortion from politics to democrats, people in religions to people with no religions, the people having the baby to someone who never had a baby before; everyone sees a different side to it. My believe on abortion is it should be Illegal because it kills innocent lives.

According to the Pew Political Typology quiz, my political values are most consistent with those of solid liberals. Based on my results, I support a strong role for the government in regulating business and the social safety net. Economic inequality, as well as gender inequality, is a prominent issue in the United States that needs to be further addressed. It is unfair to discriminate people based on their race, where they come from, or their sexual orientation. People should be able to marry whoever they want to, whether it is someone of the same-sex or opposite sex. Lastly, the U.S. should be open to immigrants from other parts of the world as they make large contributions to the country’s economy and cultural identity. While I would not define myself as one hundred percent liberal, the results of the quiz do capture my self-defined ideology, for the most part.

Taking this class and learning more on what separates the political parties’. I may need to reconsider the party I have claimed myself to be. I do not think I would have changed my votes from the past years. However, my believes are pointing more as a liberal. Which is shocking. I consider myself as average, always in the middle. I believe in humanity and Ecological Sustainability without destroying the earth.

In American society, there is an ongoing list of political ideologies. These political ideologies range anywhere from the commitment to traditional values (conservatism), to the freedom and openness to change (liberalism). Whether it is authoritarian conservative, anarchism, socialism, progressivism, pluralism, toleration, etc., everyone is entitled to their own views. After doing research on several ideologies, I found myself closely associated with liberalism.