The Pros And Cons Of The Green Party

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When it comes to political parties, the Green Party of the United States fits my political beliefs and stance the best. The Green Party believes in “green politics' ' such as environmentalism, social justice, anti-war, anti-racism, libertarian socialism, ecosocialism, participatory democracy, and non violence. The first topic I will be discussing is abortion and the controversial opinions about it plus its debates. The second topic that will be talked about is the death penalty and the different stances upon it. And my third topic will be on the right to die and its morality. The topic about natural born human rights and the right to our bodies and choices on it has always been in debate, and abortion has and probably always will be a part …show more content…

The “issue” surrounding this is the different opinions on whether or not abortion should be allowed and whether or not it is morally correct, and if it is possibly the murder of a human being with rights. According to the article “NI POLITICAL PARTIES – WHERE DO THEY STAND ON ABORTION AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE?” The Green Party believes that they support abortion in absolutely every circumstance. The article also states that The Green Party would also like to remove public funding towards anti-choice groups. From what I know, sometimes abortion is necessary, sometimes it is needed to prevent or stop things that go wrong with pregnancies, and sometimes it is just because someone does not believe they are fit to carry a baby, and that is okay. My stance is that people should have the right over their own bodies and should be able to make a choice such as abortion if they feel that is what they want. I will always believe that people have the right to their body and to do what they please. Nothing will stop me from believing that it is someone’s choice to do this, and that having “natural born human rights” should include the right to your body. Abortion is not just the act of terminating a baby, or having a choice, it’s human reproductive health care, and should not be taken away. So for these reasons, I believe abortion is absolutely a necessary option to …show more content…

The death penalty is also known as “capital punishment” and is the execution of a person following a crime. This means that if people see it as so, people who commit crimes worthy of it, they can be executed as punishment. According to the “Green Party Positions Article” The Green Party firmly believes in the opposing of the death penalty, due to believing in non violence and peace. They believe in getting rid of the death penalty as well as mandatory sentencing. My view on the death penalty is very 50/50 and I really do not know what my stance is. Both sides have good points, and on one hand I believe it is immoral and does not serve any justice especially if someone is falsely convicted, but for some crimes I believe if guilty it isn’t that horrible of a punishment. On the topic of false conviction and how many people on death row tend to be innocent, the the article “Justice Is Not Served with the Death Penalty” by Raymond Lesniak explains it well, stating that “Since 1973, 130 human beings on death rows throughout the United States have been released from jail for being wrongfully convicted. During that time, over 1,100 prisoners were executed. How many of them were innocent? 3,309 remain on death row-” (Lesniak 2013). Meaning that a lot of people waiting for their execution can be innocent. I believe that the death penalty does in fact just make a society that is led with revenge and

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