https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv Cultural Curation en-us 2021-09-13 18:25:36 UTC 2025-03-25 15:37:49 UTC hello@padlet.com iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1737311651 In this article, the author analyzes the moral justification of moderate pro-lifers and argues that there is a logical flaw in their belief. Opposite to the position of pro-choicers, both moderate and radical pro-lifers believe that the fetus's right to life overweighs the woman's right to bodily autonomy. One of the key differences in the standpoints of moderate and radical pro-lifers is that the moderate pro-lifers believe that abortion is permissible if the pregnancy was caused by rape. What is rape? It's a violation of bodily autonomy (in its extreme form). Therefore, the author claims, the moderate pro-life position says that a "right to life outweighs a right to bodily autonomy, except when the fetus that has the right to life is created by a violation of … bodily autonomy."]]> 2021-09-13 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1737311651 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746156687 The key message of this article is that you don't have to be an atheist to be pro-choice. The author counters the belief underlying the fetal heartbeat bill by presenting a number of religious and ethical views on the beginning of personhood. Even within Christianity, there is no consensus on when exactly ensoulment occurs (the Bible provides contradicting references to that). Many religious traditions support the belief that "there is no defined moment of ensoulment;" instead, we enter life gradually, in stages. ]]> 2021-09-16 14:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746156687 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746292999 The speaker in this video responds to pro-choice arguments. Her response to the pivotal pro-choice claim ("my body, my choice") is based on the assertion that abortion is not about the woman's body, but someone else's  body. The life inside of a pregnant woman's body, the speaker explains, is a separate human being with his/her own body, chromosomes, DNA, and therefore, should be considered a person whose right to life must be protected. This view supports the speaker's radical pro-life position. In her opinion, rape should not be a justifiable reason for abortion. While admitting that rape is a horrific act of violence, the speaker claims that abortion, which is another horrific act of violence (she equates it to murder), does not heal the trauma caused by rape, but "just makes it worse."]]> 2021-09-16 15:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746292999 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746954052 6 young people (3 pro-life and 3 pro-choice activists) are brought together to have a conversation about the differences and similarities of pro-life and pro-choice positions. This debate stands out from thousands of other public debates on this topic in that it's held in a mutually respectful manner. At the end, both sides exchange hugs.]]> 2021-09-16 20:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1746954052 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747202943 This tweet reflects one of the most well-known pro-choice grievances: the pro-life advocates should focus on promoting access to contraception, sex education, and child care assistance programs instead of banning abortion.]]> 2021-09-17 00:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747202943 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747625665 The article presents the results of a poll revealing that 3/4 of Americans want to keep abortion legal, but with restrictions. Regardless of whether they self-identify as "pro-life" or "pro-choice," most people find the issue of abortion very complex, where "the loudest voices" represent the extreme positions of this debate.]]> 2021-09-17 03:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747625665 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747669459 The observation expressed in this TED talk is that we stopped talking about abortion outside of the political agenda. There is a gap between public debate and real life, and this gap is being filled by a "battlefield" forcing people to pick their side. Rather than being "pro-life" or "pro-choice," the speaker calls herself "pro-voice." She advocates for storytelling and listening when it comes to discussing such a complex issue as abortion. ]]> 2021-09-17 03:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747669459 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747727959 This article provides a comprehensive overview of the key arguments presented by proponents and opponents of Roe v. Wade ruling.]]> 2021-09-17 03:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747727959 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747775059 The speaker in this video opposes the Reproductive Health Care Act being discussed in Rhode Island. He refers to abortion rights as voluntarily eugenics, where a child's right to life is determined by the presence or lack of desirable traits in that child. A significant portion of the speech portraits the pro-choice position as an attempt to decrease the number of children born into poor families.]]> 2021-09-17 04:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747775059 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747859617 This brochure published by the Family Research Council (FRC) is intended to equip Christian pro-life advocates with pro-life arguments for secular audiences. FRC uses scientific data, abortion-related legislation, and its interpretation of women's rights as justification of pro-life beliefs.]]> 2021-09-17 05:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747859617 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747913756 The focus of this article is the uncertainty with regard to a fetus's personhood. Without this uncertainty, the abortion rights would not be debated. Although the authors of the article are certain that the fetus is a person, they "allow for the assertion that the beginning of human life is unknowable." This assertion is further challenged with a logical exercise whose aim is to prove that the only scenario that could justify abortion would be where we know for sure that the fetus is not a person. Since no one has an absolute certainty about that (and even if someone does, "they have no capacity to prove so"), abortion should not be permissible. ]]> 2021-09-17 05:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1747913756 iglabuc https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1750932909 This documentary provides an overview of 50 years of the issue of abortion in the U.S. The film creators interviewed activists, lawyers, politicians, physicians, ministers, and other key figures involved in the debate. Although the film presents the perspective of the opposite side, it clearly aims at promoting the pro-choice position. It does not try to find a moral justification for abortion, but rather contends that this issue should not be politicized.]]> 2021-09-18 22:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/iglabuc/uiy1ouoat338iyqv/wish/1750932909