As of late I have been treated to many interesting arguments regarding bills. The categories range from everything from border security laws, small business policies, and even Arizona observatory laws. However there has been one topic that thus far has not been mentioned in debate, abortion. Well, the silence was broken last Thursday.
Although I'm not entirely sure what the actual bill the Senators were debating did, I do know that the core argument was either pro-choice or pro-life. The topic involving abortion is one that is heavily controversial in our society, and it's no different here. The majority of pro-life supporters are the the Republican majority, while pro-choice is naturally in the Democrat minority. Though the bill up for vote debate had very little do do with abortion regulation in Arizona, it didn't stop the Senators from voicing their opinions on the entire matter. Most arguments from the Republican side consisted of points regarding "the sanctity of life" and religion. The Democrats relied more on the individual rights and choices of the women who were making this difficult choice.
I tend to lean more towards a woman's right to choose, but then again its still really not by place to say. What I do know is that this topic has been gaining heat for many years and I believe it's becoming a very intense argument, from a political standpoint as well as a societal one.
Just like the health care reform and other big topics, abortion is another challenging subject that America is going to hardly deal with.
ReplyDeleteThis is the never ending argument- I just think of all the things we could be debating and working on to make this state better this really should be the last of them
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you are able to gain an internal view of the issues. While abortion has always been a controversial issues, unfortunately I believe that it won't be a matter in which republicans and democrats may agree on. However, given your current position you are able to learn more and develop your own opinions.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is great that you get to hear the arguments made for and against different bills being proposed. I'm not going to get into my opinion about the bills, but I think that you are in a very privileged position to gain a lot of closed door knowledge.
ReplyDeleteZari, I am not sure if we discussed this topic in our Prog. Evaluation Class but I did have a paper written on this topic in one of my classes. This debate my go on for years and years and many would score points on the issue to get into the office. However, it is a good place for you to see the arguments and reasons of both sides.
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