Wade, abortion has been a hot-button issue of social and political dissension in the US. President Reagan’s steps to thwart abortion access and curb the reach of Roe include barring federal funding of abortion-related research, furthering the Hyde amendment that banned Medicaid funds from being used for abortions, and eliminating funding to NGOs that provided abortion counseling or services. The fate of RU-486 will be decided within the FDA, an independent governmental agency headed by a political appointee who holds significant decision-making power. The nature of the bureaucratic system allows for different tactics than a traditional partisan fight. There are several key actors who can affect the future of RU-486 in the US.
Pro Choice A topic that is very controversial in today’s American society is whether or not abortions and stem cell research should be legal or not. There are more facts that prove these topics should be legal. The 9th Amendment states the American’s right of pro choice. Abortion should be kept legal because there are many reasons why the mother should not have the baby. Also because abortions are legal then stem cell research should be made legal because if a fetus is already killed then it can still be put to good scientific research and possibly help another human being.
Those are our unalienable rights as an American.” Enoch Easter’s opinion was, “Why not legalize marijuana period? If you use it then good for you; if you don’t then that’s your decision. Some people actually might need medical marijuana for medical conditions, but hypocrites say bad things about it and try to make it seem that it’s morally wrong if you use it. If using medical marijuana or recreational marijuana is ok by your moral beliefs, then I believe you should be able to use it. It’s not the
ENG.110: Rhetorical Compare and Contrast 25/02/2012 Evidence or Empirical Knowledge Its time to get rid of some of the haze and befuddled ideas surrounding medical marijuana and get down to some clear, logical thinking. According to the Harvard Mental Health Letter, "Medical Marijuana and the Mind" the movement to legalize medical marijuana needs more research scientifically about how the drug affects the brain and whether it might be useful in treating psychiatric disorders. This publication by the Harvard Medical School states that their is not enough evidence to recommend medical marijuana as a treatment for any psychiatric disorder. On the other hand, Dr. Rick Bayer's article "Physicians' Perspective Medical Cannabis Update: Smokeless Marijuana" most Americans support marijuana, if used medically, and want ways to not smoke the plant because of the cancer causing carcinogens in the smoke itself. Bayer's theory is that the smokeless ways are more cost efficient or will be once more Americans are accepting of medical marijuana.
According to Proposition 8: The California Marriage Protection Act was a ballot proposition to help conserve the value of marriage and changing same sex marriage to be illegal. On the Liberal side, politicians believe that marriage should be allowed for all types of unions, for every citizen. “My Big Fat Straight Wedding” (Sullivan, 102) helped support
CRITICAL COMMENTARY FORMAT DIRECTIONS: Type (double space); leave generous margins. Include the information specified below. Edit your drafts and keep a copy of your final effort. Final paper should be five pages for the commentary and one page for the bibliography. All critical commentaries must be submitted to turnitin.com.
“I strongly oppose the opposition’s view that we shouldn’t care about our children’s education.” Question 45. Tommy Toker: “Laws against drug use are such a waste. There will always be ways for people to get their hands on drugs no matter how many laws we pass.” Question 46. “There is no solid scientific evidence for the existence of spirits; so they don’t exist.” Question 47. “If we legalize gay marriage, the whole world will decay morally.” Question 48.
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While some do not believe the theory that drugs are used for the risk, it is an interesting way to look at the reason people do drugs. People who are pro drugs promote that drugs, such as marijuana, are used for medical use as well as recreational use, because they enjoy the effect drugs have on them. Prohibitionists state that if drugs were legalized they would be only consumed for recreational use or to escape from reality instead of dealing with issues (Marijuana Abuse, 2012). Some prohibitionists do not even believe that drugs help in medical ways. This controversial topic is one of the reasons the drug reform is such a debated movement of today.
Divide up your essay into 5-6 aims and write a paragraph on each. I will