Social Fallacies
Grand Canyon University- COM 263
, Abortion is a very touchy topic for most women, and the legalization of abortion has been
a debate that has been going on for years on whether it should still be legal or not. An abortion is
a procedure that can be done either medically or surgically to end a pregnancy before it comes to
full term. In 1973, the Roe v. Wade case made abortion legal and provided women with the right
and liberty to choose without restriction. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that
specializes in women and men’s healthcare when it comes to the reproductive system, and they
have a clinic where a woman can receive treatment, care, and counsel surrounding abortions.
This is a social issue because some states still make it difficult to get abortion. Some states
require a waiting period and even counseling.
Those opposed to abortion generally refer to themselves as pro-life, while those who
support access to safe, legal abortions typically identify as pro-choice. (Abortion, 2020). I am
agree with being pro-choice, giving women the right to choose what they want to do with their
bodies. Women who decide to end their pregnancy could be doing so based on multiple reasons.
Some women have been sexually violated, and as a result, ended up being pregnant. The hurt and
pain from such an experience is something some women cannot bear. Having a child would be a
constant reminder to how someone took something from them. There is the opposing viewpoint,
which is considered as pro-life. Pro-Life supporters fight for abortion beingillegal. They believe
that even though it’s a fetus, it is still a human life. In that, abortion would be considered as
murder.
There are multiple fallacies that happen in the arguments of being pro-life or pro-choice.
Let’s start with the fallacy begging the question. Women have the right to end their pregnancy
Grand Canyon University- COM 263
, Abortion is a very touchy topic for most women, and the legalization of abortion has been
a debate that has been going on for years on whether it should still be legal or not. An abortion is
a procedure that can be done either medically or surgically to end a pregnancy before it comes to
full term. In 1973, the Roe v. Wade case made abortion legal and provided women with the right
and liberty to choose without restriction. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that
specializes in women and men’s healthcare when it comes to the reproductive system, and they
have a clinic where a woman can receive treatment, care, and counsel surrounding abortions.
This is a social issue because some states still make it difficult to get abortion. Some states
require a waiting period and even counseling.
Those opposed to abortion generally refer to themselves as pro-life, while those who
support access to safe, legal abortions typically identify as pro-choice. (Abortion, 2020). I am
agree with being pro-choice, giving women the right to choose what they want to do with their
bodies. Women who decide to end their pregnancy could be doing so based on multiple reasons.
Some women have been sexually violated, and as a result, ended up being pregnant. The hurt and
pain from such an experience is something some women cannot bear. Having a child would be a
constant reminder to how someone took something from them. There is the opposing viewpoint,
which is considered as pro-life. Pro-Life supporters fight for abortion beingillegal. They believe
that even though it’s a fetus, it is still a human life. In that, abortion would be considered as
murder.
There are multiple fallacies that happen in the arguments of being pro-life or pro-choice.
Let’s start with the fallacy begging the question. Women have the right to end their pregnancy
