Murder: Group of Crows

"I think that they put themselves into the situation, and they need to deal with the mistakes that they may have made. So many girls, go out and sleep around, thinking that there are so many ways to prevent getting pregnant, and if they did, they could just get an abortion and get rid of it. Those girls in my opinion, are being careless."-an excerpt from Murdering, with no punishment?

The author of this article is against abortion. The issue of the legality of abortion is still very provocative in the United States. However, when debating an issue such as this, the language used must be extremely precise, to avoid any misunderstandings. To begin with, abortion can not possibly be declared illegal, because not only can it be induced through pills and drugs, but it can also happen because of complications that are beyond control. So, while several of the phrases in the article can allude to the type of induced abortion, "To get an abortion", it is still not exact enough language.

The next issue I have with Gilman's article is the use of broad statements to describe women who get abortions. "But, there are many women in the United States who are killing humans daily, and they never have any consequences of doing so." When writing an article of this nature, it benefits the writer to use such statements sparingly, if at all, and with factual evidence. This statement does not give the actual statistics of abortions in the U.S, nor does it give evidence to any studies concerning the consequences women who have abortions suffer.

Finally, I take to offense with the tone of the author. I acknowledge that this is an issue that brings out very intense emotional responses. Yet, I feel that the path this argument takes is not based in enough evidence or personal experience. To convince someone in a debate such as this, one should use more than vague wording and horrendous stereotypes.