The Gardens Of Democracy By Eric Liu And Nick Hanauer

The Republican Party think that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections should apply to unborn children and the unborn child should have the fundamental right to life. However, the Democratic Party strongly disagree with this idea to a fundamental right to life. “Democrats stand behind the right of every woman to choose. [They] believe it is a constitutional liberty” (Democratic Party Platform). They fully support a woman’s right to make decision regarding her own pregnancy and health. Abortion is a personal decision between a woman and her doctors, therefore it is not a place for the government to get in the way. While the Democratic Party is pro-choice, they believe that abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. These two widely different stances on the issue stem primarily from religious and moral influence. Abortion is not an issue that can be played in the middle. There is one side or the other, and people make their choices based on their morals and religious preferences.

Abortion is a controversial debate in the United States that divides the nation and still plays a significant role at election time. The Democratic Party supports abortion rights and keeping elective abortions legal because they believe in the privacy and equality of women. They believe that a woman must have the right to choose regardless of her ability to pay. “The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade.”1 For example, Bernie Sanders, as a Democratic candidate, said, "I happen to believe that it is wrong for the government to be telling a woman what to be doing with her own body."2 On the other hand, Republicans say the unborn child has a fundamental right to live and they support a human life amendment to the Constitution. They believe that Roe v. Wade should be overturned and abortions should not be legal.3 Donald Trump, as a Republican candidate, has suggested that if abortion is criminalized, women should receive some type of punishment if they secure an abortion. The President of the United States can has many effects on federal abortion policy. Most important of all, the President has the power to appoint justices to the United States Supreme Court. For instance, Obama and Clinton appoint justices who will uphold the present abortion laws that allow abortions. Also, the President may sign or veto legislation related to abortion like President Bush has signed “the Partial-Birth Abortion

As we have previously learned in class, abortion is considered a wedge issue amongst politicians and the general public. I believe this article to be relevant to the course work, because today abortion plays such a massive role in the way we govern ourselves as one united nation. People are either pro-life or pro-choice, or many fall into a gray area unsure of their stance on the topic. With the bill in place people are not given the option to oppose abortion, but are instead told they must or they may find themselves with a criminal record. Many citizens consider women to have the

Abortion is a sensitive subject to most and is highly talked about not only socially, but it is even debated from a political

The issue of abortion is one of the most controversial topics of our time, but recently the amount of public interest has grown exponentially. A number of bills regarding this policy issue such as Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 and Child Interstate Notification Act have both greatly influenced the public’s opinion of abortion. Although, the issue of abortion hasn’t always been like this; according to Timeline of Abortion Laws and Events, an article from the Chicago Tribune, “The earliest anti-abortion laws were intended to protect women from untrained abortionists.” (Timeline) Since the 1973 passing of the Supreme Court Case, Roe V Wade, women have been able to obtain the abortion procedure in all 50 states, 46 of which were

Overall on the issue of abortion rights, Democrats are pro-choice. This issue was thought to be resolved by Supreme Court in the case of Roe v. Wade. No matter if abortion is illegal or not, women will do what they want concerning their bodies even if that means going to an underground abortion operation, which in most cases are botched and the woman having the unbelievably dangerous procedure dies. The Roe v. Wade case, Supreme Court thought out a legal balance between the rights of women and also the rights of the developing fetuses. A couple of these legal balances; Before a fetus can live outside the womb, which is the 1st and 2nd trimester, or 6 months, women have a right to choose whether to abort or not, and after a fetus is viable, states may prohibit all abortions, as long as they make exceptions where a woman 's life or health are in danger (). In some nations early abortion is legal where certain religions predominate. Democrats respect the views of others who believe it is immoral and is very over to debate over the issue.

Of all the issues plaguing the United States, currently and in the past, abortion rights have been one of the most passionately debated civil liberty issues. Edward Sidlow and Beth Henschen define civil liberties as “Individual rights protected by the Constitution against the powers of the government”(72). Some argue that women should be protected from the powers of government in terms of reproductive rights while others argue that it is the duty of the government to protect the lives of everyone, including fetuses. This is such an important issue for Americans that it often dictates who a person votes for in elections; Republicans are most often pro-life and Democrats are

The Democratic Party strongly and equivocally supports Roe V. Wade and a women’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including a sage and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay. I believe that Pro-Life is determine based on the person to person basis. My response to this topic is pretty intense as I feel very strongly about women who want abortion and how this puts an image to the rest of the women out there in the same position, perhaps role models.

First of all, the Democratic party believes in pro-choice meaning that they believe that if a woman is pregnant and they do not want to have the child they should have the choice to get an abortion. The Democratic party platform states that they are

Honestly, Liberal Democrats can talk all they want, but they make some pretty stupid decisions. Homosexuality is a highly disturbing moral issue. There’s a reason for the male gender, and the female gender. They are supposed to come together as one flesh. I like to say that God made Adam and EVE, not Adam and STEVE. Democrats also support abortion- the gruesome murder of a fetus inside the womb. I would love for a democrat to try and tell me that this doesn’t sound like murder: “The fetus literally doubles in size between the 11th and 12th weeks of pregnancy. Soft cartilage hardens into bone at 16 weeks, making the fetus too large and strong to pass through a suction tube. The D & E procedure begins by inserting laminaria a day or two before the abortion, opening the cervix wide to accommodate the larger fetal size. The abortionist then both tears and cuts the fetus and uses the vacuum machine to extract its remains. Because the skull is too large to be suctioned through the tube, it must be crushed by forceps for removal. Pieces must be extracted very carefully because the jagged, sharp pieces of the broken skull could easily

Abortion is an extremely controversial topic throughout the nation. There are many reasons about why it should be legal, or why it should not be, and it is fairly equal when it comes to what side people are on. Two political officials talk on behalf of the topic and express their viewpoint and opinions on the touchy issue. They discuss whether abortion should be restricted. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio gives a speech at the Susan B. Anthony List Campaign for Life Gala addressing that abortion is moral, economically, and politically wrong and unjustifiable. Then there is always another side to the argument, which Texas Representative Wendy Davis supports and believes that the new abortion bill should not be signed because of the amounts of unnecessary restrictions being put on people and organizations.

Abortions are currently legal in the United States and many Democrats believe it should remain legal and that women have the

There is a huge controversy in America, and that is abortion. Abortion has been the hot topic in America for several hundred years. No matter the ruling of the government, there will always be firm believers on each side. Therefore, it has been talked about in countless ways like articles, reports, and even political rallies. In “Ted Cruz Connects with Pro-Lifers at West Des Moines Rally”, Page Jones and Andrew Clark discuss the negativity point of view about abortions at a Ted Cruz rally. In this article Page Jones and Andrew Clark express their negativity abortions reporting out taxes, morals etc.

Throughout the world, many contemporary issues occur in the world of Politics. Democracy is also involved with several contemporary issues. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary (2014), the word democracy is defined as a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections (Page 215). Like in many political parties, democracy faces several political issues throughout time. Political issues are issues that involves with the government or politics. This includes issues related to party politics, political system, or social, environmental or other issues as determined by the voting public. In Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer’s book The Gardens of Democracy (2011), it states that “the failure of American politics to address and solve the great challenges of our time such as climate change and shriveling of the middle class is not just a failure of will or nerve, but it is equally a failure of ideas and understanding” (Pages 5-6). Some political issues might also become important for the public for several reasons. They may represent daily issues, including racism and child welfare, or they may be issues that become noticeable in the public view. Some of the political issues that democracy faces include issues on abortion, gun control, and economy.

Democracy and its critics is a political science book written by Robert Dahl In 1989 and published by Yale University Press in America. The book looks at the assumptions of the democratic theory and is able to test them in relation to the questions raised by critics. Thereafter, Dahl suggests the ways in which the states must move towards improving their democracy.