User:J.Hordges

My Name is Jibre Hordges, and I am a freshman at Georgia Southern University. I am 18 years old. When I was 4, I moved from Marietta to Austell. I play Basketball and I used to run track. I attended Bryant Elementary, Flat Rock Middle School, Sandy Creek High Scoool, Pebblebrook High School, and now Georgia Southern. I am active in community service events on and off campus. My English teacher for ENGL 1102W is Mrs. Crummey. This course is mainly focused around arguments and how to analyze them.

Dialogue of Sources

Research Question: Should women be allowed to abort their babies before they are born?

Biography of Sources

Suzanne Trupin (Choice – ST) Dr. Suzanne Trupin is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. She graduated from Stanford University and completed her medical training at New York Medical in Valhalla, New York. Her interests include contraception, menopause, osteoporosis, sexuality, premenstrual syndrome, gynecologic urology, abnormal Pap smears, and abortion medicine. She is the lead principal investigator of the Women's Health Practice clinical research division and has been involved in clinical trials for over 20 years.

Linda Lowen (Middle – LL) is a former radio/TV broadcast journalist who has won national awards for her coverage of women’s issues. Linda is a 2009 recipient of the Exceptional Merit in Media Award (EMMA) from the National Women's Political Caucus for her article on gender biased media coverage of 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. She was also honored twice by Women in Communications with the Clarion Award for Best Women's Issues Programming.

Lisa Andrusko (Life – LA) is a Human Resources Assistant at BC Children's Hospital Foundation in the Vancouver, Canada area. In the past, she has worked as a Community Investment Coordinator at Coast Capital Savings Credit Union CSR at Royal Trust. As far as education, she attended Douglas College from 1976-1977 and South Delta Secondary 1973-1975. Finally, she Managed Education Awards program, supported CCS Foundation Board of Directors, developed and maintained relationships with non-profits, assisted with Corporate Volunteer program, internal and external website maintenance and communications.

Jibre Hordges (Student Writer – JH) is a freshman that attends Georgia Southern University. He is interested in the debate on abortions because he feels that this particular debate is a debate that can truly go either way and is very tough to argue. He is also fascinated with the fact that debaters can go on and on about different examples, topics, and viewpoints about the same argument and won’t run out of things to say after a few points. He is the moderator in this interview and does not take a side: neither pro-life nor pro-choice.

Dialogue

JH – Abortion is a growing issue that concerns people worldwide, and is always at the center of a heated debate, because it is an issue that some people see as “life or death”. Pro-life people see abortion as killing a baby because it has already been conceived, while others feel that abortions aren’t killing the baby because technically, the baby isn’t alive yet, according to pro-choice people. There are also people who don’t chose a side, and relate to both point of views. All three arguers have excellent points and support their views well. I want to ask all debaters if women should be allowed to abort their children before they are delivered.

LL (Middle) – “Since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life. But on the other hand, the concept of personhood is different from the concept of human life. Human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely thrown away. Is this murder, and if not, then how is abortion murder” (Lowen, 1)?

ST (Choice) – “I somewhat agree with your viewpoint.” “Loosely defined, the term viability is the ability of the fetus to survive outside the mother's womb without life support. A number of landmark US Supreme Court decisions dealt with this question. In Webster v Reproductive Health Services (1989), the court upheld the state of Missouri's requirement for pre-abortion viability testing after 20 weeks' gestation (gestation is the period of time a fetus develops in the mother's uterus, usually 40 weeks). However, there are no reliable or medically acceptable tests for viability prior to 28 weeks' gestation” (Trupin, 3).

LA (Life) – “I disagree with you Trupin.” “Not only is the unborn child becoming more visible, but the emotional turmoil and physical complications women sometimes experience are also becoming more well-known. Groups such as National Right to Life’s American Victims of Abortion as well as Silent No More and well- known women such as actresses Patricia Heaton and Jennifer O’Neill have worked long and hard to tell the world that abortion comes at a very heavy price and that women do indeed deserve better, which is why women shouldn’t be allowed to abort their children before they are born. The pro-life belief that society can—and should—help both mother and child resonates strongly with the young generation” (Andrusko, 7).

JH – These are all excellent ways to defend your sides and specifically explain you all’s viewpoints on this particular topic on abortion. Ok so Suzanne and Linda, I believe you both had something to say about contraceptives being using for pregnancies and parent consent when it comes to under aged teens trying to get an abortion?

ST (Choice) – “People against abortion argue that parents need to be informed about and approve an abortion for a daughter younger than 18 years. Those supporting the rights of a woman to choose abortion say parental consent is not required for a woman to carry a pregnancy to term (the birth of a baby), nor do parents need to give permission for a woman seeking birth control such as pills or an intrauterine device (IUD)” (Trupin, 3).

LL (Middle) – “For women who demand complete control of their body, control should include preventing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through the responsible use of contraception or, if that is not possible, through abstinence. But at the same time, in the case of rape or incest, forcing a woman made pregnant by this violent act would cause further psychological harm to the victim. Often a woman is too afraid to speak up or is unaware she is pregnant, thus the morning after pill is ineffective in these situations” ( Lowen 1).

JH –Linda, that was an interesting viewpoint! 18 years of age is when people are considered adults, which would make sense that women wouldn’t need consent from their parent/guardian to have an abortion. And Suzanne, I agree that if women try to prevent pregnancies with contraceptives but get raped, there is nothing they can really do about that. Now, explain how abortions are considered safe. A lot of people think that abortions are very unsafe procedures and cause harm to the women having the abortion. What are your thoughts on that?

LL (Middle) – “Abortion is a safe medical procedure. The vast majority of women - 88% - who have an abortion do so in their first trimester. Medical abortions have less than 0.5% risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman's health or future ability to become pregnant or give birth” (Lowen, 1).

ST (Choice) – “I definitely agree with you.” “Legal abortion is a safe procedure. Infection rates are less than one percent, and fewer than 1 in 100,000 deaths occurs from first-trimester abortions. Abortion is safer for the mother than carrying a pregnancy to term. Medical and surgical abortions are both safe and effective when performed by trained practitioners” (Trupin, 4).

JH – Because the last question involved Suzanne and Linda, Lisa this question is for you: Why do you think that the younger generation is choosing life?

LA (Life) – “This younger generation is not only the first to grow up knowing only legalized abortion; ironically, it is also the first to grow up in an age where the humanity of the unborn child is becoming clearer and clearer and at an earlier and earlier age. For this generation, the first picture in their baby books is their sonogram, often taken very early in their first trimester of life. Other medical advances, including surgery on babies still in the womb and the survival of preemies at an ever-younger age, make it harder to deny the humanity of the unborn child” (Andrusko, 7).

JH – Great point once again Lisa! That makes complete sense and I certainly see where you’re coming from! I want to thank all debaters for coming out tonight to support the fight on abortion by sharing your thoughts and point of views!

Works Cited

Andrusko, Lisa. “The Younger Generation Is Choosing Life.” National Right To Life News. Academic Search Complete. 34.1. 2007. Web. 17, Apr. 2012. http://www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL01/YoungerGeneration.html

Lowen, Linda. "10 Abortion Arguments: 10 Arguments For Abortion, 10 Arguments Against Abortion." About.com. New York Times, 2012. Web. 8 Mar 2012. http://womensissues.about.com/od/reproductiverights/a/AbortionArgumen.htm

Trupin, S.. "Abortion." emedicinehealth. 2007. Web. 29 Mar 2012. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/abortion/article_em.htm

Reflection This Wikipedia assignment was pretty difficult to work with. Wikipedia isn't very user friendly to me and you cannot upload pictures until you've had an account for at least 4 days, which wasn't beneficial to me at all. Other than that, it is a pretty neat assignment because other students can view my profile and look at the different ideas and viewpoints that I have on my particular topic: abortion.