SOC323H5 Lecture Notes - Abortion Clinic, Abortion Debate, Indictable Offence
Document Summary
Soc323 regulating the uterus: abortion & new reproductive technologies. Consider answering questions on slide 4; what can we say about the way rights were invoked in canada. Article 1: canadian convict given order of canada for abortion debate over whether he deserved it. Right to abortion in canada since past 25 years; issues around morality & ethics; talked about it in different ways. Both groups launched rights-based arguments: woman"s rights to end pregnancy vs. fetus" right to life (charter) Opposed towards state control for abortion women should have full right to choose: full reproductive freedom is central to realization of gender equality must have right to choose. & should have complete access no matter where they live (no differential access over provinces and urban women) Reproductive rights and right to make a choice are fundamental to women"s equality. Pro-life: rights of unborn child take a legal and moral precedence over women"s rights to choice (life should take precedence over choice)
