Abortion as a form of Ethnomethodology
Abortion as a form of Ethnomethodology
Ethnomethodology is a technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals respond, the idea is that the disruption of social norms helps one discover the normal social order. To my beliefs abortion is murder and that is disrupting social norm. A norm is a specific cultural expectation for how to behave in a given situation. Abortions many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. Do you consider something with a beating heart a living creature? If you didn’t know a babies heart forms and starts beating in the fifth week of pregnancy, therefore that would make abortion murder. Abortion debate is raging in America. Different sides argue are “pro-choice” there theory would say that abortion is up to the women, “pro-life” theory is abortion is murder no matter what the situation. The opposing sides argue about abortion. Also that say it’s a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. The right is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy. The ninth amendment states: “ The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” The “pro-choice” also say woman has the right to privacy and choice to abort her fetus. A fetus is not yet a baby but it does not possess the criteria derived from our understand of living human beings. The “pro-life” people argue that a woman who has an abortion is killing a child. They also argue that abortion is the taking of innocent human life, which is wrong under virtually any circumstances. An unborn baby is more that potential life, an unborn baby is a meaningful human that should not be considered. Human life begins with conception. A middle-aged person, a teenager, and an unborn baby are all in stages of human life. Killing the unborn is no more justifiable than killing the two other people. Abortion is a practice that should be prohibited by law because it basically amounts to murder. An unborn baby’s right to life should have priority over a woman’s right to choose. No woman or man should have the power to decide if a baby is allowed to live. A woman’s right over her...