ugh abortion.

For this week’s blog post I decided to write about Mary Gordon’s article on abortion, titled “A Moral Choice.” It is an analysis of her writing and the way in which she captivates her audience.
Gordon aims to convince those who are against pro-choice or confused about the subject to join her side or to at least consider her argument. The uncertain and misinformed masses are her target audience as well.
In order to prove her point, Gordon slightly questions the opinions of anti-choice groups. She states that anti choice advocates wrongfully illustrate women undertaking an abortion as the types of women with “moral callousness, selfishness, and irresponsibility.” She does this by providing the different reasons anti-choice advocates give for their argument and showing how those reasons are merely assumptions that all abortions are made irresponsibly.
In presenting the ontology of a fetus, Gordon asks her audience to consider whether or not abortion is really an act of murder before presenting facts about the life cycle of a fetus. She points out that she along with the rest of society have different emotions concerning the abortion of a 7 month old fetus as opposed to a seven week old. So she questions what level a fetus should be at in its development so as to be considered a person equally to its mother.
Gordon and her pro-choice advocates do not deny that abortion can be a regrettable occurrence, but she argues that abortion in a seven week old fetus is not that same as abortion in a fetus that is able to live on its own outside its mother.
Gordon infers that pro lifers are unrealistic at times when they get into the “emotionally over laden topic.” They’re fears and hopes make them susceptible to unclear thoughts, she points out.
She points out that humans have sex recreationally most of the time and are not trying to get pregnant. It has been happening throughout history, and not always is a pregnancy welcome. So since it will continue to happen, we should at least allow it so as to prevent unsafe abortions which can kill the living mother to be.
I think Gordon does reach her audience. She presents both sides of the argument thoroughly and explains the issues to someone who would be ignorant so as to give them an opportunity to develop their own knowledgeable opinion.