‘Heartbeat’ Law
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‘Heartbeat’ Law
The news article is about a Texas law that states that abortion is prohibited for any child above six weeks old. This law has been brought into existence recently because of the belief that abortion past six weeks is murder due to the onset of cardiac activity of the baby in the womb. Governor Abbott signed the law, and it has since then been protested against by many women and other individuals who firmly believe that it is their right to procure abortion as they like. There have been s many rallies and demonstrations about the same in many places in America. The law relies on ordinary citizens towards its implementation with an amount of $10000 for every person who reports another having an abortion for a baby more than six weeks old. This has brought in a lot of controversies as some people are really against the law while the pro-lifers are very happy and are encouraging more people to protect life. Therefore the law has support, and others are not happy about it. This comes when the supreme court of the United States is in the process of deciding about abortion laws at the federal level. This means that if it is stated not a law, the states will be left at will to do what they deem best, whether to continue with it or to do away with the law altogether.
The issue of abortion is a very fragile and delicate issue to decide upon. This is because for a lot of time from the time of the Roe v. Wade case of 1973, abortion has been legal, and there have been no problems with that. However, recently there have been many desires, especially from the side of the pro-lifers, that abortion should be made illegal and life is protected. On the other side, there is a feeling that a person should not bring up a child they are not ready for, which brings out a whole conversation. Public opinion and involvement matter a lot in this issue since the laws are made for the citizens. However, whether it is important to make laws that are for the good of the citizens even if the citizens are not comfortable with arises, that is the case in Texas whereby a majority can be seen as unhappy about the law. Still, in the real sense, the law is made for the good of the people and society. Civil rights also come as a result of public opinion and participation. Even though it is a severe matter regarding civil rights, the individuals who are against it are not mandated to do that since they are supposed to follow the new law.
Even though I fully support civil rights and that every person should be given what they need by their government and the social structures, I also believe it is essential that people realize the impact of their actions. Abortion, as in the law in Texas states, is okay when done within the first six weeks. However, when it is done after six weeks after the baby has got a heartbeat, it is not just abortion; it is murder. Therefore I support the ‘heartbeat’ law because it recognizes human life and how important it is to respect life.
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Texas law sparks hundreds of U.S. protests against abortion restrictions. (2021). News.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://news.yahoo.com/abortion-rights-advocates-march-across-101220255.html
