Internal Oral connections to Debate on Abortions

We were asked to, in groups, prepare a debate speech that either opposed or enforced a certain idea, regardless of our own personal opinions. Two topics were discussed: is abortion morally wrong? and do fetuses have rights? Because we didn’t get to choose which side we were on and what we defended these debates brought up very interesting points that maybe a lot of people hadn’t thought about because we limited ourself to only know about what we believed in and were ignorant towards the other side of things. This isn’t to say that we changed our opinions on the matter based on the debates but there were a few eye-openers and there were definitely some connections made between the debate and the global issues that could be discussed in the Internal Oral (IO). On interesting topic that was brought up was rape. In many cases women choose to have an abortion because they are victims of rape and the long-term consequences of having a “rape-child” outweigh the “immorality” of getting the procedure done. This then lead to a conversation about male dominance, specifically in legislations and justice systems. Most legislations, the government organ that is responsible for passing laws, are male dominated in many, if not most, countries, this poses a problem as it is ultimately up to the men in power to make decisions for women who are the ones that are directly involved in the situation. We discussed how these laws that limit the freedom of women and impose regulations on what they can and can’t do with their bodies are only passed because legislations are male dominated. Not only are legislations male dominated but the justice system, who enforce the rules passed by legislations, are also male dominated. This is when the rules and regulations passed are used and abused to strip women even more of their freedom and their rights as humans. In short, men have control over women’s lives and choices through laws, policies and regulations that put limits to the freedom of these individuals.