Denitsa Raichkova/Staff Writer The debate around abortion rights has recently been reignited by the Texas Heartbeat Bill. Does a woman have the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy? Or does an unborn child have the right to life? The issue of abortion has long polarized American society. Women have been telling men to stay out […]
Julia Gomez/Assistant Opinion Director Florida filed a heartbeat bill like the one in Texas. It prevents people from getting an abortion after they’re six weeks pregnant. But, if Florida’s legislators think they can scare me into being a mom, they’re very wrong. People mess up. The condom breaks, you forget to take the pill one […]
Ernesto Antunez/Contributing Writer As the dividing issue of abortion continues to intensify with a litany of legislative affronts to Roe v. Wade, people everywhere are being forced to pick a side. However, many in the center and on the right have taken the middling, ambiguous stance of being privately “pro-life” but publicly “pro-choice.” These wishy-washy […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director The notion that all life is sacred apparently doesn’t apply to women in America. Even though the U.S. Supreme Court declared that women have the right to get an abortion over 40 years ago, our reproductive freedoms are still being challenged. On Wednesday, May 15, Alabama signed a bill that prohibits abortion […]
Caroline Lozano/Opinion Director Last week, comedian Michelle Wolf made controversy when she joked about abortion in a segment on her Netflix comedy show, “The Break.” In the segment, she discussed how abortion is basically “stopping a baby from happening” and went on to attack the pro-life movement, stating that “pro-life is a propaganda term that […]
Image by Wesley Fryer via Flickr Stephanie Piedrahita | Opinion Director opinion@fiusm.com It’s that wonderful time of the year where pro-life activists will try to convince students that anyone who considers abortion as an option for women is on the same level as Nazis. I really wish I were lying and making this up but after […]
Image by Dehlia Mendenhall via Flickr Vanessa Martinez | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com No woman should have to be held accountable for the life of a child she did not agree to make due to rape and certain situations involving incest. The reasons that support this stance in society should be brought to light. While there are […]
