Abortion?

When the word abortion is set off, everyone has different thoughts or arguments about it. Even when we have a political campaign, matters like this is a huge debate. But why? Matters like abortion and same-sex marriage should be kept as a personal issue not a political issue. Yet, this kind of matter is listed on our constitution. Is it really necessary to bring such personal matter into our government or politics. Due to the Supreme Court case Roe V. Wade, Abortion was legalized if it’s in the first trimester. Also, due to this 9^th amendment was set out, which was to protect a person’s right to privacy. Abortion is a really easy word to say, but for us women it’s a really tough decision. Thinking that a life is inside them, and due to some reason it has to be ended. It becomes really harsh on women. One way I’m glad that abortion was legalized, but yet don’t feel necessary that it should dragged into our government or politics. 

Let's bring the Equality!

When we say the word marriage, we automatically think of a man and woman bonding together, but we never think man and man or even woman and woman bonding together. Our nation is known for its freedom of speech and equality. Well I think now the time has come where we step up and give everyone their equal rights. According to my opinion, everyone is entitled to equal rights. Same-sex marriage should be allowed, people need to respect everyone’s decision even if it is different from their own. They have just as much right to the benefits of marriage as everyone else. In this article http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/maine.same.sex.marriage/index.html , Senator John Baldacci in Maine signs the bill for legalizing same-sex marriage. Not just Maine, but even New Hampshire signed the same-sex marriage bill. With this, it leaves the state of Rhode Island to be the only New England state to not have this law. Same-sex marriage in Rhode Island is still pending.

         When ever this kind of bill is passed, the news becomes shocking and thrilled. Is it really that big of deal? I think that same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout the nation. What difference does it make to us, it’s not us getting married, our values and moral aren’t being influenced by it, then why such chaos. When people talk about not allowing same-sex marriage, I think they are talking from the religious point of view. But again, this does not affect our life, why not just give those who want same-sex marriage their rights.