- Adoption is a viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result. And with 1.5 million American families wanting to adopt a child, there is no such thing as an unwanted child
[Americans Can't get enough kids to adopt]There is no such thing as an unwanted child-------------------------------------Adoption is a Viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result
I sense there are fallacies being committed here, What do you guys think?
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Adoption to Abort Abortions
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I think this is just a very untrue statement in general. In my opinion, abortion is never right. I know that is partially the catholic within me speaking, but that is what I honestly believe. I do not care if someone is willing to adopt the child or not, if you give birth to it, then it is yours. If a person is "mature" enough to have sex and get pregnant, then they should most definitely be mature enough to care for the child they have created. Obviously, I feel strongly about this subject as do many many people around the world.
ReplyDeleteI think it would need to be defined more clearly to know what the intentions are for the words used. Does the reason for abortion matter, does the statement intend to imply that adoption will prevent the need for all abortions. i think your layout of the argument does imply that there is a fallacy. But because I don't have all the details I wont know which one is actually being committed.
ReplyDeleteI think this might be begging the question. In the original text, it doesn't appear as though the arguer is really trying to support their claim, but assumes that their claim is true.
ReplyDeleteI agree with JohDavid -- the argument assumes (like Sam) that abortion is morally wrong, and seeks to undercut a possible challenge to that assumption (that it is sometimes necessary). Of course, abortion may in fact be morally problematic, at least sometimes, but the arguer hopes to eliminate such complexities altogether, without even having to make that case, by showing that it is unnecessary. Even if this argument about adoption were strong, it would be moot unless we shared the tacit assumption.
ReplyDeleteThe argument about adoption has some internal problems as well, amounting to suppressed evidence. Pregnancies due to rape or incest, and those that threaten the life or health of the mother create serious problems for the adoption solution, as do the genuinely unwanted children of racial minorities, and those with severe birth defects. The argument simply wishes all these away.