Devaluation of Human Life

Courtney

McAffee

P.5

History of the Problem-Throughout history there has been a subtle progression of devaluation of human life through abortion, cloning, stem cell research, death penalty, and even music and dress, these categories all lead towards producing a lower bar for self-worth.

-People resorted to abortion in previous times to limit population amount.

-In the 1970s scientists found ways of splitting apart a DNA molecule and found that they could create different genetic combinations.

-Music then and now contain lyrics that are degrading and ones that lower the value of self worth.

-The death penalty has been around for many years and has taken on many different forms.

For the Problem

-The three main reasons that women have abortions today are: age, marital status, and economic status.

-Some reasons for cloning:

-to alter the clone genetically to meet special or specific purposes

-to be able to use clones for transplants

-The words in songs we listen to are projected to make teens and adults think, act, and behave a certain way.

- The death penalty is being used to widely in today’s generation as a result of crime in today’s society.

Current Status - - - - - - -

-About 43% of American Women alone will have an abortion(s) during their lifetime.

-Scientists and researchers are cloning animals that are genetically altered for special or specific needs and purposes.

-In November 2001, scientists in Maine successfully cloned a human into a 6-celled embryo for stem cell research purposes.

-Music is becoming more and more elicit and degrading as the years go on.

- At yearend 2003, 37 States and the Federal prison system held 3,374 prisoners under sentence of death.

Analysis-Abortion is a reckless way to get rid of a problem that women don’t want to deal with in this fast paced world.

-Cloning should not be used in today’s society, especially not a possible resource for human cloning.

- The death penalty should never be an option. I believe a lifetime in prison might even be a worse penalty.

-Many songs flow into our households, schools, and work areas through the radio where many of these degrading songs are broadcasted.

Solution/Implementation Plan

-There are other options to women who are pregnant that don’t want the baby such as adoption and financial support.

-I believe that countries should take steps to slow down cloning and steer away from human cloning.

-Monitor songs that are distributed over the radio for bad language or inappropriate songs.

-The death penalty should not be an option in any country and that a lifetime in prison should be the sentence instead.

               

Future Outcome/ Prediction

- Abortion will most likely continue for generations to come because people are always going to have self-doubts and personal issues about pregnancy

- Cloning will continue in the future with animals and stem cell research yet human cloning will not

- The music will probably get even worse in the years to come because so many people believe that music does not affect them in any way

- The death penalty will slow down throughout the world but never completely stop.

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