A woman by the name of Renee Lee was forced into an abortion. Lee's boyfriend did not want her to have their baby but all she wanted her whole life was a child, therefore he gave an abortion pill against her will. Now Lee's boyfriend is getting charged with serious charges for killing their baby. It is different for a woman to end her pregnancy because it is her own body, but if someone else purposely ends a woman's pregnancy it is said to be manslaughter. Missouri is trying to loosen laws on gun control, and give the people more power. After the articles of confederation the people came together and made the US constitution. States rights basically just symbolizes states can do what they want, without going against the laws. The states rights amendment came to be when the controversy over slavery was happening. Obama talks about leaving the door open to sending air strikes onto Syria, and for all decisions on this matter to be put of while the evaluate the situation together. If Syria was to send all chemical weapons they have to use we would not attack.
Same-Sex Marriage
- Massachusetts was the first to legalize in 2004
- Netherlands was first overall to legalize in 2000
Democracy
- All equal before law
- with discrimination
- equal protection from the law,
- Men and women of legal age, can and are able to found a family
- Reasons For Being Against: Not real marriage, denies the children a father or mother, religious beliefs do not approve but some people in that religion still do, pro-creation
- The reasoning states can be against it is through the Constitutional amendment and state low, or just a constitutional amendment or state law
- Iowa was 3rd state to approve, happened when six same sex couples were denied marriage license in Polk county, court ruled in the couples favor then making it legal in Iowa.
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