Abortion and The Society: An Argumentation for How Sociology Can Contribute to Human Rights Discourse, Using Abortion as a Case Study
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This paper aims to provide deeper insight on the case of self- determined abortion. As ‘the Right to Life’ of the unborn child is a question within Human Rights, and more specifically in reference to Article 6 in The Convention of the Rights of the Child, my research question is ‘How can sociological theory contribute to the understanding of how different societies value the unborn life and as a result give a deeper understanding of how to handle the right to life in Human Rights?’. I argue that societies and culture are the main grounds for Human Rights, and because of that there should be more sociological theory informing the fundament of the rights.
As my focus evolves around the question about the right to life, I use abortion as a case exemplifying and strengthening my arguments as to why sociology should play a greater role in Human Rights discourse. My aim is not to generalize, but to provide sociological analysis of different circumstances that may affect a pregnant woman’s decision regarding abortion.
To do this research I have gathered as much information as I could regarding abortion and human rights. To further my analysis, I have brought in the four traditions of sociology to explain possible reasoning behind how a community values a life, and the extent of how this may affect a woman who is deciding whether to have an abortion. Most of all, I argue that to understand how to promote human rights, we need to understand the mechanisms behind the results of studies done in different societal structures, and in this thesis specifically, the motivation behind a woman’s standpoint on abortion. This paper aims to provide deeper insight on the case of self- determined abortion. As ‘the Right to Life’ of the unborn child is a question within Human Rights, and more specifically in reference to Article 6 in The Convention of the Rights of the Child, my research question is ‘How can sociological theory contribute to the understanding of how different societies value the unborn life and as a result give a deeper understanding of how to handle the right to life in Human Rights?’. I argue that societies and culture are the main grounds for Human Rights, and because of that there should be more sociological theory informing the fundament of the rights.
As my focus evolves around the question about the right to life, I use abortion as a case exemplifying and strengthening my arguments as to why sociology should play a greater role in Human Rights discourse. My aim is not to generalize, but to provide sociological analysis of different circumstances that may affect a pregnant woman’s decision regarding abortion.
To do this research I have gathered as much information as I could regarding abortion and human rights. To further my analysis, I have brought in the four traditions of sociology to explain possible reasoning behind how a community values a life, and the extent of how this may affect a woman who is deciding whether to have an abortion. Most of all, I argue that to understand how to promote human rights, we need to understand the mechanisms behind the results of studies done in different societal structures, and in this thesis specifically, the motivation behind a woman’s standpoint on abortion.