Social Issues

John Locke should be one of the one?s that have the most impact on the Enlightenment because he proclaimed that men are free by nature and should not be subject to a monarchy. In Locke?s ?Two Treatises of Government,? he strongly defends that men are free and equal and that they have rights such rights like life, liberty, and property that are independent of any particular laws of the society and that no one can take these rights away from you. Locke thought that all people were reasonable and moral. He also feels that when the government violates these rights that the people have a right to legitimately rebel.

Abortion Kelcie Plank Some Facts About Abortion ?Currently there are1.2 million abortions done in the United States each year? (Trupin, 2014) This number rises each year. It is one of the most common procedures done in the United States. More than 40% of women will end a pregnancy in their reproductive years. Roe v Wade January 22, 1973 Abortion was legalized in United States by the Supreme Court. 7-2 decision from the court It violated the ?zone of privacy? against state laws Limitations were placed on abortion also: ?A state might want to protect a fetus of 6 months gestation from abortions? (McBride, 2006) Third trimester pregnancies, unless it was to save the life of the mother Could NOT limit first trimester abortions. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 November 5, 2003