The best example of a moral issue that will coincide with my thesis, as stated above, is the issue of abortion. I chose to discuss the controversial issue of abortion, because it has strong reactions from many people. The issue of abortion is one that touches the hearts of several people for various reasons. The arguments from both sides are quite excellent and well thought out. A number of people believe that abortion is murder, and should be just as punishable as if when someone shoots another person in the back. However, there are also various people that feel that abortion sometimes is the only way of dealing with certain circumstances. These circumstances, include but are not limited to rape, incest, and complicated births. Let’s use what I just said in the preceding paragraph to demonstrate the validity of my thesis statement. The next paragraph will be told as if this was a narrative.
In the middle of one of their family education classes, Kati Lyn and Martha were in the middle of looking on information on abortion for their term papers. All of a sudden, Kati Lyn announced, “Abortion is morally wrong.” Martha, whose best friend was recently raped at a party, and had become pregnant until she had an abortion, was heavily offended by Kati Lyn’s outburst. Therefore, she said, “Sometimes, abortion is the best and only option.” Nina, who had been observing the dispute from across the room, made her way over to Kati Lyn and Martha. She said, “You both are entitled to your own opinion on the issue.” After a brief pause, Kati Lyn responded by asking Nina, “What do you think of the issue?” Nina thought about each viewpoint, and realized that she agreed with Martha. Nina answered, “I can see how in some circumstances how abortion can be helpful and necessary.” Kati Lyn, who had been expecting Nina to agree with her point of view, was beginning to get frustrated over, in her opinion, the lack of emotion that the other girls were showing about this sensitive issue. Out of spite and bitterness, Kati Lyn responded to Nina and Martha, “Well, if you two want to kill babies, then I do not see how we can ever be friends again.” And, with that remark, Kati Lyn walked away from the other two girls, leaving them in awe that she had just said that to them.
As demonstrated in the above paragraph, the disagreement between Kati Lyn and Martha resulted into a major fight between Kati Lyn, Martha, and Nina. I am sure that Nina was only trying to prevent the original disagreement from turning into a heated argument between Kati Lyn and Martha. However, what Nina failed to realize, was that by her interrupting the disagreement between Kati Lyn and Martha, she inadvertently created an opportunity for her to take a side of the argument. Nine times out of ten, when given the chance to choose a side in the argument, the “neutral” third party will choose a side in that issue. The reason for this is, because during the brief pause between the time the interruption initially occurs and the questioning from one of the people involved in the dispute, allows the “neutral” party to have a chance to consider the pros and cons of the issue being argued; thus, forming their own opinion of the issue.
