Interest groups

Abortion has been performed and a controversial topic for thousands of years. The term abortion is described to stop a pregnancy to take action. There are two types of abortions, induced abortions and accidental abortions which are known to be called miscarriages. However, people have different views on induced abortions. In the liberal interest group for abortion, liberals choose pro choice over pro life because they believe women should have the freedom and right over what happens to their bodies, even if it means ending a life of a baby. Conservatives choose pro life because they feel like it is wrong and it should be illegal to end a the life of a child, regardless of the situation. In this topic, liberals believe that a fetus is not entirely a human life therefore, a woman has the right to have an abortion and that the government should provide taxpayer funded abortions for the women who are not able to afford to pay for it. Conservatives believe that we should stick to our traditions and not kill a life that was meant to be here. (Conservatives vs. Liberal Beliefs)

          Planned Parenthood is a liberal interest group that was founded 100 years ago and fight to protect the rights of women. To advance reproductive rights, they educate and organize the public about women's rights and health. This group writes blogs about situations containing the rights of women's bodies and inform people about it and what they can do to help prevent women's rights being taken away.

  Another Interest group Pro-Life Action League is a conservative interest group that is against abortion. They were founded in 1980 with the aim of supporting unborn children through a non-violent direct action. This group writes blogs commonly about what Planned Parenthood fails to recognize and what people can do to support life.




Interest groups influence an individual's political beliefs by lobbying government (an activist who seeks to persuade members of the government to enact legislation that would only benefit their group), engaging in election activities (Interest groups attempt to influence elections to help people who support their issues to get elected or reelected), educating the public, and mobilizing various publics (writing letters, making phone calls, and contacting policy-makers).