From a non-biblical standpoint, it is based on whether a woman finds it ethically right to terminate a pregnancy and what effect it would ultimately have on her happiness. Therefore, abortion is not philosophically incorrect. In this paper, we will discuss how natural law, utilitarianism and ethical relativism cause opposition to these theories. Abortion is defined as: “The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy." However, if only the debate over the abortion issue was as simple as the definition provided.
Should women have legal access to abortion? Even forty years after the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of legal abortion on January 22, 1973 in the case of Roe v. Wade, the American public still remains split into two opposing teams. The pro-choice team, of which I personally consider myself a member, supports a woman’s right to choose on whether or not to abort her pregnancy. The pro-life team supports the notion that some, if not all, forms of abortion, under particular circumstances, should be outlawed. Many of the arguments made by the pro-life team take a moral, ethical, or religious standpoint in their persuasion of others.
No matter how a person views abortion its still homicide. A person can’t go out and kill another without getting convicted of homicide. Why can a mother kill her unborn baby? Now I’m not saying a woman that has no other option and feels it’s best to have an abortion is committing homicide. Like stated before, there are certain cases in which I agree abortion should be considered.
A woman should have the right to determine whether or not she wishes to have a child. 3. Both utilitarianism and deontological theories justify therapeutic abortion as a means of self-defense. We have a right to protect ourselves as being alive is necessary for happiness. 2.
Granting democrats certainty that women have the choice to abort an unwanted pregnancy, in the event that the woman does choose to continue with the pregnancy Democrats advocate belief in the access of availability to programs such as WIC, pregnancy Medicaid, CHIP, etc. which are programs that help women during their pregnancy and aid after the child is born they also support adoption programs. On the other hand Republicans who represent “Pro-Life” support governments restrictions on abortion. It can be debated the “true” right to human life behind the due process of the Fourteenth amendment, but when sided with the Republicans the Fourteenth amendment protection is devoted to the right of life to the unborn child, “abortion
The court decided in her favor that a woman’s right to abortion fell within the right to privacy, and was protected by the fourteenth amendment (McBride, 2006). This verdict gave women total autonomy and control of the pregnancy during the first trimester and distinct diverse levels of concern for the second and third trimesters, which was considered acceptable only if there is a health risk to the mother. The ethical dilemma is a moral question of when does a human life begin and should be assigned independent human rights. It is the dilemma of the fetal right to life against a woman's right to privacy (Cook, 2004). Many individuals believe the woman’s legal right to privacy clashes with the fetus right to life.
Approximately 1.3 million unplanned pregnancies end in abortion every year. There are several reasons women choose to have abortions such as fear of having or raising a child, rape, or not having enough money. But whatever the situation, it is the individual woman’s decision. If an abortion is denied, the women would have the child in unsafe living conditions and the child would not get everything he/she needs to live a good life. First Trimester Abortions should not be viewed negatively because a woman's body is her own, circumstances are always different, and a woman has individual rights.
It is a topic that can be vastly argued, but when considering what is best for society as a whole, it is possible to narrow down the possible outcomes. Although it is not best for society to make abortion completely illegal, there is a fine line between abortion and murder which needs to be dealt with. It is commonly agreed that murder is unethical, however, what needs to be clarified is the definition of life. The “New Oxford American Dictionary,” partly defines life as “...functional activity...” The question then is how this relates to a human fetas and abortion. In order to meet this require of life, a fetas would need both a heart beat and brain activity.
The right’s each of us has through the United States Constitution protects each woman and their right to choose, our advancement in technology has lowered the mortality rate of women who undergo abortion, and our values have changed. Therefore we cannot use our past laws to govern current abortion laws. Work Cited "Definition of Abortion." Med Terms. MedicineNet.com, Web.
Pro-life is the opposing argument to pro-choice, and that abortions should be made illegal like in Northern Ireland unless the mother’s life is at serious risk. Many Religions have the traditional view that abortion is a sin. It is argued that if a teenager becomes pregnant and has an abortion they may come to regret this in later life, because at the time they were only a minor. The argument for Pro-life is a choice by people who feel that it is wrong to take a man life, weather that human has been born or not is irrelevant. Abortion is seen as no different to murder.