The Moral Issue of Abortion
My essay is about the argument over abortion, whether it is right or
wrong for it to be carried out. Abortion is a very sensitive subject
and there are many views for and against abortion, I choose to do the
moral issue of abortion because I have no views for or against
abortion. I wanted to know more and look into detail what abortion was
and for what reasons do women have for choosing to abort their babies.
In my view abortion is the termination of an unborn baby.
Abortion is carried out if the developing is not wanted for some
reason. There are different kinds of abortion. There is 'Spontaneous
abortion' and 'Induced'. Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is when
the foetus dies naturally inside the mother. Induced abortion is when
the foetus is deliberately removed in some way or another.
Abortion is allowed to be carried out if consent is given by two
doctors and that continuing the pregnancy would involve risk to the
physical and mental health of the mother or that continuing would
involve risk to the physical and mental health of any existing
children in the family.
Abortion is a controversial issue because there are so many arguments
for and against whether abortion is right or wrong. The following are
some of the main arguments: -
Religions: -
Some people think it is up to god and god alone to decide if someone
is to die or not. God created us and it should be up to him to end our
life. Others argue that god does not exist and it is up to us to
decide.
Murder: -
Some people think abortion is murder and others argue that the baby is
only potential life.
Who decide...
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school life and career still ahead of her. The emotional pressures of
abortion must be high knowing that you have just ended your own baby's
life. I think abortion should also be allowed in cases such as if the
child is severely disabled. But what do we define as severe. That is
the question to be asked. Where do we draw the line? The dilemma of
abortion is not one that can be overcome quickly. Each case is
different; each woman has different needs, hopes and dreams. Who are
we to judge one of the hardest decisions in her life? And who are we
to say if it right or wrong?
Bibliography
SHE Magazine - 'Why are we still ashamed of abortion'
www.efc.org.uk (Education for choice)
School worksheets
Desperate choices video
www.spuc.com
www.againstabortion.co.uk
www.statistics.gov.uk
First of all, we were not in charge of our birth, we had no input of when we wanted to be born, is only fair that we don’t decide our death. I believe God creates life, He and He alone should decide when and how a person should dye. Only when the time come. I think is unethical to kill someone just because their quality of life is not up to people’s standard. Who are we to decide who should live or die. God the creator creates, let him decide when a person should die. I promise you God does not need our health in that matter. Euthanasia is a serious topic; It goes against the standards of traditional medicine. First, doctors have to take the Hippocratic Oath to become a practicing physician. The Hippocratic Oath says do whatever you can to save people’s life, on the contrary, Euthanasia is basically just killing them if they want to die and avoid the suffering. Second, euthanasia is not always applied to terminally ill patients either. People who have been in serious accidents, or who have debilitating diseases often consider using euthanasia as a resolution to their suffering. I believe the act of euthanasia is against the principles of Beneficence, Non-maleficence, and Life Preservation. By virtue, Beneficence tells us to be good and be kind to others, also do things to benefits others, preventing people from harms or anything
“Any American born after 1973 is a survivor of legalized abortion” (“Abortion”). This quote struck me because of its frankness. After it was legalized, many women had an option to abort their pregnancy against the Catholic Church’s wishes. Any child that was born after that year could have been aborted. This shows that many of the people that are living today could have been killed simply because the mother did not want them and they were considered to not be living in the womb. Being here today, many people survived the mass murder that is abortion and still continues today. The Church urges every mother to think about the morals and laws that God has sent to us. “You shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13). This includes the fetus in the womb that has been alive since conception. The views of the Church and the views of society fight against each other constantly. Abortion is the killing of a human being and is accepted by modern society despite it being against the teachings of the Church and moral good.
One of our emotion that cause us the choose death or our life is fear, with fear in ourselves, we choice to make merciful decision. Although some form of euthanasia made be necessary, but by taking a life, even though it is for a good motive, we are not living as equal as we should have (according to god laws). Even if a doctor says that the patient can die, they have no rights to perform euthanasia because of the Hippocratic oath. Some may say that, people should have the right to choose whenever they live or die, but people will come to conclusion about their life due to outside influence such as peer pressure and medical
Each day throughout our world, medical professionals suction thousands of babies from their mothers’ wombs through a procedure called abortion. The law protects and provides consent to both the mother and the medical professionals for these procedures. However, the babies seemingly have no right to protection or life themselves because of the argument regarding when a fetus is determined be human and have life. Pro-life author, Sarah Terzo, in a LifeSiteNews.com article, relays the following testimony supporting this from a medical student upon witnessing his first abortion, “Rejected by their mothers and regarded as medical waste by their killers, society allows these babies to die silently, with no recognition or acknowledgment of their humanity” (Terzo).
“I think life is sacred, whether it’s abortion or the death penalty”- Tim Kaine. One of the most talked about ethical dilemmas is abortion. It seems everyone (and every faith) has a different opinion on the subject. Some people feel that abortion should be legalized, while others think that abortion should not be legalized. Judaism supports “pro choice” (meaning that the mother can make the choice of whether or not to have an abortion) but only in certain conditions. Judaism, unlike religions such as Christianity (which strictly forbids abortion), feels that abortion can be done however only for extenuating circumstances.
The controversy over abortion has been going on for years. This movie portrays how the debate has changed over the decades in a befitting manner. It is about three different women who come upon having to make the choice of terminating their pregnancies. The setting takes place in the same house during the course of 40 years where a different women deals with the option of aborting her fetus. This movie shows the various reasons woman want to get abortions, each being a valid reason in a liberal point of view.
In our society, there are many ethical dilemmas that we are faced with that are virtually impossible to solve. One of the most difficult and controversial issues that we are faced with is abortion. There are many strong arguments both for and against the right to have an abortion which are so complicated that it becomes impossible to resolve. The complexity of this issue lies in the different aspects of the argument. The essence of a person, rights, and who is entitled to these rights, are a few of the many aspects which are very difficult to define. There are also issues of what circumstances would justify abortion. Because the issue of abortion is virtually impossible to solve, all one can hope to do is understand the different aspects of the argument so that if he or she is faced with that issue in their own lives, they would be able to make educated and thoughtful decisions in dealing with it.
Abortion Abortion is an ongoing controversy that affects millions of Americans every year. Abortion is the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy (Dictonary.com) -. The law provides and protects the mother's decision. and consent for medical professionals to perform these procedures. There are several factors that are considered in debating whether abortion is morally permissible or wrong.
Abortion is the termination of the unborn as a result of its physical destruction. The three types of abortion consist of therapeutic abortion, spontaneous abortion and elective abortion. Therapeutic abortion is an abortion done for reasons regarding the health of the mother. A spontaneous abortion is a miscarriage, a fetus being expelled before it is physically able to live under normal conditions outside the uterus on its own. This especially happens between the third and seventh months of pregnancy. Elective abortion a voluntary termination of the unborn before viability at the request of the mother. In an elective abortion, reasons are not related to the concerns of the health of the mother or fetus.
...with as we see fit. To kill oneself, or to get someone else to do it for us, is to deny God, and to deny God's rights over our lives and his right to choose the length of our lives and the way our lives end”. ("BBC - Ethics - Introduction to ethics: Euthanasia.") Taking one’s life would equate to playing God. The right to decide whether you live or not does not belong to humans. God created humans and therefore taking one’s life is tantamount to playing God.
The permissibility of abortion has been a crucial topic for debates for many years. People have yet to agree upon a stance on whether abortion is morally just. This country is divided into two groups, believers in a woman’s choice to have an abortion and those who stand for the fetus’s right to live. More commonly these stances are labeled as pro-choice and pro-life. The traditional argument for each side is based upon whether a fetus has a right to life. Complications occur because the qualifications of what gives something a right to life is not agreed upon. The pro-choice argument asserts that only people, not fetuses, have a right to life. The pro-life argument claims that fetuses are human beings and therefore they have a right to life. Philosopher, Judith Jarvis Thomson, rejects this traditional reasoning because the right of the mother is not brought into consideration. Thomson prepares two theses to explain her reasoning for being pro-choice; “A right to life does not entail the right to use your body to stay alive” and “In the majority of cases it is not morally required that you carry a fetus to term.”
To be ethical means relating subjects to moral principles. Ethics and morals relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct. Ethics refer to rules provided by an external source, (codes of conduct in workplaces or principles in religions). Morals refer to an individual’s own principles regarding right and wrong. Ethical dilemmas or issues, also known as a moral dilemmas, are situations in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion but the decision has to be made, leaving one party either dissatisfied or happy with the outcome.
Morality of Abortion For the past couple of decades, the issue of abortion has been the most heated topic debated in the United States. When considering this topic, one must look at three things: ethics, emotions and the law; all of these are important to this issue. Like any debate, there are two sides to this issue: pro-choice and pro-life. People who are pro-abortion say that the mother is the ultimate person to decide to abort a pregnancy and that the government should not get involved. On the other hand, a person against abortion would state that from the time of conception, the embryo/fetus is considered a human being.
Death, is it okay to let a suffering person die, or should doctors give them a lethal
Should individuals have legal power to decide how and when to end one’s life, if the desire arises? Physical and mental decline may provoke an individual to determine the need to end one’s own life. The “right to die” promotes the individual’s ability to choose in this situation. Many people believe this should be available for those who would decide to make this personal choice. However, those opposed to suicide do not have the same opinion.