Abortion: An Argumentative Analysis

In On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, Mary Anne Warren discusses a few arguments against abortion, namely bringing into play whether the fetus is actually a person, or “not a member of the moral community”. She

In her article, A Defense of Abortion, American moral philosopher and metaphysician Judith Jarvis Thomson uses analogies to explain scenarios in which abortion is morally permissible, even when the fetus is granted personhood at conception. She addresses the argument that every person has a right to life, the fetus is a person, and therefore the fetus has a right to life; and the mother has a right to choose what happens with her body, but the mother’s right to decide what happens is not as strong as a person’s right to life and therefore, abortion is morally impermissible. She believes this to be incorrect based on the definition of the right to life-which she defines as the right

Abortion has been a controversial topic and fluctuated in-and-out of political discussions for decades, but has started to become a more popular debate topic as of late. People have debated between “Pro-Choice”, a woman’s right to choose, as well as “Pro-Life”, strictly anti-abortion, as well as the lawmakers part in recognizing the issue. A Harvard College newspaper printed an opinion-based article by Tanya Luhrmann for Abortion Rights Action Week called, The Pro-Choice Argument. The author claims that a powerful part of American life is the experience of being a mother, and that each side, “Pro-Choice” and “Pro-Life”, feels attacked from one another affecting the mother and child relationship.

In people’s minds, abortion is one of many solutions to get rid of a baby that is not wanted or it’s not the right time to raise a baby; it is also one of the most controversial issues of our time. Abortion has it’s own effects on people and society mostly in a bad way. Church and other religious groups are against abortion, while others in our society are supporters. There are some options other than abortion to solve this issue, such as: adoption, teen parenting, and more. “How many more women will be exploited, injured or killed by abortion? More than 4,000 women choose to abort every day. That’s about 1.5 million abortions each year.” (lovematters.com).

In the Judith Jarvis Thomson article on “A Defense of Abortion”, there is a lot of arguments that she points out as to why abortion of a child is not entirely wrong. She gives examples and analogies as to what could happen in a case of a woman when she becomes pregnant and is ill, and an abortion is necessary. She gives the readers various points of view on the issue of abortion, and is not seeming to be persuasive to be for or against abortions. It seems as though she is letting the reader understand all angles of the issue and giving the reader a chance to judge for themselves on if abortion is right or wrong considering all factors on what is morally and immorally correct.

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Philosophers, lawyers, theologians and others have devoted and continue to devote their lives to study of the ethics of abortion. Since abortion was legalized, the abortion debate has intensified, and does not show any signs of being resolved anytime soon. The idea’s that advocate the women’s right to abort or the proactive logic that supports the pro-life view and the fundamental identity of the baby all come in hand when looking at the ethics of abortion .American philosopher, Judith Jarvis Thompson and american philosopher Don Marquis both came up with very good arguments to support what they believe.

Yet, it is your duty to look after your baby. As Kant suggests, if you

Josly Villar ESL 101 David shnaiderman July 17 2000 Pro-life side of abortion Abortion is defined as the induced termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or fetus that is incapable of survival. Abortion can be either a spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), or a medically induced termination of pregnancy. The sides of abortion are the pro-life, which is the side against abortion, and pro-choice, which is the side that supports it. This issue should be illegal except in cases

When it comes to the topic of the abortion, most of us will readily agree that it’s a prolonging subject in our society. Governor Rick Perry and state senator Wendy Davis has opposing views of abortion in Texas. Governor Rick Perry on one point of view speaks of the unhealthy conditions of abortion clinics in Texas. In his argument, Rick Perry opposes the procedure used by these clinics, claiming the standards and conditions are not met to that of those of how an abortion clinic should be. Senator Wendy Davis, on the other hand, stresses on the trials and tribulations Texas women would have to face under this law. With the use of voices from women in Texas, she argues against this law. Voicing her opinion on, whether the passing of this law would restrict basic women rights.

According to a child help a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds. According to Dr. Azziz “many abused children develop attachment problems in the future” (National Child Traumatic Stress Network- 2014). Unwanted pregnancy can also lead to child abuse because of the mother not desiring to bear responsibility of having to child to begin with. Dubner and Levitt authors of Freakonomics present unconventional wisdom that “when a woman does not want to have a child, she usually has good reason. She may be unmarried or in a bad marriage. She may consider herself too poor to raise a child. She may think her life is too unstable or unhappy, or she may think that her drinking or drug use will damage the baby’s health. She may believe that she is too young or hasn’t yet received enough education. She may want a child badly but in a few years, not now. For any of a hundred reasons, she may feel that she cannot provide a home environment that is conducive to raising a healthy and productive child” (F-Levitt & Dubner). Levitt and Dubner’s realization that the legalization of through the Roe vs. Wade trial contributed to their belief that abortion led to a drastic decrease in crime. Furthermore, “Legalized abortion appears to account for as much as 50 percent of the recent drop in crime” (F-Levitt & Dubner). The authors noted, “Crime began to fall roughly 18 years after

In this paper, I will argue that Thomson is right to claim that, even if a fetus is a person, abortion is still permissible, regardless of the fetus’ right to life. I will focus on Thomson’s 3 main analogies – the violinist, the people seeds, and the chocolate – and the arguments against them.

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The concept of abortion holds a very complex and emotional position within the contemporary society due to a number of opposition views being taken into consideration on the basis of political, cultural and social norms. Based on my current understanding of the subject, my ideologies fall within the pro-choice spectrum for several reasons such as autonomy on individual rights, reproductive rights, inadequate finances and fertility resources, pregnancy in association with sexual assault and medical conditions. First, individuals within the society as humans are inclined to practice their unconventional rights which apply to women in association with pregnancy as they should be given the right to fully exercise self-governance and control of their own body and what they desire to do with it.

Abortion has always been an incredibly controversial topic. It has been one of the most widely discussed issues in the American culture for decades. Abortion is a discussion of human interaction, in which emotions, ethics, and law all come together. In many cases, people on both sides of the argument have valid points and take moral positions. A pro-choice position would assert that the decision to terminate a pregnancy lies the mother and that the government has no right to interfere or step in and make that decision. On the other hand, the position of pro-life advocates argue that life begins at the moment of conception. They believe that because the embryo or fetus is a human life and that one has no moral right to abort it. This theory argues that this human has no power or say in the matter and is rendered helpless from advocating for itself. Although abortion is a morally and emotionally charged issues, it is ultimately protected under the 14th amendment. The most common reasons for abortion include but are not limited to, teen pregnancy, rape, and health issues.