Ethical Dilemmas Of Abortion

Before researching on abortion issues, I never imagined it to be such controversial and debatable case because the problem arises from the very early stages of analyzing what administrative ethics would answer. I became overwhelmed to start because my mind became blurred on legality and ethics of abortion as early as defining administrative ethics: “well-based standards of right and wrong prescribing what public administrators ought to do in terms of duty to public service, principles, virtues, and benefits to society”. Ethics triangle is grounded on duties in the center with principles, virtues, and benefits to society augmenting it. Duties of public administrator involves those ‘obligations taken on while assuming a position’. They might

There are many common pregnancy alternatives, but most often the resulting decision is abortion because it is effortless. Abortion is endings a women’s pregnancy by removing or forcing a fetus or embryo from the mother’s womb before it is able to survive on its own. Not all abortions are purposely done some are spontaneous like when a women that has a miscarriage. Rather abortion is done purposely or naturally it is a worldwide complication as to it being wrong or right. Abortion is an ethical issue that will be analyzed according to a personal worldview and Christian worldview. Ethical thinking will be examined by value-based decisions that address abortion from the perspective of a Christian worldview and comparing it to a personal assumption by addressing ethical dilemma, core beliefs, resolution, evaluation, and comparison.

In America, abortion is an age old argument and most Americans have sided with being either Pro-Choice or Pro-Life. But what happens when it comes down to aborting only one of the fetus twins or triplets? In David J. Ayers article, “Abortion’s Slippery Slope: The Two-Minus-One Pregnancy”, Ayers explains the rare medical procedure when a women wants to abort one of her fetus twins. This twin reduction is a way for mothers to use their constitutional right of choosing how many babies she wants. But what are the basic medical ethics when it comes to choosing which baby is aborted? The choice comes to the decision of the doctor and the mother, the baby’s location, sex, and health. Abortion in itself is a battle with a mother’s conscience. Having to choose, is a lifelong choice that can affect a mother in this conscience struggle.

Life can be really harsh on a woman, especially when she is opting to have an abortion. Abortion may emerge as the only way or option for some women. Although a mother may have a difficult time when opting for this option, she may ultimately consider this harsh reality, keeping in mind all the pros and cons of this decision. In fact, abortion has been and always will be a hot and heated topic amongst the masses as people have their own thoughts and opinion regarding it.

Abortion has impacted society and statics show that the split is almost even, however the pro-choice is the majority. The important cause of this controversy is the point at which a fetus is considered human is debated. It is far-fetched that an answer for this questionable ethical and moral issue can be found. With 47% of U.S. adults describing their views as "pro-choice" and 46% as "pro-life," which continues showing a pattern seen since 2010 (“Abortion”). While 80% of women in the United States are pro-choice, only 60% of men join them in their support of the legal right to an abortion (Urao.) A compromise is impossible with stakes so high.

An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant.

After trying for many years, a woman was successful in becoming pregnant. As a component of one of her routine pre-natal appointments, she was tested for fetal abnormalities. A blood test confirmed that her baby has Down syndrome and her physician recommended aborting the fetus. Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that leads to intellectual disability, weak muscle tone and a unique facial characteristic. Down syndrome children often have increased risks for heart defects and other medical conditions such as gastric reflux. Taking care of a child with Down syndrome can be both mentally and physically exhausting. Taking care of a child with Down syndrome can be equally rewarding.

The ethical dilemma regarding having an abortion due to the baby having Down syndrome, Susan has asked several different people what their opinions are to attempt to make the right decision regarding what is best for her and the baby. She has a job and a stable life and the thought of having a child with a disability will disrupt her current life she is comfortable with. There are several options Susan can take, she can have an abortion, keep the baby or give the baby up for adoption. Keeping the baby will be more difficult for her as she will have to be sure she is able to provide all the accommodations necessary for the child to live a comfortable life.

Abortion is a rather uncomfortable subject matter that is still an ongoing debate. The sides that people may identify with are pro-life or pro-choice. Pro-life emphasizes the right of the fetus or unborn baby, and pro-choice emphasizes the right of the woman to do what she wants with the pregnancy (BBC, 2014). The following ethical discussion revolves around a real life scenario, which involves an abortion case that led to an altercation between the Pheonix Catholic Church and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. In this scenario, a women, who was 11 weeks pregnant, was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital because of complications from pulmonary hypertension (Robinson, 2011). The woman would not survive if an abortion was not performed immediately.

Abortion is the deliberate removal of a developing baby during a mother’s pregnancy. On January 22, 1973, abortion was legalized by the United States Supreme Court in its 7 to 2 Roe vs. Wade decision. That case held that states could legally ban abortions in different states. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to have an abortion is included with the right to privacy, therefore legalizing abortion in the 50 states (Ertelt). The Supreme Court had come to this conclusion in the court case that women, no matter what state they lived in, have the full right to make any type of reproductive decision to their body without having government interference. Members of the Democratic Party supported this opinion, while members of the

So, you’re pregnant, now what? Now you must decide what is best for you and your fetus. Do you want to be a parent, should you give your child up for adoption, will your child be born healthy or do you simply wish you could turn back time and make a different choice? Many women ask themselves these questions when they find out that they are pregnant, while other women are forced to choose between their life or the life of their unborn child. It is never an easy or a quick decision to make, and despite what people may think, no woman wants to have an abortion. Yet so many people are quick to judge and assume that they know what’s best for the fetus and its incubator.

One of the most discussed ethical issues is abortion. Is it moral or immoral? The answer to this question depends on the person who you are asking the question to. If this person is religious, then the answer will depend on what his/her religion says. It also depends on this person’s age, race, family, etc. A friend of mine is pregnant with her first child and she is thinking of getting an abortion. She comes from a very religious family that believes that killing an unborn child is a sin. This was a very difficult decision for her to make considering she was brought up thinking that abortion is a horrible thing. I feel like she should explore other options besides abortion if she does not want to keep this child.

Ethics is known as the “branch of study dealing with what is the proper course of action for man as well as the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them” (Rowlands, 2001). Ethics contains an important role in society as it is a systematic and critical analysis of morality and the moral factors that guide human conduct in a particular society or practise (FAO, 2004). The focus of this report will be on the ethical issue of abortion supported by the philosophical framework of act utilitarianism as well as the opposing ethical framework informed by the Catholic Social teaching principles of human dignity and rights and responsibilities. These views are conflicting as Catholic Social Teaching considers abortion to be murder and

The ethical issue i have chosen to analyse in response of the catholic church is Abortion which in New Zealand the Abortion procedures are either through ‘Surgical abortion” or by a ‘Medical abortion’ which uses pills rather than surgery ,These two are known as ‘induced abortions’ and are different from a ‘Spontaneous abortion’ which is usually called a miscarriage. In 2016 alone there has been 2,823 abortions performed in New Zealand which is 3% fewer than in 2015 (13,155). Medical abortion was introduces into New Zealand in 2001 and is provided around the country.

A famous poet once said, “To be or not to be that is the question.” This may be the opening phase of the famous play Hamlet by William Shakespeare however, this can also be a great question before going through such a procedure like an abortion. One of the hardest choices a woman can make is deciding if she wants to keep her unborn child or have an abortion. It can be an emotional, physical and mental choice on a person. This choice can also tear families apart because not all see eye to eye when it comes to a touchy subject such as an abortion. This can even have a big impact on a country especially such as ours, where there is such diversity in religion, race, and ethnicity. Depending on what state you live in determines if the state is considered a Pro-choice or Pro-life state, though Texas and Florida are both Pro-life states they have different in ways of going about such a procedure.