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How Does Aristotle View On Abortion

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Abortion in our country is supported by many and refuted by many for various reasons. These reasons may include religious, ethnic, political, and personal reasons. Although people today have their own opinions of abortion due to these reasons, what would someone like Aristotle think of abortion? To figure this out, we have to look at this viewpoint through Aristotle’s eyes: Does having an abortion hurt one’s “teleos,” does it support his idea of justice, and does it help create a better “polis?” These are all questions we have to answer in order to understand what Aristotle would have to say about abortion. Aristotle believes in something called “teleos.” Teleos is the end goal or purpose of each and every person. Everyone has a different teleos, but what matters is if one reaches his teleos or not. For example, Aristotle explains that an acorn lying on the ground has a chance of turning into an oak tree, but something can always get …show more content…

Obviously, it is important to control the city to make life better in the city for everyone there and the control of abortion could really affect the better life people are looking for. There are many instances where a pregnant woman dies after delivering their baby. Because the mother did not abort the baby, the rest of that woman’s children would have to live without a mother. Studies show that when a parent dies, it is harder for a child to succeed in life. However, by aborting the baby, the mother could be preventing a potentially successful human being who can possibly make the world a better place. Taking these scenarios under consideration, Aristotle would have to weigh the two and decide which hurts the polis more. Overall, I believe that Aristotle would conclude that giving life to the baby is more important to give the child a better chance to change the

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