Views On Abortion

Jonathan Glover, in his article Matters of Life and Death casts dispersions on both pro-abortion and anti-abortion debates citing them as too knee-jerk emotional reactions diminishing the inherent complexity of the other side (1. Glover, CC2006, p. 0110). Glover comprehensively addresses the key points of both sides of the abortion debate and evaluates their inherent virtues, especially for those who hold these opinions, then methodically points out its flaws. Ultimately, Glover comes to the conclusion that though a fetus is a human at the moment of conception, the right to abort lies with the mother and her own self-determination.

The topic of abortion is heavily debated. One of the major controversies surrounding abortion is whether or not the embryo is a human life and able to receive the same rights as any other human. Is the embryo mentally developed enough to be considered as a human life? It is medically proven that after conception, the human brain takes many months to develop, so the “personhood” of a fetus cannot begin until about the seventh month.

The life of the mother is more important than the foetus if she is in

One of the most controversial topics in politics is abortion. In class, we talked about the different type of abortions there are and the many different opinions that people may have about them. We also discussed the many reasons why a woman may choose to have an abortion. And surprisingly, what I thought I knew about them was completely wrong. Thus since learning about the reasons why one may get an abortion, I have changed my opinion on the topic and I was curious to find out what my mom’s opinion may be because abortions were not something that we had discussed before. Also, I thought it would be interesting to see if our opinions differed dramatically since most of our values come from our parents. Overall, my mother was in support of

Brown discusses the moral status of the human embryo and what point the embryo has rights. When the embryo is looked at as a biological individual, they are considered to have qualities that do not comply with human life. The embryo does not have the properties essential to becoming a human being. In this case, the embryo would fall under the Second Order Potential Personhood. When the embryo is looked at as not being a biological individual, the embryo is conducive to human life. The embryo has all of the qualities to become a human being. Brown makes two very good points when considering the moral status of the human embryo and placing them at certain levels of moral status. If the embryo falls below the level of being considered a person with self-awareness, it does not have moral protection. On the other hand, if the embryo falls within a higher threshold, it can be considered a human being with full moral status.

It is a woman’s right to make decisions about her body. If she is the one that undergoes the stress that comes with childbirth, then it should be her right to ,and her right alone to decide whether or not she wants to go through it or not. Not doing so would violate her right to freedom of choice, as well as lead to unsafe abortions that could harm the mother (Nair, 2010). Another question is how could you kill a fetus or embryo when it is the same as a human being? Which begs the question, if the fetus is alive, then so are the eggs and sperm? How do you make the distinction?

When an embryo should be considered an actual human has a variety of answers, “some have sought to reject that the early human embryo is a human being, according to one view, the cells that comprise the early embryo are a bundle of homogeneous cells that exist in the same membrane but do not form a human organism because the cells do not function in a coordinated way to regulate and preserve a single life”.(Siegel)

Furthermore, many people will argue that you are killing a human when getting an abortion. However, the truth is, that the baby is not really considered a human to many doctors. "They see abortion as the killing of an unborn child and a denial of the basic right to life that the already-born enjoy."(Williams 11). Many people see it as the mother killing a baby that is not born yet and ending someone's life. Although, in the book it gives examples about how the embryo is not really a living person so it should not be accounted as one. "Since it is unable to survive outside of the womb, they argue that the embryo should not be seen as a being that is separate from the mother's body."(Williams 12) The embryo should not be seen as human being because it is stated not be seen as anything other than the mother.

Abortion through a Feminist Ethical Perspective Abortion is one of the many controversial topics among many women, some argue to be “pro-life” and others argue to be “pro-choice.” I will be applying the Feminist Ethical Theory to the moral issue of abortion. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Feminist Ethics refers to the attempt to revise, reformulate, or rethink traditional ethics to the extent it depreciates or devalues women’s moral experience. To demonstrate how abortion is ethical through a feminist ethical approach, we will be discussing three main points, the feminist perspective on abortion, birth control, and the feminist perspective of the fetus.

Adversaries of research on embryonic cells, including numerous religious and hostile to fetus removal bunches, fight that developing lives are people with similar rights, and along these lines qualified for similar insurances against mishandle, as any other individual. They trust life begins now of origination, when a sperm prepares an egg, since an unmistakable life form has appeared. Therefore, the demolition of a developing life is the decimation of a human life.

Some people believe that an embryo is human, but also believe that a human has a virtue in the ability to be self aware of their choices. Since the embryo can’t have the ability to be self aware that means that they don’t fit or qualify as having rights as another person in society might have (Haugen 24). People like Orrin Hatch make the debate that since the embryo was made outside the human body and in a fertility clinic, then the embryo is not a human being. Because life actually begins inside the mother's womb and since the baby can't grow until it's in the womb, then it should just be

then the life of the foetus is not as important as the life of the

issue that says an embryo is a human being and that doing any type of

but if a fetus will be unwanted, it is better to be aborted than to be abused or

Abortion is a controversial topic and there are typically two sides to the argument. One being the pro-life view which believes that abortion is wrong and the unborn deserve life. The opposing side is the pro-choice argument which believes that the mother should have to choose to have an abortion. Before a stance is chosen the fetal development which the unborn undergo from conception to birth must first be considered. The first month is when the fertilization begins and right away it develops the genetic coding; then towards the end of the month it developes a heartbeat. During the second and third month, the embryo starts developing vital organs along with its body features and at the end of the third month the fetus is fully formed. From the fourth through sixth month the fully formed fetus is developing features such as hair, nails, increased pulse, pigment color, and eyelids. Additionally, it will begin to be active and perform tasks such as kicking. In the last three months of pregnancy, the fetus is developing its final characteristics, and finally, towards the end of the ninth month the baby is born (Source M). By gaining a full understanding of the unborn’s development, a better grasp of the issue is obtained. As a result, today's society should identify abortion as taking another human’s life considering the scientific and logical reasoning as well as the inhumane process of abortion itself.