at the University of Kansas, Don Marquis, provides an argument on why abortion (murder) is immoral (Beauchamp, pg. 289). The topic of abortion is discussed at length in literature and there are arguments to support both sides. Marquis does not support it, as he views abortion being equally as wrong as killing an innocent adult human being (Beauchamp, pg. 289). A concept that is supported by every individual is that it is wrong to kill us. But the question is, why? Unfortunately, that is not fully
The topic of abortion remains one of the most contentious issue in today’s society. It is undoubtedly a complex issue that merits discussion and discourse. Abortion can generally be defined as the deliberate termination of an unborn human embryo or foetus. Between 2010 and 2014, an estimated 56 million induced abortions occurred each year worldwide (Sedgh et al., 2016). While some might see abortion as morally defensible for the doctor to perform, there are nonetheless some who think otherwise; that
Abortion In Judith Thomson’s philosophical paper “A Defense of Abortion”, she argues that many abortions are not morally wrong even if a fetus is a person. In this paper, I will summarize Thomson’s three main arguments for why abortions are morally justified. First, I am going to discuss how abortions are justified for pregnancies resulting from rape. Second, I will discuss why abortions are acceptable when the mother’s life is at risk. Then I will summarize Thomson’s reasons for why abortions resulting
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
“Why Abortion is Immoral,” killing is wrong because it is morally impermissible to cause the victim to be “deprived of all of the value of [his] future” (Marquis, 55). Marquis states that “abortion is prima facie wrong” (Marquis, 57) because killing a fetus deprives it of a valuable future like ours. Marquis’ assessment of killing and his claim that abortion is morally impermissible are not plausible under his argument. This essay will demonstrate that Marquis’ assessment of abortion is not
Abortion is wrong The question of whether abortion is morally justified or not has taken the minds of many into an emotional state of confusion. The matter at hand is no longer an issue in which simply only the ethical principles of humankind alone are challenged. It is now an issue that has grown over centuries of practice - evolved even, into a debate of significant scale where arguments have tirelessly engaged with each other. Whilst many countries have already decided for abortion to be conditionally
In the article “Why Abortion is Immoral,” Don Marquis starts by appealing to the general principle about the wrongness of killing; thus, assuming that the killing of any being is morally unethical in any situation. He then proposes that the killing of a fetus is depriving a being of their future and explains why abortion is morally wrong. His main argument in the article is that it is not morally acceptable to kill the average human being unless given severe conditions due to the fact that it is
Abortion Is Not Murder under the Right Circumstances She was only twelve, only for a walk on the street right by her house when he got to her. The experience was terrifying and all she wanted to do was forget about it, forget about him on top of her, making her do things that should only be done with someone she loves. The rape is finally over and he lets her go after making her promise not to tell. A few weeks after the rape she still hadn’t told, but started feeling woozy and nauseous in the morning;
Summary and Critique of Don Maquis- Anti-Abortion Argument The key element of Don Marquis argument is in the effort to distinguish the difference between abortion and contraception in order to provide a clear argument against abortion, aside from extreme cases. Without conflicting with the interest of the general public by being forced to suggest contraception is ethically wrong as well. When he compiles his argument he begins by providing the argument for a ‘pro-choice’ approach which makes the
Why Abortion is Immoral In “Why Abortion is Immoral”, Don Marquis tries to demonstrate that abortion is morally equal to killing someone; it is morally wrong to terminate a fetus, except in certain circumstances. To start off Marquis says, “The view that abortion is, with rare exceptions, seriously immoral has received little support in the recent philosophical literature. No doubt most philosophers affiliated with secular institutions of higher education believe that the anti-abortion position is