An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong
Philosophy 101
12/8/2011
An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong.
The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument that abortion is wrong. Some claim that only in “rare” instances, such as rape or within a few days of contraception, abortion is acceptable. I will agree that there are certain circumstances that abortion is more “acceptable” than other times, albeit however few and far between these instances arise. Instances that make abortion more “okay” are rape, and once it is discovered that the mother's life is in danger if she were to carry the baby the full term of the pregnancy. The basis for my argument comes from reading two opposing essays on abortion , in regards to whether it is “right” or wrong, “A defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson and “An Argument that Abortion is Wrong” by Don Marquis.
My initial thoughts when writing this paper in support or in opposition to either of these essays I feel it necessary to point out that Judith Thomson is a woman who is for a woman's right to choose, while Don Marquis is a man that believes abortion to be wrong. As much as I agree with Marquis, I do so cautiously considering the fact that I am a man, and I also believe that abortion, except in rare and unfortunate circumstances (rape or the mother's life is in danger) is wrong. While I will never have the natural god given ability to bare a child, I still feel as though I have a right to make an opinion and judgment call on the basis of hypothetically speaking that I could be a father someday. I assume that it would be fair to assume that Thomson and Marquis both had to consider their own physical make-up when writing their essays and the ingrain bias that creates. There must also be some life experiences that effect both authors opinion that could include personal experiences with abortion (although it is not written in either essay. i.e. Thomson may have had an abortion or Marquis could have had a girlfriend that had an abortion for purely selfish
12/8/2011
An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong.
The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument that abortion is wrong. Some claim that only in “rare” instances, such as rape or within a few days of contraception, abortion is acceptable. I will agree that there are certain circumstances that abortion is more “acceptable” than other times, albeit however few and far between these instances arise. Instances that make abortion more “okay” are rape, and once it is discovered that the mother's life is in danger if she were to carry the baby the full term of the pregnancy. The basis for my argument comes from reading two opposing essays on abortion , in regards to whether it is “right” or wrong, “A defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson and “An Argument that Abortion is Wrong” by Don Marquis.
My initial thoughts when writing this paper in support or in opposition to either of these essays I feel it necessary to point out that Judith Thomson is a woman who is for a woman's right to choose, while Don Marquis is a man that believes abortion to be wrong. As much as I agree with Marquis, I do so cautiously considering the fact that I am a man, and I also believe that abortion, except in rare and unfortunate circumstances (rape or the mother's life is in danger) is wrong. While I will never have the natural god given ability to bare a child, I still feel as though I have a right to make an opinion and judgment call on the basis of hypothetically speaking that I could be a father someday. I assume that it would be fair to assume that Thomson and Marquis both had to consider their own physical make-up when writing their essays and the ingrain bias that creates. There must also be some life experiences that effect both authors opinion that could include personal experiences with abortion (although it is not written in either essay. i.e. Thomson may have had an abortion or Marquis could have had a girlfriend that had an abortion for purely selfish