Ethical Issues Surrounding The Abortion Debate

I believe we can all agree to this when I say that there are many ethical dilemmas that our society are faced with that are practically impossible to solve. One of the most difficult and controversial issues that we are faced with is abortion. There are numerous strong arguments both for and against the right to have abortion. The difficulty of this issues lies in the different aspects of the argument. The essence of the person, rights and who is qualified to these rights, are a few of the many aspects which are very difficult to define. There are also issues of what circumstances would justify abortion. Since the issue of abortion is practically impossible to solve, all one can hope to do is understand the different aspects of argument so
He parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant. She does not want to kill her unborn child but feels like there is no other option besides having an abortion and against having one. This ethical dilemma along with all other ethical dilemmas is a situation where right and wrong share a very thin line. The right decision for some might be wrong for others and vice versa which is why it is so difficult to decide.

The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth. Some people think that abortion is always wrong. Some think that abortion is right when the mother’s life is at risk. Others think that there is a range of circumstances in which abortion is morally acceptable.

The abortion debate deals with the rights and wrongs of deliberately ending a pregnancy before normal childbirth, killing the fetus in the process. Abortion is a very painful topic for women and men who find themselves facing the moral dilemma of whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. It's one of the most polarizing moral issues - most people are on one side or the other, very few are
If we conclude that abortion is morally wrong, that doesn’t mean that it’s always impermissible to have an abortion; we need to ask whether having an abortion less wrong than the alternatives.

On one side are those who call themselves ‘pro-life’. They say that intentionally caused abortion is always wrong (although it may on very rare occasions be the best thing to do). On those other side are those who call themselves ‘pro-choice’ or ‘supporters of abortion rights’, and who regard intentional abortion as acceptable in some circumstances.

People feel particularly strongly about abortion because there is no way of getting any opinion from the fetus – the potential ‘victim’ – about the issue (as there is when considering euthanasia), and because the fetus can easily be portrayed as an entirely innocent and defenseless being.

The non-religious argument about abortion covers several issues, such as:
What gives a being the right to life?
• Is a fetus a human