The Morality Of Abortion Research Paper
The Morality of Abortion
Introduction
On the issue of the morality of abortion, I am a moral non-objectivist. I believe that abortion might be morally wrong for some people , at some times, in some situations, but it might be morally right for some people, at some times, in some situation .
Reason #1
Although there’s no question about whether the fetus is a biologically human organism or not it does not follow that the fetus is a person, and it is persons that have rights, including the right to life. There are five properties that characterize person. The properties include, Consciousness, Reasoning, Self motivated activity, capacity to communicate and presence of self-awareness. The fetus during pregnancy has only one of these properties …show more content…
At the moment of conception the fertilized egg contains all the genetics necessary for a future person. The fetus is a biologically human organism. If allowed to develop, without interruption, a person, with all five properties that characterize persons, will appear. Since a fetus is a potential person, it should be given all the rights given to human persons. Killing innocent humans is immoral. Therefore abortion is …show more content…
A foetus is a separate person with its own rights. A woman has no right to take that away. It is immoral to support the right of women, by taking away the rights of the fetuses. Abortion is categorized as being immoral, for all people, at all times, in all situations. Therefore a utilitarian argument on “the greater food for the greater number” is not acceptable. And neither is the argument “it will happen anyways, so let’s make it as safe as possible”
Reason #3
Sometime pregnancies are the result of non-consensual fertilization where the man has control of sexual activity in the relationship or does not allow any form of birth control or rape. In this situation, the woman is carrying a life that was forced put into her. Her pregnancy is a daily realization and a constant reminder of the way she has been violated by the man. She has a moral right to an abortion.
Argument #3
In these situations, there is no doubt the woman has been violated. But the guilty person is the father of the child, not the fetus. The fetus is an innocent person and therefore has a right to life. Just like we consider punishing a child for the mistake of parents is wrong, it is also wrong to punish the fetus for the mistake or incident of the
Introduction
On the issue of the morality of abortion, I am a moral non-objectivist. I believe that abortion might be morally wrong for some people , at some times, in some situations, but it might be morally right for some people, at some times, in some situation .
Reason #1
Although there’s no question about whether the fetus is a biologically human organism or not it does not follow that the fetus is a person, and it is persons that have rights, including the right to life. There are five properties that characterize person. The properties include, Consciousness, Reasoning, Self motivated activity, capacity to communicate and presence of self-awareness. The fetus during pregnancy has only one of these properties …show more content…
At the moment of conception the fertilized egg contains all the genetics necessary for a future person. The fetus is a biologically human organism. If allowed to develop, without interruption, a person, with all five properties that characterize persons, will appear. Since a fetus is a potential person, it should be given all the rights given to human persons. Killing innocent humans is immoral. Therefore abortion is …show more content…
A foetus is a separate person with its own rights. A woman has no right to take that away. It is immoral to support the right of women, by taking away the rights of the fetuses. Abortion is categorized as being immoral, for all people, at all times, in all situations. Therefore a utilitarian argument on “the greater food for the greater number” is not acceptable. And neither is the argument “it will happen anyways, so let’s make it as safe as possible”
Reason #3
Sometime pregnancies are the result of non-consensual fertilization where the man has control of sexual activity in the relationship or does not allow any form of birth control or rape. In this situation, the woman is carrying a life that was forced put into her. Her pregnancy is a daily realization and a constant reminder of the way she has been violated by the man. She has a moral right to an abortion.
Argument #3
In these situations, there is no doubt the woman has been violated. But the guilty person is the father of the child, not the fetus. The fetus is an innocent person and therefore has a right to life. Just like we consider punishing a child for the mistake of parents is wrong, it is also wrong to punish the fetus for the mistake or incident of the