Introduction The concept of abortion‚ regarding its morality and legality‚ has been one of the most controversial topics worldwide. In particular‚ this paper will use the Utilitarian perspective to explore the moral dilemma related to genetic/disability-selective abortion and to explain why I believe that this type of abortion is morally permissible. The Issue and the Ethical/Moral Dilemma By definition‚ a moral dilemma is a situation involving two or more competing moral principles‚ which each
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Abortion has been a known practice among women for thousands of years. It has been legal in the United States since the first settlers crossed the ocean centuries ago. There was legislation in the nineteenth century that made abortions legal in some states‚ but ever since the revolutionary Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade‚ women are given the right to decide to have an abortion or not. In recent years‚ abortions have become a safer way to terminate one’s pregnancy‚ and involve much less risk than
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Abortion has been around since ancient times. It’s an endlessly debatable subject and everybody has their own opinion. I feel that whatever your beliefs every woman should have the right to abortion. I believe that the child doesn’t actually become a person with rights until they are affected by the world. Meaning that they don’t become a person until they come out of their mother and experience the world for the first time. The question of when does a fetus become a child is very important in this
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How Does Abortion Affect in Terms of Sociological Perspectives? The ethics of abortion is one of the most controversial topic that has been continually argued over years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is the question of legalization of abortion‚ which ties into ethical issues‚ emotions‚ and political issues or laws. Before I discuss the many sides to abortion‚ it is critical to define the term. The Webster’s Dictionary defines abortion as the termination of a pregnancy
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Abortion and Why it is Wrong by Ken Willaert English 10 Mr. Manske January 16‚ 2001 THESIS STATEMENT Abortion is wrong with respect to human morality. CONTENT OUTLINE I. Abortion is immoral. II. Abortion affects people ’s lives. A. "Pro-Life"� versus "Pro-Choice"� is a serious debate. B. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. III. A baby is created at conception. A. The fetus forms at an early state. B. The baby is considered living. C. On
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Should Abortion be Legal? Charlette Williams Luke Van Horn PHI103: Informal Logic October 29‚ 2012 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement Everyone has their own opinion based on whether or not abortion should be legal or not. However‚ there are many reasons why some may have to have an abortion. There are cases that may cause a person to have to make such a decision. Having an abortion should be based on the person with the issue. Abortion should be legal based on health issues‚ the situation
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Parental consent Abortion became legal in the United States in 1973. There are two different types of abortion women can get‚ the “abortion pill” also known as the “morning after pill” or surgical abortion. Many risks come with the abortion procedure afterwards‚ but women barely think on that. Everyone has their own point of view on abortion. Pro-life is when women are against of taking a baby’s life and Pro-Choice are women who say you have the right if you want to get rid of your child. People
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Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the fetus. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children‚[1] especially in parts of People’s Republic of China‚ India‚ Pakistan‚ Korea‚ Taiwan‚ and the Caucasus.[1][2] Sex-selective infanticide is killing a child based on the child’s sex‚ usually shortly after birth (sex selective neonaticide). A 2005 study estimated that
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SEPTIC ABORTION Description Any abortion associated with fever and signs of pelvic or generalized sepsis is considered septic abortion. The infection carries risk of spreading infection to other parts of the body and cause sepsis‚ a grave risk to the life of the woman. Causes A septic abortion can occur due to bacterial infection of the uterus. Also‚ sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia may cause septic abortion. Most septic abortions result from illegal abortions but sepsis may
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In studying ethical theories we applied the Deontological Theory‚ specifically Natural Law theory‚ and Utilitarian theory to the debate on abortion. Using these two theories to support the pro-life and the pro-choice argument‚ we looked at the situation of Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Matthews is a 22 year old graduate student who works and is contemplating having an abortion. She is married to Mr. Matthews who is 23 years of age and has a B.S. degree and is a construction worker. Their combined income is
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