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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Choice! Issue statement: The legality of abortion is a controversial issue. I. First‚ one side supports abortion being illegal A. Women’s health B. Adoption C. Murder of an innocent child D. The God card II. On the other hand‚ another side supports abortion being legal. A. Women are endangered B. It’s the mothers choice C. A woman is more than a fetus D. Rape III. The arguments to keep abortion legal prove stronger than arguments against
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The Effects of Abortion Every year in the United States 6 million women become pregnant. Over one million of those women make the decision to have an abortion during various stages of their pregnancy (Healthwise‚ 2008). There are many reasons that a woman may choose to have an abortion including birth control failure‚ inability to support or care for the child‚ or unwanted pregnancy. Some other reasons why a woman may get an abortion may be to avoid having a child with a birth defect or severe medical
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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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Right to Abortion Today‚ abortion and the right of legalization of abortion‚ is one of the few controversial subjects among all whether they are involved directly or indirectly‚ whether they are for it or against it. Many people feel aborting an unwanted child or killing an unwanted child should be against the law. Many people don’t know what abortion is‚ who can receive abortions‚ and why people would even choose to get them. Personally‚ I agree with abortion‚ since I think every last person is
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Abortion is murder‚ in my opinion‚ considering the fact that life begins at conception‚ abortion is taking one’s life from them. Some might argue that because a baby cannot consist outside the mother’s womb yet that must mean that it is not yet life‚ and that makes sense aside from the fact that it is beginning the growing process so it is life it just cannot be independent without its mothers help until grown enough that
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Introduction Abortion is a hot topic and a significant topic for many people. • What is abortion • Ways to terminate a pregnancy • Types of abortion: Therapeutic and elective What is Life? • Most religious people are tenaciously against abortion and feel life is born upon conception. • New studies have proven the fetus can feel and hear as little as a few weeks. • Fetus heart is developed at three weeks. What is pro-life and pro-choice? • Pro-life: People who believe that the fetus/baby
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HIST104: Abortion in the 1930s. The economic situation during the 1930s drove some potential mothers to undergo illegal abortions. Opinions on this issue differed‚ as illustrated by these three documents. Doris Gordon‚ in her newspaper report Evil of Abortion’‚ argues that it is a woman’s duty to reproduce. She feels that the increase in illegal abortions has been contributed to by the advertising of contraceptives‚ high wages for women and lack of supervision of children by parents who
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Why Is Abortion A Concern To People? Philosophical and Historical Perspectives I.Introduction One of the biggest moral issue today is woman’s rights with abortion. Many people argued for the rights to keep abortion while others argued for banning it. In the article "The Rights of a Woman Do Not Outweigh the Rights of A Child" by Judith Jarvis Thomson‚ who is a philosopher and invented an analogy for her debate‚ talks about how a child has more right than the mother in the case of abortion and
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