Examine And Comment On The View That Religion Provides Us With Good Moral Guidance
Examine and comment on the view that religion provides us with good moral guidance, with reference to the topic you have investigated?
Abortion is the medical ethic of which I have investigated However to understand how the statement can be applied one must come to terms with the definitions abortion. Abortion can be defined as the intended termination of an unborn child, a foetus. The abortion act was introduced to the UK in 1967; however in Ireland the approach is still illegal. With abortion there is a criteria that follows: two doctors must certify and allow for the abortion to proceed and an abortion cannot go ahead if the method were to cause any lasting physical or psychological damage. In most cases an abortion can go under way if it protects the life of the mother.
The methods of abortion are also an important aspect to consider. There are various methods and treatments a woman can have to proceed with the abortion. For example a woman between 7 – 15 weeks can take a pill which induces the same consequences of a miscarriage; an early medical abortion. This contrasts then with the late term abortion which relies on surgery and surgical instruments being used to extract and exterminate the foetus inside the womb. Abortion is a medical ethic which provokes argument through its many aspects of ‘immorality’, ‘necessity’ and most importantly whether it is right or wrong. Firstly I will observe the topic of personhood. Personhood is a seemingly important aspect of the abortion topic. Many moral and religious principles do indeed cause hindrance within this complex ethical world. Personhood looks at the idea of a foetus’ position and rights in our world; whether it should be granted ‘person status’ or not. This idea was developed by jack Mahoney who worked to define persons. Through this idea he came up with a criterion in which human life would need to fulfil to reach this ‘person status’. He looked at how a person needs to be able to display traits such as
Abortion is the medical ethic of which I have investigated However to understand how the statement can be applied one must come to terms with the definitions abortion. Abortion can be defined as the intended termination of an unborn child, a foetus. The abortion act was introduced to the UK in 1967; however in Ireland the approach is still illegal. With abortion there is a criteria that follows: two doctors must certify and allow for the abortion to proceed and an abortion cannot go ahead if the method were to cause any lasting physical or psychological damage. In most cases an abortion can go under way if it protects the life of the mother.
The methods of abortion are also an important aspect to consider. There are various methods and treatments a woman can have to proceed with the abortion. For example a woman between 7 – 15 weeks can take a pill which induces the same consequences of a miscarriage; an early medical abortion. This contrasts then with the late term abortion which relies on surgery and surgical instruments being used to extract and exterminate the foetus inside the womb. Abortion is a medical ethic which provokes argument through its many aspects of ‘immorality’, ‘necessity’ and most importantly whether it is right or wrong. Firstly I will observe the topic of personhood. Personhood is a seemingly important aspect of the abortion topic. Many moral and religious principles do indeed cause hindrance within this complex ethical world. Personhood looks at the idea of a foetus’ position and rights in our world; whether it should be granted ‘person status’ or not. This idea was developed by jack Mahoney who worked to define persons. Through this idea he came up with a criterion in which human life would need to fulfil to reach this ‘person status’. He looked at how a person needs to be able to display traits such as