Sex And Relationships Are Matters Of Pe

“Sex and relationships are matters of personal choice.” Discuss In modern society as the idea of sex and relationships becomes more liberal the purpose of sex and relationships comes under further analysis. In what is really a matter of just under a century sex before marriage has transformed from a concept that was once expected to one which is rarely practiced and as the attitude towards single mothers takes a similar U-turn we are forced to analyse the purpose of such concepts. Nowadays by many, sex is seen more and more as a leisurely activity which is in stark contrast to the idea previously held where the purpose of sex was seen as purely for reproductory purposes. It therefore raises the question of whether we should have the ability to make this choice via mediums such as contraception where reproduction can be brought to a halt. I will therefore for the purpose of this essay look at the purpose of sex and relationships via the application of various ethical theories. I will then make a judgement reliant upon this conclusion over whether it can be seen as a matter of personal choice. I will approach the debate using Kantian ethics, Act Utilitarianism and the religious options of Natural Law and the Divine Command Theory. According to Natural law which looks our inborn sense of right and wrong discovered through the conscience and reason by observing the natural world around us we must observe its absolutist, deontological primary precepts. These create the duties from which a moral life should obey. A key aspect of these precepts is the fifth and final precept which states that one must reproduce. After all the natural purpose of sex without any artificial intervention is reproduction. It therefore seems that the natural end point of relationships is to have sexual relations with the purpose of those according to Natural law be to conceive children. However it may be questioned that by observing the natural world whilst we are able to observe