Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the extent of the effects of the abortion will be widespread as family and friends will suffer from the loss of the baby‚ and the intensity of the pain of the death of a mother with a family to support is high therefore in this situation abortion would be permitted. Situation 2 – Abortion would be wrong if the mother simply wants an abortion for a personal
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Ethics This report is about the chosen topic abortion‚ it will consider the ethical principles and perspectives that are associated with abortion. Kelly Moore Word Count 1582 Abstract This report will discuss the ethical perspectives on abortion‚ it will discuss the Abortion Act 1967 and the ethical views from two Philosophers‚ Immanuel Kant and Niccolo Machiavelli. The report will discuss and critically evaluate the policies of England‚ China and the Dominican
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The abortion and the utilitarian view Abortion is a sensitive topic that requires a considerable amount of understanding when addressing the ethics behind it. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy thus ending the life of the embryo/fetus prematurely (Matthews MP‚ Dutt T‚ 1998). My ethical justification for abortion stems from a utilitarianism standpoint. When using the utilitarian consequential principle of ethics‚ we establish a set of general morals and rules in which we can apply
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It is quite clear from a variety of sources that abortion has been severely disapproved of in the Buddhist tradition. It is also equally clear that abortion has been tolerated in Buddhist Japan and accommodated under exceptional circumstances by some modern Buddhists in the U.S. The situation is similar to that of Roman Catholicism‚ where abortion‚ though disapproved of in the strongest terms by Church authorities‚ is still practiced by a large number of devoted Catholics and defended by at least
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Abortion‚ the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life‚ can either be spontaneous or induced. It is called "the knowing destruction of the life of an unborn child." (Mass General Laws Chapter 112 Section 12K) When abortion occurs spontaneously‚ it is called a miscarriage. However‚ when the loss of a fetus is caused intentionally‚ it is regarded as a moral issue. Abortion destroys the lives of helpless‚ innocent children and is illegal in many countries. An estimate
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Abortion: Points of View It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion‚ and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless debates on the topic usually go nowhere‚ leaving the opponents even more committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both sides make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing‚ and the attendant social problems (single motherhood‚ financial destitution‚ child neglect‚ and urban overcrowding‚ to
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Abortion‚ a medical procedure that is the process that is done to terminate a fetus life. This is a universally controversial topic that majority of people have different opinions about whether its ethical or not. The main way that people can find out more information to formulate an opinion‚ is from these few philosophers named Judith Thompson‚ Immanuel Kant and Don Marquis. These philosophers share different viewpoints‚ Thompson believes abortion is morally permissible‚ but only in certain cases
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the point in time in which a fetus lived attached to its mother determines the fate. Notion of viability is that fetus is depended on its mother in order to live‚ and if this dependence is taken through abortion‚ then it is actually a right of life taken from a living human being. The second view is experience. Experience as defined through Noonan is‚ " A being who has had experience‚
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In the debate regarding the utility of non-human animals and their relation to the human kind‚ I’m inclined to follow Steinbock’s lead. Analyzing Singer’s argument‚ it seems to me that he occasionally contradicts his own expressed beliefs‚ hence making his position somewhat illogical and not as convincing. For instance‚ Singer supposes that "the basic principle of equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration." Later he follows this idea by asserting that
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Explain the argument between Singer and Steinbock on the moral status of speciesism. Advocating for animal welfare‚ Singer coins the term "specism" to describe discriminatory practices‚ which people express in their relations to the non-humans animals. Singer builds his case for promoting equality among all living species by offering an analogy between the "oppression" of animal rights and the historical accounts of the fight for justice and equal rights for women and people of color. He refers
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