ABORTION: AN ETHICAL DILEMMA Nicole Simpson Values Seminar Summer 2014 June 6‚ 2014 Abstract This research paper will focus on the ethical dilemma of abortion. The Supreme Court decision of 1973 (Roe v. Wade) made abortion legally available to women within the first two trimesters of a pregnancy. Abortions are legal in many states‚ but are they ethical? Does the healthcare industry consider the ethical dilemma of abortion as ending a life? Do individual practitioners have a choice when
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Abortion‚ the intentional termination of a pregnancy through surgical or medical devices‚ was legalized in 1973. This issue of abortion has caused a great segregation in our country. Often the debate is thought to be conservative versus liberal‚ republican versus democrat‚ but more accurately it is pro-life versus pro choice. A pro-life stance opposes the belief that a woman should have the freedom to choose an abortion in the case that for any reason she does not want to have a baby. Pro-choice
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Against abortion * Every child is a precious and unique gift from God. We have no right to destroy this * Defenceless baby needs special protection since it cannot stand up for its own rights * The embryo is human from conception with its own DNA. Left alone‚ it will develop into a person * Children with physical or learning disabilities can lead full and rewarding lives. Aborting people because of disability is like telling disabled people that they are worthless * Abortion is
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Abortion is a very commonly debated ethical issue. There are many people in today’s society that know that a person’s decision on whether abortion is ethically right or wrong should be a matter left to one’s self and not a matter that should be decided by the law. Abortion‚ after all‚ involves issues pertaining to what the value of human life is. People’s rights‚ happiness and well-being are all issues that also pertain to the debatable issue of abortion. Abortion is an ethical and moral matter because
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12/5/11 Ethical Analysis of Abortion Abortion could not be ethically justified because it is killing an innocent human being. It is arguable that a right to an abortion is a right to control one’s body and the death of fetus is an unavoidable consequence of choosing not to continue a pregnancy. That people have some claim to personal‚ bodily autonomy must be regarded as fundamental to the conception of any ethical‚ democratic‚ and free society. Given that autonomy exists as an ethical necessity
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York Times on abortion. The article is titled: When Abortion becomes birth: A Dilemma of Medical Ethics Shaken by New Advances (New York Times). The main ethical question following this article is: when if ever is an abortion ethical according to deontology? Abortion by dictionary definition is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy” (“Abortion.” Merriam-Webster). Abortion is one of the most controversial ethical issues because
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"Is abortion moral and ethical?" Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over many years and probably many to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized in all cases? There are two sides to abortion they are the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO- CHOICE or those who believe it is the woman’s right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to the problem. Although
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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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ABORTION Definition Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. Types 1. Spontaneous abortion * Spontaneous abortion is the expulsion of the fetus and other products of conception from the uterus before the fetus is capable of living outside of the uterus. Spontaneous abortions are further divided into six types. a. Threatened abortion: It is characterized by cramping and vaginal bleeding
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women have gained many rights‚ they still today are fighting to keep their right to aborting a fetus within them. Many individuals see underlying issues with suppressing abortion. Abortion may cause more of an advantage than harm. First and foremost‚ abortion allows a woman the right to her own body. Some say that abortion should not be used as a form of contraception‚ but birth control fails daily. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ about 6% of all birth controls fail
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