Ethical Issues In Selective Abortion
In the situation with Mr. and Mrs. Pike the OB/GYN acted ethically in complying with the request. He has to respect their wishes. “Selective Abortion” is performed only to prevent the birth of a particular kind of child (40). In this case, Mr. and Mrs. Pike were only seeking boys. Mr. and Mrs. Pike are recent immigrants to the United States and their views are different. The OB/GYN must respect their wishes and give them what they requested. “Respecting an individual’s autonomy entails acknowledging that person’s right to hold views to make choices and to take actions based on personal values and beliefs” (4) He could only suggest not to, but if the family wants to proceed then he must perform the task. Mr. and Mrs. Pikes are very traditional
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and Mrs. Pike situation did not act ethically in complying with the request. Mr. and Mrs. Pike are recent immigrants to the United States. Mrs. Pike wants “abortion on demand, which is the view that abortion is permissible at any time during pregnancy for any reason whatever” (32). The U. S may hold different views as to the views the Pike’s have. They want to kill an innocent child because they don’t want another girl, but who says that’s morally right to kill just because it’s a different gender. “Killing an innocent human being is ethically wrong; because abortion takes the life of an innocent human being” (34). The governed rules in their country may be different compared to the U. S. Mrs. Pike is not even a U.S citizen. Killing an innocent child is wrong and the parents should be held accountable for their actions. “Even if a women’s body is her property, this does not give her any right to kill a fetus within her body” (34). The law could be completely different in her country maybe that’s why she decided to come to the U.S. Members of the same society may hold different views on practices. She already had five girls so why the six children she all of a sudden want to have an abortion. The doctor should follow guidelines and check out everything before making a decision. The Doctor should pay any attention to the mother instead of the family. The doctor should not comply in the situation he should just simply
and Mrs. Pike situation did not act ethically in complying with the request. Mr. and Mrs. Pike are recent immigrants to the United States. Mrs. Pike wants “abortion on demand, which is the view that abortion is permissible at any time during pregnancy for any reason whatever” (32). The U. S may hold different views as to the views the Pike’s have. They want to kill an innocent child because they don’t want another girl, but who says that’s morally right to kill just because it’s a different gender. “Killing an innocent human being is ethically wrong; because abortion takes the life of an innocent human being” (34). The governed rules in their country may be different compared to the U. S. Mrs. Pike is not even a U.S citizen. Killing an innocent child is wrong and the parents should be held accountable for their actions. “Even if a women’s body is her property, this does not give her any right to kill a fetus within her body” (34). The law could be completely different in her country maybe that’s why she decided to come to the U.S. Members of the same society may hold different views on practices. She already had five girls so why the six children she all of a sudden want to have an abortion. The doctor should follow guidelines and check out everything before making a decision. The Doctor should pay any attention to the mother instead of the family. The doctor should not comply in the situation he should just simply