Proposal For Abortion Research Paper
Final Proposal
12/20/2014
PHI/105
Laura Templeman
Topic:
Abortion: Ethical decisions for the modern family. Is it ethical to apply one situation to all? Is it not acceptable to allow a case by case basis?
“She gets some static walking ' through the door. They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore. God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes Cause then you really might know what it 's like to have to choose. Then you really might know what it 's like to have to choose” (Lyrster). This quote provides a snapshot into the issue of abortion from the side of pro-choice. Is it our place as a society to decide what’s best for individual families? Trending into no man’s land to find common …show more content…
Only 12% of women included a physical problem with their health among reasons for having an abortion. One per cent (of aborting women) reported that they were the survivors of rape or incest. Women living with a partner to whom they are not married account for 25% of abortions but only about 10% of women in the population.” Even when you look at the statistic’s on abortion it’s really up to the family if abortion is the way to go. More women would be to decide for themselves and make that choice depending on their own …show more content…
There are two types of egoism there is descriptive egoism, the doctrine that in all conscious action you seek to promote your self-interest above all else. Then there is prescriptive egoism, the doctrine that in all conscious action you ought to seek your self-interest above all else (p.256). Egoism is faced with one concern when it comes to the topic of abortion and that is looking out for number one. One’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the goal of one’s own action. Someone could choose to abort because the women’s life would be “destroyed”. Her chance at life would be different. The focus of egoism is the selfishness viewpoint with respect to aborting a baby. In this case, the best interests of a mother are examined. This does not necessarily mean that making a decision to have an abortion is an act of selfishness (Haney,
12/20/2014
PHI/105
Laura Templeman
Topic:
Abortion: Ethical decisions for the modern family. Is it ethical to apply one situation to all? Is it not acceptable to allow a case by case basis?
“She gets some static walking ' through the door. They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore. God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes Cause then you really might know what it 's like to have to choose. Then you really might know what it 's like to have to choose” (Lyrster). This quote provides a snapshot into the issue of abortion from the side of pro-choice. Is it our place as a society to decide what’s best for individual families? Trending into no man’s land to find common …show more content…
Only 12% of women included a physical problem with their health among reasons for having an abortion. One per cent (of aborting women) reported that they were the survivors of rape or incest. Women living with a partner to whom they are not married account for 25% of abortions but only about 10% of women in the population.” Even when you look at the statistic’s on abortion it’s really up to the family if abortion is the way to go. More women would be to decide for themselves and make that choice depending on their own …show more content…
There are two types of egoism there is descriptive egoism, the doctrine that in all conscious action you seek to promote your self-interest above all else. Then there is prescriptive egoism, the doctrine that in all conscious action you ought to seek your self-interest above all else (p.256). Egoism is faced with one concern when it comes to the topic of abortion and that is looking out for number one. One’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the goal of one’s own action. Someone could choose to abort because the women’s life would be “destroyed”. Her chance at life would be different. The focus of egoism is the selfishness viewpoint with respect to aborting a baby. In this case, the best interests of a mother are examined. This does not necessarily mean that making a decision to have an abortion is an act of selfishness (Haney,