Laws regarding abortion and history. Until 1973, the Roe verse Wade case, it was illegal to have an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that in the First Trimester, pregnant women have a constitutional right to abortions, and the state as no personal stake in regulating them at that time. In the Second Trimester, the state may regulate abortion and insist on reasonable standards of medical practice if an abortion is to be performed. In the Third Trimester, the interests of the state overrides the pregnant women’s rights to abortions, and the state may prescribe abortion except when necessary to preserve the health or life of the mother. The Supreme Court’s intentionally vague ruling has left the states to interpret and regulate abortions. Each
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My position on abortion is the pro-choice side. On this side, women have the choice to do with her body however she pleases, which would provide the most happiness to her with whatever decision she decides to make. Also, she is avoiding the consequences of loss of job or opportunities for the pregnant woman, suffering of the future child, and the burden of caring for the child in difficult circumstances if she continues with her pregnancy (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2015). If a woman didn’t have the option to have an abortion, the consequences to her life, the father, her parents and society are high. If she continues on with the pregnancy it impacts her life greatly, as well as others. I believe her happiness should come first because it is her life at risk. I am not supporting abortion, but I am supporting a woman’s right to choose what she does with her pregnancy and her own …show more content…
All these things must be taken into consideration to answer whether it is ethical to have an abortion. Both views have good points, and they are taking into account either fighting for the mothers rights, or giving an unborn child a voice when they otherwise can’t speak for themselves. If the right to choose is taken away from women and abortion becomes illegal, then there could possibly be more of an impact on society. The choice should be based on the individual and how they feel ethically and morally regarding their decision on whether to have an abortion. Women should be able to have the right to choose how they feel and what they want to do regarding their pregnancy. It is important to remember that not everything we consider immoral should be made illegal. There may be cases when we want to permit people the liberty to choose for themselves about morally controversial issues, such as abortion (MacKinnon & Fiala,
My position on abortion is the pro-choice side. On this side, women have the choice to do with her body however she pleases, which would provide the most happiness to her with whatever decision she decides to make. Also, she is avoiding the consequences of loss of job or opportunities for the pregnant woman, suffering of the future child, and the burden of caring for the child in difficult circumstances if she continues with her pregnancy (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2015). If a woman didn’t have the option to have an abortion, the consequences to her life, the father, her parents and society are high. If she continues on with the pregnancy it impacts her life greatly, as well as others. I believe her happiness should come first because it is her life at risk. I am not supporting abortion, but I am supporting a woman’s right to choose what she does with her pregnancy and her own …show more content…
All these things must be taken into consideration to answer whether it is ethical to have an abortion. Both views have good points, and they are taking into account either fighting for the mothers rights, or giving an unborn child a voice when they otherwise can’t speak for themselves. If the right to choose is taken away from women and abortion becomes illegal, then there could possibly be more of an impact on society. The choice should be based on the individual and how they feel ethically and morally regarding their decision on whether to have an abortion. Women should be able to have the right to choose how they feel and what they want to do regarding their pregnancy. It is important to remember that not everything we consider immoral should be made illegal. There may be cases when we want to permit people the liberty to choose for themselves about morally controversial issues, such as abortion (MacKinnon & Fiala,