The topic of abortion is very controversial in the U.S. In the U.S, people are either Pro-Choice or Pro-Life, or somewhere in between. The main issue the two sides argue about is whether or not a fetus is a person. Where we draw the line isn 't yet agreed upon. There are many different situations that abortion may or may not be appropriate. Let 's examine 6 different cases where abortion could be considered. 1. A patient in a mental hospital was raped by another patient. The victim was a single girl who suffered from extreme psychosis caused by schizophrenia. The father of the victim charged the hospital with culpable negligence and asked for an abortion to be performed. His request was denied because abortions were only legal for therapeutic
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The Sherri Finkbine Case. After 2 months of pregnancy, Mrs. Sherri finds out her child may be deformed due to her using thalidomide. The child would be born with flipper arms and possibly without ears, legs, and arms too. Would abortion be moral permissible? I would say yes because if the child is born, they will have several complications, most likely have to deal with chronic pain, and have a lower quality of life in general. To know someone would suffer their entire life if they are born and let them be born would possibly seem as cruel and inconsiderate or even heartless. Because they are within our moral community, we should not let them suffer a painful life. Because they are the child 's parents, they should have a say in whether or not the child is born and suffers it 's whole life, or gets aborted and never has to …show more content…
If a woman is pregnant and decides she doesn 't want an abortion just because she doesn 't want a kid. Then I feel she should just give it up for adoption. Abortions should NOT be used to terminate ANY unwanted pregnancy. If a woman wants to abort a child, I feel she should have a good reason such as: not having the money to do so, under 18, mentally unwell, or the mother 's life is at stake. The consequences of my viewpoint may be teens having sex more often and just having abortions if they don 't want the
The Sherri Finkbine Case. After 2 months of pregnancy, Mrs. Sherri finds out her child may be deformed due to her using thalidomide. The child would be born with flipper arms and possibly without ears, legs, and arms too. Would abortion be moral permissible? I would say yes because if the child is born, they will have several complications, most likely have to deal with chronic pain, and have a lower quality of life in general. To know someone would suffer their entire life if they are born and let them be born would possibly seem as cruel and inconsiderate or even heartless. Because they are within our moral community, we should not let them suffer a painful life. Because they are the child 's parents, they should have a say in whether or not the child is born and suffers it 's whole life, or gets aborted and never has to …show more content…
If a woman is pregnant and decides she doesn 't want an abortion just because she doesn 't want a kid. Then I feel she should just give it up for adoption. Abortions should NOT be used to terminate ANY unwanted pregnancy. If a woman wants to abort a child, I feel she should have a good reason such as: not having the money to do so, under 18, mentally unwell, or the mother 's life is at stake. The consequences of my viewpoint may be teens having sex more often and just having abortions if they don 't want the