Ethical Dilemma Unborn Child Case Study

Benchmark Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas
Mothers and families go through much heartache and joy when thinking about starting a family or extending their family. For some families they fear the outcome of a medical complication that can occur when an unborn baby is tested for chromosomal abnormalities. As for Susan she unable to become pregnant for many years, and now that she is pregnant she faces a dilemma in how she will handle the outcome of her unborn baby and his diagnosed Down syndrome. In this paper I will be discussing the ethical dilemma about aborting an unborn child based on the medical condition they have that was diagnosed during chromosomal testing.
Susan has been trying to conceive a child for many years. After failing multiple times, she is finally pregnant. When Susan has her annual testing to make sure the baby is healthy, the blood test confirms that the baby has Down syndrome. After so many unsuccessful years of trying to have a baby, she is now pregnant and faced with a difficult decision whether to keep the pregnancy going or to abort the pregnancy. Susan’s doctor is promoting that she have the abortion along with an evolutionary biologist by the name of Richard. As Susan knows she wants a child …show more content…
Not many religions accept the ending of a life. So it would be a worldview that has no higher power of God. Atheism still is a harder decision, as Atheist still believes that a life is a life. In some cases a lot of people believe it is murder to abort an early pregnancy no matter the circumstances. It really is a personal option in what someone would choose to do with her pregnancy. Though comparing the two worldviews, Atheist would have a more open mind to abortion due to chromosomal issues then those who would follow the Christian belief or any belief that accepts a God taking someone’s life from them and giving them