One of the oldest and most controversial global topic that still stirs much debate today is abortion. An abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy and has been widely performed in many societies throughout the years. The main arguments that have laid the groundwork concerning the issue are that of anti-abortionists and pro-choicers. Anti-abortionists argue the fact for fetuses displaying human-like features, whereas pro-choicers’ point is that fetuses are not rational agents, they lack concepts and reasoning. However, philosopher Don Marquis states that the anti-abortionists argument is too broad and the pro-choicers argument is too narrow. He says that debates about whether or not the fetus is a person are irrelevant, as well as providing either side with convincing arguments.
