Is Abortion Ethically Moral?
“It seems to me as clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime” -Mahatma Ghandi The issue of whether abortion is ethically moral or not has been debated for countless generations. The idea of ending a life can, in some peoples’ minds, seem like nothing more than heartless murder. On the other hand, there is an argument that life does not necessarily start at conception; therefore, it is up to the mother, whose status as having life is indisputable, who should have complete control over her body. While both of these arguments have merit, abortion, in its very nature, is ethically and objectively immoral. Abortion is objectively and morally wrong because at its very core, abortion is the willful ending of a life. …show more content…
The premise for this argument is possibly the most absurd idea to ever be brought up on the subject. Rape is a class B felony (excepting if the victim is under twelve years of age, which for the sake of this argument is not relevant). An unwanted pregnancy, allowing for the fact it was conceived through consensual sexual intercourse, could never be considered on par with a felony. It is heinous to think that an argument of this caliber would even appear in literature. Rape involves intent from the perpetrator to harm their victim. A child occupying a woman’s womb is not an intentional act by the fetus nor does the fetus commit an injustice against her. The only part of this argument that is not completely nonsensical is the notion that the unwanted pregnancy could be considered forced intimacy, the same as rape. However, rape is not forced intimacy. Not at any moment during a sexual assault is there, or was there intended to be, intimacy. Rape is stripping someone of their humanity through a purposeful act. Just because sexual contact has been labeled as “intimacy” does not mean the term applies in the realm of harm and
“It seems to me as clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime” -Mahatma Ghandi The issue of whether abortion is ethically moral or not has been debated for countless generations. The idea of ending a life can, in some peoples’ minds, seem like nothing more than heartless murder. On the other hand, there is an argument that life does not necessarily start at conception; therefore, it is up to the mother, whose status as having life is indisputable, who should have complete control over her body. While both of these arguments have merit, abortion, in its very nature, is ethically and objectively immoral. Abortion is objectively and morally wrong because at its very core, abortion is the willful ending of a life. …show more content…
The premise for this argument is possibly the most absurd idea to ever be brought up on the subject. Rape is a class B felony (excepting if the victim is under twelve years of age, which for the sake of this argument is not relevant). An unwanted pregnancy, allowing for the fact it was conceived through consensual sexual intercourse, could never be considered on par with a felony. It is heinous to think that an argument of this caliber would even appear in literature. Rape involves intent from the perpetrator to harm their victim. A child occupying a woman’s womb is not an intentional act by the fetus nor does the fetus commit an injustice against her. The only part of this argument that is not completely nonsensical is the notion that the unwanted pregnancy could be considered forced intimacy, the same as rape. However, rape is not forced intimacy. Not at any moment during a sexual assault is there, or was there intended to be, intimacy. Rape is stripping someone of their humanity through a purposeful act. Just because sexual contact has been labeled as “intimacy” does not mean the term applies in the realm of harm and