Jonathan Glover Abortion Analysis

Jonathan Glover believes that in the debate about the ethics of abortion, we should look at the moral values in a multi-dimensional way. The current debate has been focused on the life of the fetus and the life of a pregnant woman for too long. Glover believes we should focus on examining the freedom and autonomy of society and people. When we think of oppressive societies such as China and North Korea, it is because they destroy personal freedoms such as the freedom of choice, freedom of speech, and many other fundamental freedoms granted to us by the Constitution. In a free society, we must respect a person’s autonomy and their personal liberties. Without the right for a women to choose abortion, you infringe upon her right for self-autonomy. She would therefore lack the freedom she deserves. The mere fact that we think of this choice of abortion as different from her choice to go to law school is rooted in our sexist views. (13. Glover, CC 82) …show more content…
The result of this male dominated society is the exclusion of women from equalness in society. He argues that if men could get pregnant, it would be obvious that the right to choose about abortion would be just as fundamental as the right to life. Biological differences should not make a difference in our decisions about abortion. Prolife women activists tended to think that the traditional roles that men and women play in the household are just a result of the deep, biological differences between the two genders. Prochoice women advocates tended to think that men and women are very similar. These deeply rooted sexist views still divide women activists till this day. (14. Glover, CC