Regardless of whether the act of abortion is deemed ethically wrong or not, the ability to access and choose whether a person wants to see their pregnancy through is a human right. I say this because as long as the fetus grows and feeds from the womb, it is simply a body part, growing until it is capable of free will at birth. That said, a woman reserves the right to remove the immature fetus, and to deny this is a misuse of power over another human’s right to choose.
A deeper delve into what makes a fetus a ‘human’, is summarized by Mary Ana Warren’s “On The Moral and Legal Status of Abortion” which says that “Nevertheless, it seems safe to say that it is not fully conscious, in the way that an infant of a few months is, and it cannot reason or communicate messages of indefinitely many sorts, does not engage in self-motivated activity, and has no self-awareness.” This particular quote stands out to me because it supports the idea that …show more content…
An example of this is the major oversimplification of pregnancy explained by Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” which says “But still they did it, and the violinist is now plugged in to you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months.” Thomson uses this lengthy metaphor to explain that metaphors can easily be twisted for either side's favor, for or against abortion. However, what still remains is that it is morally wrong to force someone into an uncomfortable position because of your personal beliefs. A pregnant woman doesn’t need to defend their actions to carry or not carry a fetus to birth, not only because it’s selfish to force someone to jump through legal hoops in order to make a decision on their body, but it’s equally, if not more, detrimental for the pregnant woman to undergo the physical and mental trauma of the abortion
A deeper delve into what makes a fetus a ‘human’, is summarized by Mary Ana Warren’s “On The Moral and Legal Status of Abortion” which says that “Nevertheless, it seems safe to say that it is not fully conscious, in the way that an infant of a few months is, and it cannot reason or communicate messages of indefinitely many sorts, does not engage in self-motivated activity, and has no self-awareness.” This particular quote stands out to me because it supports the idea that …show more content…
An example of this is the major oversimplification of pregnancy explained by Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” which says “But still they did it, and the violinist is now plugged in to you. To unplug you would be to kill him. But never mind, it’s only for nine months.” Thomson uses this lengthy metaphor to explain that metaphors can easily be twisted for either side's favor, for or against abortion. However, what still remains is that it is morally wrong to force someone into an uncomfortable position because of your personal beliefs. A pregnant woman doesn’t need to defend their actions to carry or not carry a fetus to birth, not only because it’s selfish to force someone to jump through legal hoops in order to make a decision on their body, but it’s equally, if not more, detrimental for the pregnant woman to undergo the physical and mental trauma of the abortion