In “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion” Mary Anne Warren takes the position that abortion is morally permissible with no restrictions. I shall argue that Warren’s argument is inconsistent and can lead to different assumptions due to unclear points made in the argument.
According to Warren the fetus is not a person therefore has no rights and not considered immoral to be killed. Warren argues that abortion should be legal with not restrictions or exceptions. In the argument given by Warren she centers her argument on the personhood of a fetus. A
Abortion is a topic often talked about in political debates, religious events, and even in philosophical topics. When discussing about abortion there are two sides with different perspectives regarding fetuses. On the liberal side of abortion they take the position that the women have a right to do whatever they want with their bodies because they obtain the right. If the woman wishes to abort a baby then they have the right and it is not considered immoral for the fetus to be killed. While the conservative position of abortion belief that a fetus should not be killed since they have a right to live and have a valuable future that would be taken away.
Warren begins her …show more content…
Warren states that the fetus does not contain any of these traits to be classified as a person but neither would be an infant. According to the argument given by Warren it is not immoral to kill infants since they do not have the traits needed to be classified as a
According to Warren the fetus is not a person therefore has no rights and not considered immoral to be killed. Warren argues that abortion should be legal with not restrictions or exceptions. In the argument given by Warren she centers her argument on the personhood of a fetus. A
Abortion is a topic often talked about in political debates, religious events, and even in philosophical topics. When discussing about abortion there are two sides with different perspectives regarding fetuses. On the liberal side of abortion they take the position that the women have a right to do whatever they want with their bodies because they obtain the right. If the woman wishes to abort a baby then they have the right and it is not considered immoral for the fetus to be killed. While the conservative position of abortion belief that a fetus should not be killed since they have a right to live and have a valuable future that would be taken away.
Warren begins her …show more content…
Warren states that the fetus does not contain any of these traits to be classified as a person but neither would be an infant. According to the argument given by Warren it is not immoral to kill infants since they do not have the traits needed to be classified as a