Recent research has revealed an unmistakable trend in the ever growing disgust towards the current legal status of abortions. Although countless people perceive the debate ultimately to hinge on whether life begins at birth or conception, significantly more (such as the health effects and alternatives) needs to be considered when making a morally correct choice on the legality of the abortions.
In the civilised society we live in today, even the prospect of murder is bone chilling for many. But ask yourself this; what makes abortion different to murder? Murder is the premeditated act of intentionally taking away human life. Abortion is indisputably a premeditated act, and it certainly ‘takes away’ the foetus, but is the foetus classed as life? It is …show more content…
Contraception is used to prevent a pregnancy, whereas abortion is used to terminate a pregnancy. The key difference between them is who pays for the treatment, which highlights yet another key issue with abortions. In the UK, the average cost of an abortion is £845. This money is derived from tax, paid by citizens of the UK. Considering 73% of these taxpayers are against abortion, it is morally wrong to fund abortions with money from citizens who are against the procedure. Contraception, on the other hand, achieves the same result, but the user purchases it themselves, which is fair as they are the one who wants to use it. Unfortunately, people see abortions as a ‘safety-net’, meaning they feel they don’t need to invest in contraception as they can “just get an abortion.” This type of mindset is unacceptable, and if abortions were illegal, people wouldn’t be provided with this safety net, causing them to invest in contraception. This would provide economic opportunities in other government-funded sectors, such as education because taxpayer’s money would no longer be being used for
In the civilised society we live in today, even the prospect of murder is bone chilling for many. But ask yourself this; what makes abortion different to murder? Murder is the premeditated act of intentionally taking away human life. Abortion is indisputably a premeditated act, and it certainly ‘takes away’ the foetus, but is the foetus classed as life? It is …show more content…
Contraception is used to prevent a pregnancy, whereas abortion is used to terminate a pregnancy. The key difference between them is who pays for the treatment, which highlights yet another key issue with abortions. In the UK, the average cost of an abortion is £845. This money is derived from tax, paid by citizens of the UK. Considering 73% of these taxpayers are against abortion, it is morally wrong to fund abortions with money from citizens who are against the procedure. Contraception, on the other hand, achieves the same result, but the user purchases it themselves, which is fair as they are the one who wants to use it. Unfortunately, people see abortions as a ‘safety-net’, meaning they feel they don’t need to invest in contraception as they can “just get an abortion.” This type of mindset is unacceptable, and if abortions were illegal, people wouldn’t be provided with this safety net, causing them to invest in contraception. This would provide economic opportunities in other government-funded sectors, such as education because taxpayer’s money would no longer be being used for