Sociological Perspective On Abortion

Abortion is the way that the unexpected parent wants to terminated the unborn baby. The baby is still a human, so they have a right to live and to be born. The term of abortion is commonly to use in several purpose which has been filled with the controversy. In the world, abortion remain widespread, and it also legal in the United States the supreme court. Moreover, abortions are the most risky procedures, and it can cause the risk of the conflict in society and family of the mother. Whether doing illegal abortion or legal abortion, abortion is still remaining the issues in the society and human morally.
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There is no single point of Buddhists around the issue of abortion. They believe that the lives of human beings should not be destroyed. But they see the cause of death is only moral wrong, if the death was caused by intentional or negligence. Buddhist traditions disapprove of abortion. Since abortion involves the destructive effects of human beings. It would be the accepting if the result in the birth of the medical conditions that cause the fetus pain. Moreover, if the unborn child will be retarded or if the birth will cause serious problems for parents, these cases may be the exception. I think abortion is acceptable or unacceptable depending on each case. According to Immanuel Kant, his theory showed that if people don’t believe religion, then the moral standard which could be judging the act of any person. Kant called it is a rational duty and abortion should be the one that would get included in the moral deliberation. According to Jeremy Benham’ theory, some people think that they are solely responsible fully for what they have done and the consequences that it brought to them .So abortion decision is a decision with very high personal character, and it is a decision which requires careful consideration, full of people on issues related to ethical funds , and accepted bear any burden consequences that it brings .The moral consequences of the decision also will be based on motivation and intention behind the decision , as well as on …show more content…
However, it is not the legal law and people are always looking at the short term condition such as career, school and more to terminate the baby. Back in the question, I would keep the baby even it was the accident. I think that the baby is innocent and they have right to live. Moreover, I think her boyfriend would do the same thing if he knows he becomes a father. So, my answer on this question is that I will tell her to keep the baby even if it is not the right time, and then she will have to set a date to talk with her boyfriend whether he wants the baby or