The topic of abortion has been controversial since abortions first started. Everyone seems to have their own opinion based on their ideals and then there are always the odd circumstances. Deontology is an ethical theory that cares only about the motivations of an action. It deals with the motives a person has and whether those intentions are moral or immoral. Also deontology believes that we should resect autonomy which is people’s freedom to choose. I believe that according to Kant it is immoral to kill an unborn fetus except for in extraordinary circumstances that the death of the fetus would result in the life of another or in a decision that is considered more moral.
Kant talks about rational beings having a will do to good when he says, “a will that is good, not for other purposes as a means, but good in itself-for which reason was absolutely necessary” (Kant, p. 12). With this statement Kant is saying that rational beings can do good but …show more content…
This is because we can only control our actions and not those of others. Additionally in Deontology people aren’t supposed to make themselves an exception to any of the rules. The categorical imperative states “act only according to that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it will become a universal law” (Kant, p. 34). Kant’s belief that an action can eventually be turned into a universal law acts on the concept of abortion because it is a universal law to not take another life and abortion is taking the life of an innocent child no matter how that child was conceived. I am not in complete agreement with this stance of deontology because being rape and conceiving a child wasn’t the woman’s motive but I do agree because deontology talks about not making exceptions for oneself which is what a woman would be doing if she was saying it was moral to have an abortion just because of the way in which she conceive the
Kant talks about rational beings having a will do to good when he says, “a will that is good, not for other purposes as a means, but good in itself-for which reason was absolutely necessary” (Kant, p. 12). With this statement Kant is saying that rational beings can do good but …show more content…
This is because we can only control our actions and not those of others. Additionally in Deontology people aren’t supposed to make themselves an exception to any of the rules. The categorical imperative states “act only according to that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it will become a universal law” (Kant, p. 34). Kant’s belief that an action can eventually be turned into a universal law acts on the concept of abortion because it is a universal law to not take another life and abortion is taking the life of an innocent child no matter how that child was conceived. I am not in complete agreement with this stance of deontology because being rape and conceiving a child wasn’t the woman’s motive but I do agree because deontology talks about not making exceptions for oneself which is what a woman would be doing if she was saying it was moral to have an abortion just because of the way in which she conceive the