Chemicals, sharp objects, and homemade remedies; all of these are methods that have previously been facilitated to prematurely terminate – abort -- a pregnancy. Over many generations, abortion has been a very prevalent moral concern. The main debate appears to have a genesis in whether or not life begins at conception. As the years have passed, many have voiced their concerns that having an abortion of any sort is a violation to the fetus’ right to life. In opposition to this viewpoint, those that label themselves as pro-choice believe that a woman’s sovereign choice reigns supreme over the rights of the fetus. The two articles being discussed in this paper are, respectively, written by Jennifer Webster, and Douglas Groothuis. Ms. Webster is
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I believe that abortion as a form of birth control due to careless sex is never correct, and abortion should always be a last resort. I believe that abortion may be moral depending on the scenario, and one cannot simply view the morality of abortion as a black and white situation. So much grey area exists that each abortion needs to be approved on a case by case basis, rather than simply allowed or disallowed. Abortion in the case of a pregnancy that is caused by rape should be allowed. Similarly, abortion in the case of a pregnancy of an individual that is in an extreme low income scenario and cannot provide for the child should be allowed, only after the individual has been properly educated, and the option of adoption has been presented to the mother. Also, abortion should always be made available in an emergency scenario, wherein, the mother’s life is threatened; this option of abortion should be left fully to the discretion of the parents. If the government is going to be involved in the regulation of abortion, then it needs to become more involved, and regulate each abortion based on a predetermined protocol. Furthermore, I will say that an embryo is a human life. Whether or not that life has Constitutional rights is not my decision, but I do believe that the world can be a sad one, and while abortion is, indeed, the taking of a human life, I believe that sometimes that taking is a necessary one. Saying that abortion is just wrong or right, in my opinion, is just lazy and ignores a great deal of the details of each mother’s
I believe that abortion as a form of birth control due to careless sex is never correct, and abortion should always be a last resort. I believe that abortion may be moral depending on the scenario, and one cannot simply view the morality of abortion as a black and white situation. So much grey area exists that each abortion needs to be approved on a case by case basis, rather than simply allowed or disallowed. Abortion in the case of a pregnancy that is caused by rape should be allowed. Similarly, abortion in the case of a pregnancy of an individual that is in an extreme low income scenario and cannot provide for the child should be allowed, only after the individual has been properly educated, and the option of adoption has been presented to the mother. Also, abortion should always be made available in an emergency scenario, wherein, the mother’s life is threatened; this option of abortion should be left fully to the discretion of the parents. If the government is going to be involved in the regulation of abortion, then it needs to become more involved, and regulate each abortion based on a predetermined protocol. Furthermore, I will say that an embryo is a human life. Whether or not that life has Constitutional rights is not my decision, but I do believe that the world can be a sad one, and while abortion is, indeed, the taking of a human life, I believe that sometimes that taking is a necessary one. Saying that abortion is just wrong or right, in my opinion, is just lazy and ignores a great deal of the details of each mother’s