Moral Justification Of Abortion Essay

In the case of abortion, both the moral and physical statuses of the fetus in regards to their humanity or personhood serve as pivotal points to the ongoing debate regarding the moral justifiability on the termination of a pregnancy. Through this, popular arguments often involve an attempt of denying the personhood of a fetus in comparison to ourselves, and if proven, would allow for the moral permissibility of abortion, and the converse for affirming the personhood of the fetus. In this, it would seem logical to conclude that the fetus during pregnancy should not be classified as a legitimate human being and therefore, not entitled to the basic rights and equality reserved for human beings, which would then lead to the moral justification of abortion (Warren 44). This is apparent …show more content…
It should first be established that if the potential for a full life in the fetus is proven not valid in supporting the personhood of the fetus, then the mother should hold full control over the fate of the unborn child and can either abort or allow it to be born. This is considering the fact that if the fetus does not gain any value from holding the potential for a human life, then it does not maintain any sort of value to humanity and as a result, can be terminated. Furthermore, the absurdity of the argument that the potential for life in a fetus means it hold inherent value stems from the fact that it can be altered and contrived beyond the example of a single fetus in a pregnant mother. M.A. Warren’s article “Do Potential People Have Moral Rights?” asks the reader to imagine the currently nonexistent humans of the twenty-fifth century. Despite them not existing at this moment, they can technically be considered potential humans as the facilities to allow them to come to being exist from their currently existing ancestors which hold