Question

What are your views about abortion?

The issue of abortion is complex. Please present your views (are you for or against abortion? Under what circumstances? Respond to at least three or more of the main aspects of the abortion issue: prolife, prochoice, Roe vs. Wade; late term abortion, rights of women over their bodies, adoption options, bombing of abortion clinics, abortion as birth control, abortion and minors, abortion and the positions of divine command theory, utilitarianism, ethical egoism, and cultural relativism.

Answer 1

Abortion is literally ending of pregnancy by removing fetus before it can survive outside the uterus. When abortion occurs spontaneously its called miscarriage.

There will be several causes or reasons why a women chooses to abort her baby. Aborting a baby can be supported in a few cases which includes: Health complications, when a womens health doesnt support to carry a baby all through the process and if there is any risk or threat to mother's life this decision can be taken and can abort a baby to save the person's life.

When someone gets pregnant and they are not in a position to afford a baby financially and they decide to abort a baby at a very initial stage without causing any complication to mothers health and with the complete willingness of the mother will be acceptable to some extent as there will be a genuine cause.

There are certain sections of people in the society where they abort baby just for a simple reason that they are going to have a girl baby, this act is completely intolerable and should be taken action in a very severe way. Some people abort baby for a very selfish reason and that should not be accepted. Abortion is only acceptable when there is a threat to mothers health or if there is a genuine reason. In other cases abortion should not be encouraged as we have no right to take away the life of a creature which has lot to do and lot to achieve after coming into this world.

Cultural relativism: Considering the ethical theory of relavtivsm, physician assisted suicide should not become legalized. One of the important principle stated in the theory of cultural relativism is that what is a deemed right and worng by particular culture at a particular period in time is what is ethical for that culture at that time. Keeping this mind PAS should not become legalised as it effects the individuals in a bit negative and will tend to take some unethical decisions. Relating this to abortion, on a contrary women should have a right to undergo abortion process at any point of time during pregnancy until and unless fetus has the capacity to take it without harming the womens life.

Abortion options: It will be always safe and right to take a decision at the early stage of your pregnancy if you really want to abort your baby. There are several abotion options and it is always better to go for the safest abortion process. As we see people find ways to abort baby in a different way which is not that safe and suggestable. We have medication abortion or aspiration abortion. Medication process involves women taking a abortion pill at clinic or at doctors place, this will be followed by another pill under doctors suggestion and follow up appointment with the doctor. Aspiration abotion will be done at the clinic by doctor which involves the usage of medical instruments for the removal pregnancy.

Abortion and minor: A person who is under 18 years of age, who is never married or who has not been legally emancipated will be considered as a minor. A person who is 22 years old, parent, grand parent, step parent or legal guardian will be considered as adult family member. The law requries planned parenthood to notify a parent or adult family member if a women under age 17 or younger seeks an aboriton, unless a judges gives a decision. The adult family member does not have to give permission to the minor to undergo abortion but he/she have to be notified about the issue.