Question

Explain how and why abortion is a moral quandary. Also, how can abortion be reasonably resolved.

Answer 1

Abortion as a moral quandary boils down to ethics.It's a debate between who has the greater right over the fetus, the mother whose body it's a part of, or the fetus itself, as it considered to have developed personhood.

The only resonable solution for abortion is total legality in cases where it does not put the mother's life in danger or does not cause long term harm. The points in favor of abortion largely overwhelm any anti-abortion argument, which is a movement with religious undertones. Another debate against the personhood claim is the Sorites paradox, as it cannot be established when the fetus is considered a person. In contrast, pro-abortion gives mothers a choice over their bodies, has shown to decrease crime rates and does not cause a child to be born to those who were survivors of sexual assualt or to those financially unprepared to raise a child.