The Ethics Of The Death Of A Fetus

Throughout this semester, our class has discussed the morality of abortion. We have examined different philosophers’ positions on abortion and debated the pros and cons of each article. For my argument, I defined abortion as the deliberate removal of a fetus from the mother’s womb to result in the death of the fetus. My position on abortion was that it is morally permissible depending on if it’s what the mother wants, the child’s future wellbeing, and the circumstances of the pregnancy. After careful thought and consideration, I have changed some parts of my argument and kept others the same.

There are many common pregnancy alternatives, but most often the resulting decision is abortion because it is effortless. Abortion is endings a women’s pregnancy by removing or forcing a fetus or embryo from the mother’s womb before it is able to survive on its own. Not all abortions are purposely done some are spontaneous like when a women that has a miscarriage. Rather abortion is done purposely or naturally it is a worldwide complication as to it being wrong or right. Abortion is an ethical issue that will be analyzed according to a personal worldview and Christian worldview. Ethical thinking will be examined by value-based decisions that address abortion from the perspective of a Christian worldview and comparing it to a personal assumption by addressing ethical dilemma, core beliefs, resolution, evaluation, and comparison.

In the Womb is a documentary about the development of a child in the womb from the fertilizing of the egg all the way to delivery and birth. The film details the developmental stages, the fertilized egg, embryo, and fetus. The documentary shows reproductive technology but only brushes on the ethics of this technology. A technology featured in the documentary was the 4D scanner used to detect fetal problems.

An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant.

According to the Oxford dictionary, "abortion is the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus by natural causes before it is able to survive independently." Abortion has perhaps been a highly politicized over the past several decades. The major political parties in the United States have adopted distinct positions on this issue. When the death a fetus occurs naturally, it is called a miscarriage. When the loss of a fetus is caused intentionally, it is regarded as a significant moral and societal issue that needs to be dealt with. An article on washingtonpost.com stated that, "studies show that there is an imbalance between the number of firearms-related deaths 30,000 a year and abortions performed each year in the United States more than 750,000 a year." This shows that more death occur from abortions that firearms. To better picture what an abortion is, the mental image of a baby covered in blood placed in a basin and chopped into about fifty pieces. This will help understand how cruel and wicked abortion is. I intend to argue that abortion is morally, logically, and religiously wrong. Unless murder becomes legal, abortion should remain illegal.

Before researching on abortion issues, I never imagined it to be such controversial and debatable case because the problem arises from the very early stages of analyzing what administrative ethics would answer. I became overwhelmed to start because my mind became blurred on legality and ethics of abortion as early as defining administrative ethics: “well-based standards of right and wrong prescribing what public administrators ought to do in terms of duty to public service, principles, virtues, and benefits to society”. Ethics triangle is grounded on duties in the center with principles, virtues, and benefits to society augmenting it. Duties of public administrator involves those ‘obligations taken on while assuming a position’. They might

“We the people” a significant phrase that set the framework for the United States Constitution, expressing an illustration of popular sovereignty and the preservation of equality (1). While reading the first chapter of our textbook, I came to the conclusion that our republic is remarkable for its establishment in people, giving them the right to be considered dignified and respected as citizens(2). To read this article titled “Black Cornell Student Beaten in Racially Charged Attack” in the year 2017, invokes in me the importance for why students like myself need to be reminded what “We the people” truly means in the presence of bigotry(3). My decision to research this article, extends from my ethical convictions, as a student whose ambitions

Abortion has been and still is a very controversial topic. Many people debate whether abortion is an act of murder or an act of agency. Is a person pro-choice or pro-life? Abortion is no light subject. Chances are that people will always dispute its terms. Many believe that abortion is an answer to population control. Others believe that the earth will be able to sustain itself to provide for new life. To help decipher this moral dilemma, moral philosophies are examined. The two most profound moral philosophies used to study abortion are utilitarianism and deontology. Over the course of this paper, I will assess the subject of abortion in regards to population control, including its effects and address it in accordance with the theories of utilitarianism and deontology. I will explain the stances of each philosophy concerning abortion as a means to overpopulation. In conclusion, I will reevaluate the moral problem and restate the essence of what I discussed about the moral philosophies.

Abortion is a controversial topic and it is viewed differently among groups, organizations, and individuals. Abortion has continuously been observed by diverse principles, beliefs, moral wisdom, right or wrong, or personal feelings, and religion. Utilitarianism in abortion is giving the women the right to choose, and based on those actions; will it affect others for the greater good (“the greatest happiness for the greatest number”). This essay will be captivating the risk of espousing Utilitarianism on the topic of abortion and how free will and uninfluenced will, will affect the greater population. I strongly believe that Abortion is wrong, I am firm to prolife movement.

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of all times. The definition most people associate with abortion is the termination of unwanted pregnancy. In their essay, “The Wrong of Abortion”, Patrick Lee and Robert P. George argue that intentional abortion is unjust and therefore objectively immoral no matter the circumstances. Also, they argue that “the burden of carrying the baby is significantly less than the harm the baby would suffer by being killed; the mother and father have a special responsibility to the child; it follows that intentional abortion (even in few cases where the baby’s death is an unintended but foreseen side effect) is unjust ” (24).

In the world we live in today, we are faced with many different types of ethical dilemmas. One is being abortion; which is the voluntary termination of a human pregnancy. A person decides to have an abortion for many reasons. Health issues can give persuasion to a young woman to get an abortion if she is at risk of death during labor. Another reason for abortion is because the woman pregnant is not financially stable enough to raise a child, also in cases of rape and unwanted pregnancies.

Patients are now enabled to make autonomous decisions about their own healthcare or their minor child’s healthcare, sharing the decision-making responsibility with doctors. Consequently, practitioners face challenges of how to respond to dilemmas concerning their best medical advice and patients’ religious or cultural concerns. In other cases, a doctor's conscience or beliefs can influence him to refuse to perform a service or procedure despite the patient's wishes. Many believe that physicians who refuse to comply with legally-accepted medical treatments are “not qualified to fulfill the role of a medical professional” and should be asked to “find a more suitable profession or medical specialty with no threat of conscience dilemmas”. Mississippi

Abortion is a highly-debated topic of whether it is ethical for a woman to decide to have one. Abortion is any of various surgical methods for deliberately terminating a pregnancy. When we speak of abortion today, we mean induced abortion performed by trained doctors, not including miscarriage (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2015). Some current methods of abortion are morning-after pill, mifepristone, uterine or vacuum aspiration, dilation and curettage, saline solution, prostaglandin drugs, hysterotomy, and partial birth abortion. Abortion involves questions about rights, happiness, and well-being, as well as the status and value of human life. The people who think it is ethical to have an abortion stand on the Pro-choice side and the people who think it is unethical stand on the Pro-life side. The liberal view of abortion supports abortions and the conservative view opposes abortion. There are many legal, religious, and medical conflicts that are included in the debate over abortion. The arguments made from both sides help us better understand whether a woman should have an abortion.

The deliberate termination of a pregnancy has held high controversy for years, and to view it from a philosophical perspective is challenging because different values, characters, and situations have to be accounted for. Utilitarianism takes a more practical stance on the subject, for this view focuses on the maximizing of happiness. On the other hand, virtue ethics holds a high regard for the development of character rather than the mechanics of a deed. I admit that my personal objection to abortion is a strong one, however these philosophical theories will hopefully uphold a more impartial position on the subject.

Pregnancy is one of the most important stages in a human being life. This is the time we are most vulnerable and susceptible to the harsh world. Our mothers bodies protect us and what they do can be the difference between life and death for a fetus. There are many things that we are told during pregnancy to help lower the risks to the unborn child. Sometimes we are told myths that we think are true but can actually cause serious physical and mental developmental problems. One of the major myths that many women are told not even by friends and family but even by doctors is the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.