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Essay- Abortion
Abortion can be defined as the deliberate causing of death of a fetus, either by directly killing it or more commonly by causing its expulsion from the womb before it is “viable”, that is, before it is capable of surviving without support from the woman’s body. (Feinberg & Levenook, 1993) Most opposition for abortion relies on the fact that the fetus is a human being from the moment of conception. ... Those who defend Abortion rely on the premise that the fetus is not a person, merely a bit of tissue that will become a person at birth. ... The crux of the argument that still stands is; what is the value of the fetal life in its various stages? The functionalist (utilitarian) view on abortion is that the fetus is not a person but the mother is. ... That because abortion is an intensely personal choice it should be the mother’s choice only whether she carries the life within her. ... Consequently performing the abortion would kill the child, whereas doing nothing would kill the mother. ... (Wertheimer, 1974) This view denies abortion needs any justification. ... The right to privacy is also a main feature of the liberals’ argument. (Callahan, 1970) An abortion is an intensely personal issue and only the mother has the choice as to whether or not to have the baby. ... The law of abortion is founded on the constitutional right to privacy-this is the main justification in the Roe vs. Wade case to extend the rights to abortion. (Feinberg & Levenbook, 1993) Citing that the pregnant woman’s right to her own privacy and the fact that the fetus she is holding is not yet a person, within the constitution, held no restriction on abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Approximate Word count = 1391
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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