To further support this statement, a Saint called Thomas Aquinas believes that "love" is morally right and is a reason why human beings were made therefore he would suggest that the act of abortion would be the wrong thing to do because it doesn't fit in his belief of what's morally right. Another view of the above case could be further supported by Immanuel Kant's theory of 'duty'. He believes that humans should fulfil their duty to achieve the 'supreme' good. Therefore, his statement is strongly suggesting that abortion is wrong because it is an act of murder that shouldn't be committed.
In 2011 statistics show, for women resident in England and Wales; the total number of abortions was 189,931, which is 0.2% more than in 2010 (189,574) and 7.7% more than in 2001. This suggests that more and more women in England and Wales are submitting themselves to the act of abortion. This has led to once again a rise in conflict between people of different faiths with different views and opinions. The Catholic Church is totally and strongly opposed to abortion. In fact, anyone found to have had an abortion, or aiding someone to do so, will be dismissed from the Church, and in other words they were made to leave. Direct involvement in abortions is also considered to be a mortal sin because unlike venial sins, these are sins committed in the full knowledge that they are wrong. The Church of England also generally condemns abortion. However, unlike the Roman Catholic Church who admits to no exceptions, the Church of England does. Although it is not an ideal thing to do, but abortions are said to be morally acceptable in situations where the mother's life is in danger due to the pregnancy. Abortions are also permitted at a late stage if, and only if, 'serious foetal handicap' will result in the child surviving only at a certain period time after being born. The Methodist Church does not condemn abortion as long as it is done legally, with the correct medical supervision, and is not used as a form of contraception.
Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life The purpose of this paper is to explain the pro-choice and pro-life controversy of receiving an abortion. I. Introduction A. Definition of abortion. II. Thesis statement A. Pro-choice B. Pro-Life III. The views A. The moral viewpoint B. The murder viewpoint C...
In order to analyze different ethical viewpoints it is important to understand what an ethical issue is. An ethical issue is a situation that has more than one course of action that leads to different outcomes (Dictionary.com, 2015). ... Varying viewpoints on this issue generally stem from or are influenced by a person's morals, principles or faith. Two key philosophers, Aristotle and Immanuel Kant are famous for having two very distinct ethical viewpoints. ... The Catholic Church maintains a mostly deontological viewpoint on abortion, however it allows for what is known as 'The Do...
Childbearing Controversy: Abortion in America In the past twenty years, abortion rates have climbed significantly. ... There are many different methods of aborting a pregnancy, though only two are widely used in the United States. ... But anti-abortion advocates denounce the drug, as it makes abortion a private matter, removing much of the need for public abortion clinics whose workers and patients can be targeted (Lader 28). ... Bolton, concerning a Georgia anti-abortion law. ... Wade, Doe laid the groundwork for abortion rights. ...
Though with abortion being legal, the government is forcing taxpayers to support abortion. ... The abortion decision of Roe vs. ... Wade or abortion. ... Many people have different opinions about abortion, but the opinion varies on the situation. Many women have abortions if they are raped. ...
A website against abortion says, "Another set of medical arguments against abortion surround the definition of life and death. ... This gives a different perspective to the existence of the fetus. ... Abortion is a matter of self beliefs. ... A person who is pro-choice will most likely see the viewpoint that a women deserves the right to make her own decisions concerning her body while the pro-life group will argue that if she does have an abortion she is killing a human being. The pro-life group seems to be quite drastic and do not take into account the many different situations which arise i...
Ethical Viewpoints on Abortion It is common knowledge that the issue of abortion has been the subject of conversation and controversy for many decades. ... Besides biased religious perspectives, the best ethical viewpoint on abortion would probably be through the description and evaluation of the two most known theoretical approaches: those of Kant's and of Utilitarianism (Act and Rule). ... Kant's approach looks at this from a different perspective, and it's even more interesting that he does not directly address the topic of abortion. ... Abortion is safer than child...
Abortion is simply wrong. ... Murder is wrong, so why is not abortion? ... Abortion is never about just abortion. ... It should not be any different in regards to unborn children. ... There are many different viewpoints on abortion in the United States of America. ...
There are many different viewpoints on abortion and it is important to exam both sides of the abortion controversy. ... The abortion controversy has two main view points, the view against abortion is known as pro-life and the view for abortion is pro-choice. ... On the issue of rape pro-life activists have different views because while many believe that having the child can help the mother get through the horrible experience by providing love to each other; others believe that since the a woman was impregnated without her consent the child can be aborted. ... The idea of this oath given by ...
Different backgrounds make it harder to create a policy that would satisfy all parties. Strong arguments can be made in support of both pro-life, and pro-choice viewpoints. ... This furthered the turmoil of the debate immensely, and gave the pro-choice viewpoint the upper hand. ... Many diverse arguments can be made in support of the pro-choice viewpoint. ... People who believe that a pro-choice viewpoint is a sign of selfish parents. ...
