Abortion Ethical Dilemmas

Abortion is a serious issue and ethical dilemma that touches moral, religious, and ideological points. The right to live is protected by the constitution and has been debated on for decades. Major concerns revolve around choice, morality, and safety of the act. Those who support abortion state the reasons of freedom of choice and that the mother should be able to choose what happens to her body. Meanwhile, those who are against abortion give reasons of morality and the safety of the mother who decides to undertake abortion. Abortion in the United States was made contitutional in 1973 following the case of Roe v. Wade. Since then, the United States has adopted 1074 laws targeted at limiting abortion services, but remains law of the land. Despite

the various views against abortion, whether or not to undertake the procedure is a matter of choice. Women have the right to take charge of what happens to their body by choosing when to have a baby. Although legalizing abortion would create an uproar in society, ultimately it’s the parent’s decision.
When does life begin? This question has been debated for as long as the controversy. From a pro-life perspective, life begins at conception, and therefore the embryo is considered an unborn child. Since the unborn child is considered human, it naturally has all of the same rights as a child that has been born. Scientifically speaking, personhood does not begin at conception like all pro-life arguments state. If a fetus is removed from the womb prior to 24 weeks it will most likely not survive because of the 39% survival rate. If the fetus cannot survive outside of the mother’s womb, is it really alive?