Is Abortion Immoral?

What is abortion? Abortion is clearly defined as the termination of a human pregnancy. This procedure is most often performed within the first 28 weeks of the pregnancy cycle. Abortion can be looked at as wrong, morally and lawfully, in many perspectives of persons in today’s society. However, The abortion procedure is moral until proof shines through. Abortion is not a murder, it is ruled constitutional, and it is typically a woman’s choice whether to bring her pregnancy to term or not. Therefore, the proof of abortion being unethical lacks.

Abortion is a termination, not a murder. It is a matter of opinion or religious belief when human life really begins. Therefore, the idea of personhood at conception is considered to be only an opinion or belief as well (abortionProCon.org). For instance, most Christian religions believe human life begins at conception while Hindus and some members of Judaism believe the opposite. Each religion has its own separate beliefs and opinions, but none prove a true fact of when human life actually begins. Since the fetus is not scientifically proven to be a person at conception, it is not enshrined with laws (abortionProCon.org). This means the fetus does not have the rights that the average human being, such as the mother who carries it, does. For example, one can take a woman to court with an argument full of facts and details, but you cannot do this with the fetus that lies within the woman’s womb. The woman has rights to protect and the fetus does not. With this said, terminating the pregnancy does not murder the fetus, because it does not have the human rights of a living being (Luhrman). It just eliminates an unwanted embryo whose rights lies with the mother.

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