Is Abortion Ethical?
Is Abortion Ethical?
In our society, there are many ethical dilemmas that we are faced with that are virtually impossible to solve. One of the most difficult and controversial issues that we are faced with is abortion. Abortion can be defined as the expulsion or removal of a fertilized egg, or an embryo, or a fetus from a pregnant woman’s womb before it can be able to sustain life outside the womb (Web 3). Abortion can be categorized into two certain types, indirect abortion and direct abortion. Though in today’s society abortion is widely used by some women, it considered one of the most overbearing moral issues facing the Catholic Church.
According to Edwin F. Healy on Medical Ethics, he defines a direct abortion as “a living and nonviable fetus is removed from the uterus. The reason for the removal is that the pregnancy, added to some pathological condition from which the mother is suffering, increases her difficulties or even lessens her chances of survival. No condition exists, however, which makes the removal of the uterus itself necessary as a means of saving the mother's life.(Web 1)” and an indirect abortion “when the pregnant uterus itself is excised because its condition is such that its removal is medically necessary. If the uterus contains a living and nonviable fetus, the fetus will of course inevitably die. There is no direct attack upon the fetus, however, and its death is merely permitted as a secondary effect of an act which needs to be performed and which, as we shall see immediately, it is permissible to perform. (Web 1)”
A question that many people do ask is that is abortion right or wrong? And the answer to that question is determined by different situation that will clarify and determine if is right or wrong. One of the beliefs that states B.A. Robinson on study made on abortion from the religion aspect are as follow:
- Some believe that abortions are never acceptable. It is better to let the woman...
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