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12. Hursthouse’s Liberal ViewHursthouse’s arguments are a reflection on the morality of abortion which has been atopic of discussion in the religious, ethical and medical realms. From the perspective ofreligion, abortions have been strictly condemned as fetus is given the position of a humanbeing from the very first time of its conception and therefore abortion equals to the concept ofhomicide only except in crucial medical cases. The church’s take on the argument of abortionhas been, however, challenged by a number of feminists and critics, where an overwhelmingmajority of people are of the opinion that abortion is the sole choice of a woman (Gilbert &Sewpaul, 2015). Over the recent times, the discussion of the right to abortion has also beenlinked with the concept of a democratic state where people expect a minimum liberalism andabolition of circumstances where doctor reject abortions strictly based on their conscience.However, Rosalind Hursthouse, a virtue ethicist who regards abortion as a matter of crucialimportance since it revolves around the termination of a life form growing within a humanbeing (Oakley, 2015). Her arguments are that the status of a fetus growing inside a womanbody equals to another part of her body and therefore she has the right to have a say about itsfate and has the complete autonomy over it. Hursthouse’s arguments concerning the liberal view of abortion is compatible withMcDonagh’s argument where it clearly stated that the choice to abortion is not restricted ordependent upon the “nonpersonhood” of the foetus. According to this view the choice ofabortion is dependent upon none but on the woman and it is the fundamental responsibility ofthe state to ensure that the women. It is therefore clear that a woman is not supposed toundergo through the period of pregnancy irrespective of her refusals. Her argument blurs theline between an underdeveloped foetus and its status of that of a part of woman’s boy and afully developed eight month-old foetus and its status as a human being. It is not feasible tomake a distinction to mark the development. Her opinions border around the dilemma

2regarding abortion. Her main focus is on the virtuosity and ethical concerns of the act morethan its legal aspects. Hursthouse claims for the freedom of every woman over the right to herown body and it is only humane to give consent to her decisions and choices. She questionsthe extreme moral status that the liberals impose upon foetus since it has the potential to growand develop itself as a fully conscious human being. Hursthouse also refutes the absurd claimthat both the ovum and sperm have the potentiality to evolve as a human being but onlyfoetus can completely become one. Hurtshouse like other feminists are of the opinion that afoetus is destined to be linked with its bearer’s body. She nevertheless criticizes women whoexecuted abortion for unsubstantial reasons and therefore proving themselves asfundamentally casual and trivial-minded. Moreover, I strongly agree with her arguments and comparison of foetus with that ofa kidney and the unquestionable authority of the woman over her kidney (Jacobs, 2016). Thiscan be paralleled to her right to foetus and decision regarding the complete development offoetus into a human being. However, at this crucial juncture of argument Hursthouse bringsforth the problematic scenario whether the woman at all has the right permit another humanbeing to make changes in her body that might equal to causing potential damages (Hoyle etal., 2016). This denotes to the moral ground of such an action and how far it can be morallypermissible for a doctor to perform the act of abortion on her body knowing that the actioncan paramount to harm. A tint of vagueness is introduced with such a statement but still herarguments form a major portion of contribution to the debate of abortion and have introducedme an entirely new discussion more importantly because of the vast amount of importance itattaches with the concept of abortion and importance of women in the entire process ofperforming an abortion. Her view on the decision to abort a foetus is fundamental since itquestions the basic and traditional notions that some people have regarding the formation offoetus and woman’s body (Schouten, 2017). Her arguments come as a major breakthrough

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