Abortion: Analysis of Arguments Against and Pro-Life Stance

This essay critically examines the arguments against abortion, presenting a pro-life perspective. It begins by defining abortion and acknowledging the counter-arguments emphasizing women's bodily autonomy. The essay then delves into religious, social, and cultural interpretations, arguing that abortion is morally wrong. It explores the concept of fetal potential and the value of every life, drawing on the works of theorists like Don Marquis and referencing social concerns such as the lack of social and economic support for mothers. The author advocates for societal changes that provide better support for women, aiming to mitigate abortion rates. The essay concludes by re-emphasizing the author's pro-life stance and the multifaceted nature of the abortion debate.

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Abortion is defined as the deliberate termination of human pregnancy that are most often
carried out at the first twenty weeks of pregnancy. Even though abortion is considered a right of
the bodily integrity of women, arguments against abortion also exist. Many religious scriptures
have talked ill about abortion by considering that abortion is similar to a murder or assassination.
The respective paper intends to analyze and advocate the argument “why is abortion wrong” with
proper social, cultural and religious interpretations along with cosmopolitan societal behaviors.
The paper is in an essay format.
Certain people with certain sets of beliefs stick to the idea that abortion is wrong and that
women do not have the discretion or right over their bodies. Such ideas have been proved as an
obstacle in the path of women’s emancipation in the third wave of materialist feminism all over
the world. Women are now considered as an individual who are eager to go ahead in their life
despite worrying about unwanted pregnancy. Many women speak up in favor of abortion
because they say that if they are not ready financially or socially to deliver a child and take care
of it, it would be better to completely terminate the pregnancy altogether. A child who does not
have social and economic protection might lose a lot in their lifespan. However, a counter theses
states that abortion is not good, or that it is unethical even if the foetus has not taken a human
form. Certain theorists have said that abortion deprives a foetus of his/her future of values. Life
on earth means a hundreds of possibilities and advancements. Despite the gender of the foetus, a
person who might take birth on the earth is an asset to the society. The foetus takes turns of
becoming a child and “the child is the father of the man” which means future lies in the pregnant
women’s disposition and how they look at the world (Sumner, 2014). Killing a life for the sake
of certain difficulties is immoral in the present situation because the foetus is the product of
nature and therefore, nobody has the integrity to kill nature’s component. According to the

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theoretician Don Marquis, a foetus, which signifies life, has innumerable possibilities in him/her.
Moreover, he also states that a foetus, even if it doesn’t take the shape of a person in the womb,
has life in it. Life that is born on earth will have millions of opportunities that can also benefit the
earth. It would have a life of value but if the life is taken from it, the world might lose a gem
(Kaczor, 2014).
However, there is an argument regarding anti abortion sentiments that Mrs. Helen Mead
presented to me while debating on the abortion issue. According to her, Women often carry out
abortion with the fear of social boycott (in case of unmarried mothers), lack of help in
parenthood from the society that has potential to destroy a woman’s career and also the fear of
socio-economic conditions. She believes that mothers often abort the child as she fears she
would not be able to give social and economic security to him/her which is sadly a reality. Such
inherent social problems have compelled women to dethrone motherhood. She thinks that
women deserve social help and security in parenthood which most of the societies fail to give
(Nobis, N).
By going through the argument that Mrs. Helen Mead has put up, it is clear that stopping
or minimizing abortion is a challenging task. The challenge for the society to cope with abortion
is that to provide social and economic security to the would- be- mothers and mothers. By doing
so, women might feel empowered and be ready to give birth of the child they carry. Social
taboos such as shaming single mothers or unmarried mothers, giving no social help to the women
who gives birth must also change to provide women a flexible society where they can be both
mothers and successful professionals as well. A civilization is progressed when a woman and a
man both take the responsibilities of rearing a child. Providing such help to women would make

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them pursue their career/ interests and at the same time, contribute to humanity by being
successful parents. Such attitudes might help the world cope with the abortion issues.
To conclude, it can be said that the act of abortion is a debatable issue and different
people interpret it in their own ways and perspectives, yet I am a pro- life supporter so I do not
support abortion rights. The respective paper concludes to analyze and advocate the argument
“why is abortion wrong” with proper social, cultural and economic interpretations along with
cosmopolitan societal behaviors. The paper has been written in an essay format.

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References:
Kaczor, C. (2014). The ethics of abortion: Women’s rights, human life, and the question of
justice. routledge.
Nobis, N. Ethics and Abortion. 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology.
Sumner, L. W. (2014). Abortion and moral theory. Princeton University Press.