Analyzing Abortion: Ethical Theories and Social Implications

This essay provides an evaluation of abortion theory, addressing the ethical and moral implications surrounding the issue. It highlights the conflict between pro-choice and pro-life perspectives, examining the rights of women to make decisions about their bodies versus the moral considerations of aborting a fetus. The essay also touches upon the social conflict theory, which suggests that women face negative challenges regarding abortion, and explores arguments that equate abortion to murder, considering the rights of the unborn. The discussion includes references to theorists and legal perspectives, emphasizing the complexity and ongoing debates surrounding abortion.

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Q: Evaluation of abortion theory:
Abortion is considered a crime in certain countries and becomes a social problem
now. The main problem regarding the same is most of the people are novice in this section
and they do not know about the exact process of abortion. It is the constitutional rights of the
individual to take free decision about their life. However, conflict arises regarding the right
choice over the sensitive issues like abortion. It is the fundamental right of a woman to take
the decision whether to give birth to a child or abort him when he is in her womb. It is so
because the whole thing is processing in her body and she is physically and mentally related
to this issue. According to certain theorists, sexuality makes the main differentiation between
the men and women and women become less valuable compared to the men. In the words of
Rowan (2018), gender plays a significant role for social inequality. Certain controversies
have been cropped up regarding the abortion and there is a conflict whether abortion is pro-
choice condition or pro-life advocates. Further debate has been cropped up regarding the
issue that during the period of abortion the woman is carrying a fetus or a life. According to
the social conflict theory, the women are facing negative challenges regarding abortion. On
the other hand, if the choice making right of a woman regarding abortion has taken away, her
fundamental right could be snatched away. However, all these conflicts over the issue are
everlasting in nature. Very frankly, situation sometimes make it very difficult to take right
decision during unwanted pregnancy and social-conflicts make this issue more difficult
(Cornell, 2016).
Q: Abortion is an act of heartless murder:
The term abortion is a conflicting issue and certain dilemma cropped up to consider
the act as a heartless murder. According to Bob Nonini (2017), the women who choose to
abort their child before their birth should be penalised with death penalty. In the words of

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Damon Linker (2007), if an individual has the right to live then abortion related laws should
be strict, as abortion kills a fetus and it is quite similar to kill a person. Further, abortion is
morally wrong and there are certain similarities in between abortion and killing. Killing a
human being is a heinous crime there is an intention to kill someone who could be innocent
in nature. Similar situation observed in case of abortion where the woman is express her
consent not to give birth of the child who is in her womb. There may be certain adverse
situations; however, no one has the right to kill a child intentionally (Sedgh et al., 2015).
Further, it could be stated that when a woman is giving consent to sexual intercourse, she has
the knowledge of risk regarding the pregnancy. In addition, abortion is harmful for the
woman who is giving her consent for abortion. However, social change is required to stop
this crime so that the women could get emotional support and withdraw the decision to kill
her fetus.

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Reference:
Cornell, D. (2016). The imaginary domain: abortion, pornography and sexual harrassment.
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Linker, D. (2007). The Theocons. Anchor.
Rowan, J. (2018). Conflicts of rights: moral theory and social policy implications. Routledge.
Sedgh, G., Finer, L. B., Bankole, A., Eilers, M. A., & Singh, S. (2015). Adolescent
pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates across countries: levels and recent trends. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 56(2), 223-230.

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