Is abortion a question of morality or of women’s rights? Abortion has been a major debate in the United States since the early 1970s. The Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade marked the beginning of a four decade long controversy concerning this issue. Some main arguments being disputed include whether or not fetuses are human beings with feelings, if abortion is murder, and if women have rights to their own bodies. Overpopulation is also a subject that needs to be taken into consideration. Women should have the right to do as they please with their bodies and abortion should be an option available for everyone. A woman who is unable to have control of her fertility is also unable to control and manage her life (Tarico par. 5). Life is known to
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There is no universal decision on what is considered “good” and “evil”. Morality is completely subjective and is solely for human greed. People assign to themselves what their values are in life. Different cultures have different values and morals. The meaning of morality can also include referring “to any code of conduct that a person or group takes as most important” (Gert par.1). This makes the idea of morality very unstable. Since no one cultural, religious or societal group has the same values and beliefs, how can morality be defined? Abortion is considered “wrong” by many people but “wrong” has many synonyms. Abortion cannot be considered a moral dilemma if morality doesn’t …show more content…
Abortion can give women second chances to be ambitious in life. Nobody has the right to tell others what to do with their body. Only women going through pregnancies can understand the sacrifices being pregnant takes. Abortion cannot be considered murder if fetuses are not even classified as people. Morality is inconsistent from person to person, making it unstructured and practically nonexistent. Society must be willing to suffer the consequences of paying taxes if they want to eliminate abortion. Fetuses are not human beings who are alive and have feelings and sense of touch. Abortion will not harm the fetus in any way. Advocating abortion will help insure women’s rights and allow the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as the Constitution
There is no universal decision on what is considered “good” and “evil”. Morality is completely subjective and is solely for human greed. People assign to themselves what their values are in life. Different cultures have different values and morals. The meaning of morality can also include referring “to any code of conduct that a person or group takes as most important” (Gert par.1). This makes the idea of morality very unstable. Since no one cultural, religious or societal group has the same values and beliefs, how can morality be defined? Abortion is considered “wrong” by many people but “wrong” has many synonyms. Abortion cannot be considered a moral dilemma if morality doesn’t …show more content…
Abortion can give women second chances to be ambitious in life. Nobody has the right to tell others what to do with their body. Only women going through pregnancies can understand the sacrifices being pregnant takes. Abortion cannot be considered murder if fetuses are not even classified as people. Morality is inconsistent from person to person, making it unstructured and practically nonexistent. Society must be willing to suffer the consequences of paying taxes if they want to eliminate abortion. Fetuses are not human beings who are alive and have feelings and sense of touch. Abortion will not harm the fetus in any way. Advocating abortion will help insure women’s rights and allow the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as the Constitution