Abortion: Definitions And Ethics
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...of our time. Abortion can be defined as the intentional termination of a pregnancy. While the definition itself does not vary according to the age of the fetus, however, certain other factors do vary. Two of the most eminent of these involves the questions of the value of life itself and the rights of a woman to control her own body and the right of the fetus to life.
The intrinsic value of life is a question which is constantly being considered in our courtrooms and in the halls of academia as well. It is a question which involves economist, philosophers, bioethicists and numerous other professions and one to which the answer appears to vary according to just who is considering the question and around such particulars as whose life is being considered (Thomas, 1998; Rolston, 1997). In the case of an unborn fetus this consideration becomes exceedingly complex. The right of a woman to control her own body is put into balance against the right of a fetus to life.
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