Abortion Ethical Issues

Abortion is the termination of pregnancy, whether induce or spontaneous prior to a woman giving birth. The abortion can take place if the fetus has not exceeded less than 20 weeks from the time the woman has been impregnated. “The Christian Right seeks to criminalize abortion, but not all religions condemn abortion unequivocally.” Some people may ask if abortion is ethical or unethical, and based on location, moral beliefs, laws, and religion there are different views. In the world most countries created abortion laws that are strict and so has India. In the early 1970’s the Indian parliament enacted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP). A woman in India is allowed to have an abortion only if it has been approved. The conditions …show more content…
The lack of love for that child can result in tragedy for both parents, and most of all for the child. Rejection from these women who were not able to terminate these pregnancy can lead to the child feelings of not being worthy, feeling unwanted, and unloved. Feeling of neglect, or unloved sometimes lead to a destructive life style for most of the child/ children that are experiencing such sad situations. Many women in India are forced to engage in unsafe abortion that often times lead to death. Women are dying every day from complications of unsafe abortions by self-induced terminations, or paying little to nothing for an unskilled person to complete the termination. Over eight-hundred-thousand maternal deaths has been link to unsafe abortions. Women are going through desperate measures to abort these unwanted child/ children and are putting their lives at risk by attempting to abort these child/ children. An unsafe abortion is a known epidemic and we as a people need to raise more awareness of this continued public health issue. “Methods to terminate an unwanted or unintended pregnancy are known to have existed since ancient times.” Women back then went to extreme measures to abort a child. These women used vaginal preparation, oral medications, injections, and unsterilized objects that may cause trauma to their abdomen in an attempt to abort that …show more content…
India is a known for having a high rate of poverty. The government needs to implement more education to unwedded couples, teenagers, schools, church etc. so that the community is aware of safe sex, proper use of contraceptives, and family planning. This can establish a rapport of care between the people and their government in regard to being well educated about the effect that the non-use of contraceptive can cause. It is necessary to set laws so that there are logical boundaries of the time frame in which a fetus can be aborted. India laws and views on abortion remains a serious ethical dilemma in regard to women rights to having an abortion. Why should the government intervene to tell a woman when or why she can or cannot have an abortion? Whether in India or worldwide we all as a people should be entitled to pursue of freedom, liberty, justice, and happiness. Abortion is often labeled as murder, but who are we to judge. Having an abortion should be viewed as an alternative and opportunity to educate a woman that is considering having an abortion. Nonetheless, India and other countries with strict laws on abortion need to focus more on providing the proper education, and resources to help these women prevent an unwanted pregnancy instead of disowning, or punishing these women for the choices they make in