Deontology Arguments Against Abortion
child then she is in effect impeding on the child’s right to the same happiness. Of course, in following with the deontology theory we must remember that we treat everyone as an end in themselves and not a means to an end. Since an unborn child is a human and taking a human life is wrong then abortion is wrong. By killing a human being, even an unborn human being, the mother is treating that life as a means to an end for herself, not as an end in itself. The killing of that human being is a means to an end for the happiness or convenience of the mother or her family.
The other argument from the deontology position would be the fulfillment of duty. The mother has a duty to nurture her child while in the womb. The mother has a duty to …show more content…
While that may be a stretch, it does have a valid point. Particularly in states like Mississippi where there is only one abortion clinic and thousands of poor black women are having children they cannot afford to raise due to the lack of available resources. These unwanted children, although loved, are raised on social services and many grow up to commit crimes to merely survive. Also, the drain of the social services and eventual abuse of our Welfare system increases every year as these women have more and more children.
The beginning of life and the fetus’ viability are the two determining factors of which stance someone takes on the subject. Our moral and religious status guides our view. This frame of mind would support life beginning at birth and not conception. A human being or person is one that is aware of their existence. “Neither a fetus nor a neonate (though human) qualify as persons in the morally relevant sense because their subjective awareness has not yet reached the level where they are capable of making aims and attributing value to their own existence” …show more content…
If a woman is pregnant then that was God’s will and she should not abort the fetus. Well, unless certain events occur. Those accepted exceptions would release the mother from her moral obligation to God. If the mother’s life is in danger then go ahead, kill the fetus. If the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest then it’s also alright to kill the fetus. But wait. “Surely if God ‘gifts’ rape victims with pregnancy, God must also ‘gift’ women with pregnancy at the risk of their lives” (Copeland). The argument of God’s will doesn’t hold water unless you are willing to believe that the rape itself is his will. In this case I suppose we just tell the victim and future mother to suck it up, buttercup; you are fulfilling God’s
The other argument from the deontology position would be the fulfillment of duty. The mother has a duty to nurture her child while in the womb. The mother has a duty to …show more content…
While that may be a stretch, it does have a valid point. Particularly in states like Mississippi where there is only one abortion clinic and thousands of poor black women are having children they cannot afford to raise due to the lack of available resources. These unwanted children, although loved, are raised on social services and many grow up to commit crimes to merely survive. Also, the drain of the social services and eventual abuse of our Welfare system increases every year as these women have more and more children.
The beginning of life and the fetus’ viability are the two determining factors of which stance someone takes on the subject. Our moral and religious status guides our view. This frame of mind would support life beginning at birth and not conception. A human being or person is one that is aware of their existence. “Neither a fetus nor a neonate (though human) qualify as persons in the morally relevant sense because their subjective awareness has not yet reached the level where they are capable of making aims and attributing value to their own existence” …show more content…
If a woman is pregnant then that was God’s will and she should not abort the fetus. Well, unless certain events occur. Those accepted exceptions would release the mother from her moral obligation to God. If the mother’s life is in danger then go ahead, kill the fetus. If the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest then it’s also alright to kill the fetus. But wait. “Surely if God ‘gifts’ rape victims with pregnancy, God must also ‘gift’ women with pregnancy at the risk of their lives” (Copeland). The argument of God’s will doesn’t hold water unless you are willing to believe that the rape itself is his will. In this case I suppose we just tell the victim and future mother to suck it up, buttercup; you are fulfilling God’s