Moral principles of Abortion
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Generally, debates about abortion focus mainly on politics and the law. Numbers<br />
<strong>of</strong> questions arouses, should termination <strong>of</strong> pregnancy be forbidden and treated<br />
like the murder, or remain a legal choice available to all women? There are more<br />
fundamental ethical questions hidden inside the debates which are not always<br />
given the specific attention they deserve. Few believe that the law shouldn’t<br />
formulate morality, but all good laws are based upon moral values. If failure<br />
occurs in discussing those values openly, it can obscure important discussion.<br />
Is fetus a person with rights?<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> debated takes place regarding the legality <strong>of</strong> pregnancy termination<br />
that involves debating the legal status <strong>of</strong> the fetus. If the fetus is a person, pro-life<br />
activists argue then termination is murder and should be illegal. Whereas, prochoice<br />
activists states that abortion must be justified as necessary to women’s<br />
bodily autonomy. If fetus is considered as a person then why would it be called as<br />
fetus and not the person? Fetus is basically a fertilized egg formed as a cause <strong>of</strong><br />
intercourse activity. This shows that abortion may or may not be ethical.<br />
Conceivably the state can’t force a woman to carry pregnancies to term; it could<br />
be the most ethical choice. Hence, in some countries the law allows women to
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