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Moral principles of Abortion

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protestors feel that the fetus is a person and abortion immoral, it shouldn’t be<br />

banned through unethical means.<br />

<strong>Moral</strong>s and consequences <strong>of</strong> sexual activity:<br />

Pregnancy habitually occurs as a consequence <strong>of</strong> sexual activity. Therefore,<br />

questions about the ethics <strong>of</strong> pregnancy termination should include questions<br />

about the ethics <strong>of</strong> sex itself. Some seem to assume or even argue that<br />

intercourse should carry consequences whether one <strong>of</strong> which might be<br />

pregnancy. Thus, it is unethical to cease those consequences whether through<br />

contraception or cancellation <strong>of</strong> pregnancy. Hence, not permitting women to buy<br />

abortion pill to prevent from the burden <strong>of</strong> unwanted childbearing would not be<br />

ethical.

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