Fetal Abnormality and Decision Making
In the case sturdy presented, the fetus with physical abnormalities and down syndrome is surrounded by four people who want to make decision on the possibility of keeping or terminating the life. The first person is the doctor who presents the facts as they are and advices on medically assisted abortion as a viable and scientifically accepted option and wants Jessica to make a choice depending on what she feels like despite the moral questions raised by the relatives and the husband. This is an argument derived from the postmodern approach to medicine where the individual choices are determined by the patient himself having known all the factors surrounding their condition. The pro-choice advocacy has been in the limelight over the last decade and the direction of the pregnancy has been argued to be the absolute choice of the mother (Pro-Choice Action Network, 2016).
Marco on the other hand is given in to the choice that Jessica will make. He decides that he will support Jessica in upholding the decision or the choice that makes most sense and is most comfortable with Jessica psychologically and physically despite it being a possible economic challenge. He adopted the Act Utilitarian where the guiding principles are derived from the divine commandments (Shakil A., 2016). Under this theory, the guiding religious laws give what a person should not do like steal, kill, lie and so forth. Since the baby had been formed and could be seen to lack limbs, abortion at this stage would be considered murder under this theory hence the perspective of Aunt Maria.
Jessica on the other hand is left in an ethical dilemma in the entire situation…
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Conclusion Abortion from a purely moral or ethical perspective can never be endorsed. However, in some medical conditions where the life of the mother is at stake abortion as a life saving intervention is certainly approved. Also in cases where the pregnancy is due to sexual victimization the woman has the right to decide about abortion. Irrespective of the methods used abortion leaves a great psychological stigma and guilt feeling. The more
The pro-life arguments state that a fetus is in fact a real-life person in the making. Is true there's no supporting scientific evidence for the beginning of personhood, but what if an unborn child has a soul and can actually feel pain? Isn't then artificial abortion a crime? Just because we are not sure, we should take the most radical solution that we can and are allowed to by
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