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In his essay Why Abortion Is Immoral Marquis proves that the most of the deliberate abortions are morally wrong and, hence, impermissible.... ? Author Unknown Issue of abortion is usually seen from two different ethical perspectives, that of a fetus and that of relationship between a fetus and a pregnant woman.... The position that abortion is morally impermissible is based on two premises: 1) human fetus has the same right to life as an adult human being; and 2) if we agree with premise number one, it means that abortion is morally impermissible as it means depriving a fetus of life or, as Don Marquis refers to, “future-like-ours”....
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Don Marquis: Why Abortion Is Immoral.... Don Marquis on the other hand saw it differently and through his main argument, which is popularly referred to as the deprivation argument to state the case that abortion is not an acceptable activity no matter the stage of development that the fetus is in (Pecorino, 2002).... In summary, the deprivation argument stated that the act of abortion is the same as the taking of a life since it would be preventing the fetus from attaining their potential life (Pecorino, 2002)....
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Essay
Dan Marquis' essay “Why Abortion Is Immoral” clearly suggests that the author looks cannot see any genuine moral grounds for permitting abortion.... fter all, if we merely believe, but do not understand, why killing adult human beings as ourselves is wrong, how could we conceivably show that abortion is either immoral or permissible” (Marquis, p.... The debate surrounding abortion has been a part of public policy discourse for more than half a century now....
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They theorize that till the stage of implantation, the embryo is not "human" enough, and thus abortion is not condemnable.... The opponents of abortion, popularly known as pro life maintain that abortion is morally wrong as it leads to the death of an innocent fetus.... The debate invariably extends to the issue of abortion.... The right to abortion first gained popularity in the 1960's during the second wave of feminism.... But the practice of abortion was legalised as late as 1973 in a historic ruling of the United States Supreme Court....
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The author of the paper will begin with the statement that abortion is one of the most controversial ethical issues for the past several years.... According to Boonin, David (2003), aborting the fetus is permissible in some circumstances even if the fetus has a right to life.... ....
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However, there are two situations, namely euthanasia and abortion, which present obstacles on the way of exercising one's right to bodily autonomy.... If one takes a close look at the society, one can not help noticing that it should be regarded as an irreplaceable prerequisite for the development of the human potential....
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Dan Marquis' essay 'Why Abortion Is Immoral' clearly suggests that the author looks cannot see any genuine moral grounds for permitting abortion.... After all, if we merely believe, but do not understand, why killing adult human beings like ourselves is wrong, how could we conceivably show that abortion is either immoral or permissible' (Marquis, p.... The paper "Under What Conditions, If Ever, Is abortion Morally Acceptable?... The debate surrounding abortion has been a part of public policy discourse for more than half a century now....
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"Why Abortion Is Immoral by Dom Marquis" paper examines the plight of the individual who has to undergo that unfortunate process of abortion which is her private suffering from a physical and psychological angle and examines how the society treats women and the disposition of menfolk towards them.... But the ground reality is unsatisfactory on many counts, the result being women are driven to desperation to go for abortion.... What makes the girl child insecure and why the female fetus is awarded the punishment of abortion?...
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