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Question
Is abortion ethical?
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Abortion is ethical

Abortion is a matter of preventing cells from continuing to grow. Some arguments for the ethicality of abortion are arguments for the potential parent's right to control their body and arguments for fetuses not being human beings.

Supporting arguments · 5

  1. Abortion is ethical because a fetus is not a person
    Personhood requires a certain level of consciousness and rationality, of which a fetus is incapable. Therefore, it does not have the full rights of a human being.
  2. Abortion is ethical because we have a right to bodily autonomy
  3. Abortion is ethical because we have a population crisis and our environment is at stake
  4. Abortion is ethical because we put too much emphasis on the importance of human life
  5. Abortion is ethical because pregnancy and childbirth have many long-term health implications