Question

Abortion:

How is the concept of person important to the abortion debate? How do some philosophers define the term? How does the way they use the term lead them to different moral conclusions?

Answer 1

The central issue in the abortion debate is the moral status of the conceptual there are two different groups argue that issue, one group argue that human life begins at the moment of conception while others view is we  have the right if self determination.

Definition of abortion ...it is the termination of a pregnancy after accompanied by resulting in,or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.

Fon Marquis is a professor of philosophy at University of Kansaa.He defends that except the unusual circumstances abortion is seriously wrong..There are some exceptions include abortion after rape and abortion during the first 14 days after conception when there is an argument that the fetus is not definitely an individual.

Why the abortion debate seems intractable?

some of the arguments gives highlighte like fetus are both human and alive,humans have the right to live, women have the control to there own bodies .

Other view point is that generic basis of an individual is established at conception. Some development has to occur before the conception can be called a person .Emphasise not to destroy it.on the other hand the person has a right to life by virtue of that potential.

Some abortions may be morally justifiable where as some other abortions may be morally reprehensible as they are not needed .

According to Beckwith we are intrinsically valuable human being now ,then you were an intrinsically valuable human being at every moment in your past including when you were in your mothers womb for you are identical to yourself throughout the changes you undergo from the moment you come in to existence.

This topic has many controversies and arguments and there is no conclusions and now the medical termination of pregnancy act is the one the that decide whether abortion if an individual is required or not