Abortion

• UK law relating to issue of abortion:

  • risk of physical or mental health to child/mother
  • risk of disability to the child
• Application of natural moral law to abortion:

  • strong sanctity of life
  • " a grave moral disorder"-pope john paul
  • breaches primary precept of worshipping god as he is the creator of life
  • breaches preservation of innocent life=murder
  • breaches to live in an ordered society
  • catholic church permits on four conditions, moral, intended effect should be achieved, intention shouldnt be killing the embryo but saving a life
• Application of situation ethics to abortion:

  • fletcher suggests that the interests of an actual person takes priority over a potential person (embryo)
  • agape (most loving thing)
  • fletcher stated that no unwanted child should ever be born
• Application of virtue ethics to abortion:

  • where does the action stem from?
  • abortion is allowed before ' sense and life have begun"