Assignment 2: Decision-making and Philosophy Part II: Philosophy and the Community Whereas Part I focused on how you as an individual are impacted by a particular decision, Part II focuses on the...

RUNNING HEAD: PHILOSOPHY AND THE COMMUNITY

Philosophy and the Community
Student‟s name
Name of the Institute
PHILOSOPHY AND THE COMMUNITY 2
Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Different perceptions about abortion .......................................................................................................... 4
Article 1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Article 2 .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Relevance to the Community ......................................................................................................................... 5
Religious beliefs and social norms ................................................................................................................ 6
Ethical Theory ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Political Theory ................................................................................................................................................. 8
References ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
PHILOSOPHY AND THE COMMUNITY 3
Introduction
Abortion is defined as terminating the pregnancy by removing the fetus or the em
yo
efore conceiving. It can occur suddenly due to an accident, which is known as misca
iage
or it can be done intentionally. Abortion term is specifically refe
ed when it is intentionally
induced. The issue of abortion has a very long history and has been one of the most sensitive
and critical social issues since ages. It has attracted a lot of controversy and debate and issues
elated to ethics, morals, biology, philosophy and legal are continuously connected to it.
There are also various perceptions regarding abortion being right or wrong and hence
the legal system has made several laws that accept it in under certain conditions and takes it
as a criminal offense under several conditions. Various beliefs that make a perception
egarding abortion include the governmental laws, rights of the mother ca
ying the unborn
and the ethics related to the religion (D. Gordon, 1999, pp. 102).
The social groups who support abortion considers women‟s health, family planning
and reproductive rights as their focus and the opposite group considering it as an offence and
demand a tighter regulation over the issue and considers right to live as their main agenda
and thus comparing abortion to murder. Thus, the issue of abortion is a topic that covers a
wide range of perceptions and in the following portion, the ethical and political
considerations of it will be discussed.
PHILOSOPHY AND THE COMMUNITY 4
Different perceptions about abortion
As discussed above, different perceptions exist regarding the issue of abortion as many
eliefs act in a combination to develop those perceptions. There are countless articles that
epresent a different point of view regarding the issue of abortion.
Article 1
Web Link:
http:
www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/weekinreview/29stolberg.html?pagewanted=all
The article quotes a lady who is presently a democrat in New York who witnessed a
friend undergoing abortion and found it better to avoid it from getting spilled and quoted that
it did not affect the life her friend and she lived a healthy and happy life. The article also
quotes that various surveys have shown that most Americans wants abortion to be legalized
as people have different personal interests other than the social and religious norms and
ethics.
Article 2
Web Link: http:
www.priestsforlife.org/articles/abortionachoiceagainstwomen.html
This article represents the ill-effects of abortion and contradicts the fact completely
that it is in favor of women‟s rights. It clearly states that abortion is an act that harms,
exploits and degrades the women. It has considered researches where the reason behind
abortion was known from the women and was found that there were very few incidents in
which abortion was done with the existence of other choices too. Hence, it was concluded at
the end of the article that abortion is done in majority cases when no choice is left with the...