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This 5 page paper provides an overview of an essay on abortion and considers the specific views as well as argues a single perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the interests of the woman above the interests of the unborn fetus is based on the belief that more harm could come from pregnancy and/or birth than would occur as
a result of the abortion. Utilitarian principles can be applied because the intention of the action is not to cause harm. Mill argued that "while the rightness or
wrongness of an action does not depend upon the agents motive, it does depend entirely upon the intention" (Ridge, 2002, p. 54). If the intention of the action is
to protect the rights of the woman and to ensure her continued autonomy in the presence of adverse conditions, the utilitarian perspective can support a pro-choice approach. Virtue is
a concept initially defined by Aristotle as relating to the pursuit of the good life, of the life that is morally noteworthy in which the individual balances the needs of
the world against his/her own needs. In the case of those supporting pro-choice, it can be said that the decision to limit the number of children that are born
into the world through the use of abortion services can be perceived as a morally correct action, because it is in response to the demands of the world.
Side #2: Pro-Life The utilitarian perspective defines the need for autonomy in decision-making, as long as it does no harm. The pro-life argument can
use a utilitarian perspective by arguing that the intention of the action is to kill the fetus, and that this decision causes harm. The question raised in comparing these
two uses of the utilitarian perspective is whether the action of giving birth causes harm to the woman and whether the harm caused her would be more problematic than the
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