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This 5 page paper discusses the following statement and finds in its’ favour, “What the practices of surrogacy and abortion have in common is that they show a profound disrespect for human life in its earliest stages. The law, by endorsing such practices, has promoted and indeed legitimated this disrespect”. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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law were it may be argued that this total disrespect for those non person status of an unborn child is apparent, abortion and surrogacy law. One may be concerned with
the elimination of potential life, while one s concerned with the creation of life that would not otherwise exist, but both have a commonality, a disregard for the unborn child.
If we look at the law on abortion we need to look at the rights not only of a potential child, but also that of the pregnant woman, where
there are three main areas the discussion or argument may be focused; these are the autonomy of rights, the right to privacy and the right to equality (McGleenan, 2003). In
the past the debate has been mainly regarding the autonomy for both the pro and the anti lobby. The argument has been the womans right to choose on one side
and the right to life of the foetus with destruction being see as equating to murder on the other side (McGleenan, 2003). Abortion in the UK is legal, under set
conditions laid down by various acts. The role of the doctor has been clearly defined and the case of the Case of Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom
v DHSS (1981) with reference to the Abortion Act 1967 (Lexis, 2003). This makes abortion legal, and indicates the balance that was achieved prior to the Human Rights Act. If
we look at the main sources of rights for children these are the Human Rights Act and the UN convention for the child. In looking at the application of
the Human Rights Act it should also be remembered that with the interpretation of European Law there is a different process, with the meaning being sought, rather than the literal
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