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Essay / Abortion: Abortion And Abortion - 1443
This article will argue that those who advocate abortion are not actually advocating the termination of life, and that in the near future, artificial wombs may end the current moral debate on abortion. In order to understand this argument, we must break down the concept of abortion, or the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, into two currently related but intrinsically distinct concepts: extraction and termination. The right to abortion can be accepted as the right not to be pregnant or the right to extraction. On the contrary, the right to abortion could also imply the right to terminate the pregnancy, but also the right to abort the fetus. Although these two concepts are distinct, they are currently linked. The majority of those who defend abortion do not defend abortion. If science creates a safe and affordable method to extract the fetus into an artificial womb, then, given the majority of arguments in favor of abortion, this method would be mandatory. This would end the current abortion debate.Objection 1: It could be objected that the extraction of a fetus in an artificial womb is unnatural. If it wasn't natural, it would go against nature. Therefore, as human beings, we should not go against nature and artificial wombs should not be used. This objection directly attacks the idea that artificial wombs could replicate the natural environment of the womb.Objection 2: Another objection would concern the lack of maternal shelter. If the fetus were to be transported into an artificial womb, it would be deprived of maternal care. In this case, it is claimed that it is morally wrong. The argument could be continued by asserting that maternal deprivation during fetal development could lead to other problems in the end... middle of paper... authority to destroy unborn life. "With this emphasis, Catholic teaching would certainly advise preserving life rather than terminating life, whether or not it includes an artificial uterus. Someday in the near future, the modern debate over abortion may ending with the use of artificial wombs is only a consequence of terminating pregnancy, then it is almost impossible to defend the right to kill a fetus while supporting abortion at the same time. , the use of artificial wombs will raise more moral controversies, but this is of little importance compared to the preservation of life. I believe that people of all faiths and religions must realize this. In order to meet the morality of those who will walk this earth, I believe we need to change the dynamics of abortion and that artificial wombs can be effective in achieving this...