ABORTION: LEGAL AND MORAL ASPECTS

AUTHOR – MANTHANI MEDHA REDDY, Student at BENNETT UNIVERSITY

BEST CITATION – MANTHANI MEDHA REDDY, ABORTION: LEGAL AND MORAL ASPECTS, Indian Journal of Legal Review (IJLR), 3 (2) of 2023, Pg. 282-288, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

The key issues are examined, and a synopsis of the legal and moral ramifications of abortion is given in this paper. The major moral question is whether there is a biologically relevant stage in the development of the embryo from its conception as a single-celled zygote to birth itself that can allow for the subsequent general prohibition of abortion. Major proponents of the socially relevant point include awareness, the ability to act, being able to feel pain, and survival. The primary legal problem at the root of the abortion debate is whether either foetus has a basic constitutional right to life.The central issue in the abortion debate is the potentiality of the fetus as a living being and whether it should be afforded the same treatment. The determination of personhood relies on a combination of scientific and ethical arguments. As the paper concludes, a practical approach is considered, which suggests that justifications for abortion must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. For example, it would be unfair and insensitive to force a rape victim to carry a pregnancy to term. Therefore, under this practical explanation, certain abortions may be morally permissible while others may not be.