Philosophy - Abortion Rectitude
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There comes a time in the lives of most women when an ovum,
fertilized with sperm, will implant itself into her uterine wall. This is
nature's first step in its attempt to continue the human race. Currently,
when this implantation occurs, the impregnated woman has the right to allow
the embryo t ....
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.... in existence that wrestle
with moral dilemmas. Absolute morality that will be agreed upon by the
majority of a society is extremely difficult to determine since each
individual has the ability to decide for themselves what is morally
acceptable. It is because of this decision that our American culture
intensely debates issues of morality such as abortion. The debate over
abortion pits the rights to life of an unborn fetus against the rights of
rational women who want to control what happe ....
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