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¶ … life [...] legal and ethical issues of the beginning and ending of life. Legal and ethical issues abound surrounding how we begin and end our lives. Abortion and euthanasia are two of the most controversial subjects facing Americans today, and how we resolve them indicates what type of society we will perpetrate and uphold.
Abortion has been legal in this country since 1972 when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe vs. Wade, but the decision has remained contentious for a number of reasons, and anti-abortionists continue to fight for an abortion ban. The ethics of abortion for each side are quite clear. Pro-choice proponents of abortion believe it is a woman's right to choose what happens to her body and her unborn child, while anti-abortion proponents feel it is the right of the unborn child to live. One expert writes, "Throughout the history of the United States, religious revival has been responsible for or closely associated with all manner of social and cultural change" (Jacoby, 1998, p. 16). Most of those who support an abortion ban also...
The legality of abortion is being challenged because of the ethical questions surrounding it; including, who is responsible for giving and taking life? Is it the parents, or is it God? These are difficult questions to answer, and that is one reason these problems are so thorny and perplexing to everyone, despite their beliefs. Clearly, having an abortion is a very personal decision, and one that is not right for everyone. While the decision may be appropriate for some, it may not be for others. The person's religious upbringing, principles, and ethics all play a part in the decision. The legal issue, for now, is mute, for abortions are legal in our country, but that does not mean they are accepted, or the ethical and moral choice for everyone.
At the opposite end of the scale of life, euthanasia is also a hotly debated topic in our country today. Euthanasia is legal for animals, but a family member that is suffering in the final throes of a terminal disease does not have the same rights. The legality of euthanasia has been consistently questioned, and currently, it is only legal…
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Jacoby, Kerry N. (1998). Souls, bodies, spirits: The drive to abolish abortion since 1973. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
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