Abortion And Biomedical Interventions: Case Study

Case Studies in Law and Society Abortion and Biomedical Interventions

The field of Law in most cases provides a clear solution to legal dilemmas however, these problems can become quite complicated and difficult since very often legal issues are connected to moral issues. This can raise quite a few questions because sometimes if something is a legally accepted solution it doesn’t mean it is fully accepted morally. My essay will discuss two big moral topics, human reproduction and rehabilitation intervention for criminal offenders.

First of all, regarding human reproduction I would like to talk about abortion and its connection to human rights. Scottish law regulates abortion in the Abortion Act 1967. It specifies that abortion can be carried out until the 24th week of the pregnancy in case the continuance of the pregnancy would cause mental or physical

The Act also states that two registered medical practitioners need to consent to terminating the pregnancy in case it is necessary to save the mother’s life or prevent permanent mental or physical injury of the mother. (Abortion Act 1967 c 87. s1) This rule raises questions whether women should be entitled to decide if keeping a baby or aborting it. I have to mention it that I am not particularly supporting abortion, but I still think that human rights can be violated by giving the decision to someone else but the mother. For example, the case of an 18-year-old girl who has been brutally raped and who asked for abortion when she was 8 weeks pregnant. Even though she showed signs of suicidism, which should be a valid ground for abortion. She finally started a hunger and liquid strike and gave birth to her baby 25 weeks into her pregnancy. (The Irish Independent, August 16, 2014.) In my opinion this case shows how this girl’s human rights were extremely limited. Someone that gets pregnant by a serious