Abortion through a Feminist Ethics Lens
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Abortion through a Feminist Ethics Lens
Introduction
Abortion stands out as one of the most controversial topics in world debates today. This is because of the many different views that each interested parties take on the subject. An example of a perspective that has been used to look into the issue of abortion is the feminist and non-feminist view of the legalization of abortion. These two groups do have different stands concerning abortion especially with relation to ethics and moral standards of the society. This essay is meant to present the ideas brought out by Susan Sherwin in her article ‘Abortion through a feminist ethics lens’. The essay will focus on the summary of key issues in the passage as well as an explanation how her ideas connect with the central theme of the paper. The main point of focus in this case is to realize that feminist way of looking at issues of abortion bears very many differences to the non-feminist views.
Summary
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The factors that advocate for the central point of arguments for these two groups is the plight of the expectant woman and that of the fetus. While the feminists look at the plight of the expectant woman as key in making decisions on abortions, the non-feminists see the fetus as the central point of consideration. Sherwin tends to bring out the feminists perspective that states that the expectant woman is in a good position to state whether abortion is the best move for her circumstances because she has the ability to weigh all the relevant factors. Therefore, Sherwin says that the feminist point of view should be considered because it does not limit the discussion to issues of legal and moral acceptability but stretches to others issues like