“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.”- Theodosius Dobzhansky. Charles Darwin is known world-wide as the father of evolution and the ground-breaker of natural selection, and through his research, changed the world. Darwin was a lover of the outdoors, referring to himself as a naturalist, and as soon as he was able to, he joined Captain Robert FitzRoy on the H. M. S. Beagle for five years of exploration. (Mayr 4). Darwin came to the conclusion of his famous theory while analyzing the Galapagos Islands, “Seeing every height crowned with its crater, and the boundaries of most of the lava-streams still distinct, we are led to believe that within a period, geologically recent, the unbroken ocean was here spread out,” …show more content…
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.” (Darwin 35). He explains how natural selection and evolution are codependent and highly influenced by the attributing environment. Darwin came to believe that life on Earth originated from a single source and that over time it developed and was molded by the need for adaption. If the animals were not able to adapt or were weak, they would die as a result and would not be able to reproduce. Subsequently, this would create a population that is better suited for its surroundings. Based off of Charles Darwin’s research and ideology, he would have seen abortion as another aspect of natural selection, and not as playing …show more content…
They can give the child a chance at living life instead of “murdering” them. Another reason some people don’t believe in abortions, is that it can possibly lead to medical complications, for example, ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage, or pelvic inflammatory disease. (Lowen 1). It is believed that if someone were to get an abortion they would come to regret that decision and suffer psychologically after. Others stress that someone should only have sex when they are ready to deal with the consequences of intercourse. “Consenting to heterosexual intercourse implies, presumably for men as well as women, consenting to responsibilities associated with gestating and any resulting offspring.” (Walsh