Intro to abortion

Intro to abortion

1. Abortion is a highly controversial topic that has many issues that are associated

   • pro choice: “No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” ― Margaret Sanger
     • women should have the freedom to choose
   • however there is also support for the pro life catagory, ronald regan
     • can we ever be justified in ending a life

2. Post 1967 law is generally pro choice, legalising abortion in the 1967 abortion act

   • later reduced to 24 weeks in the human embyrology and fertilisation act of 24 weeks
   • solutions offered by the law

3. Pre 1967: abortion was illegalised in the offences against a person act of 1861, and still is in N Ireland

   • foetus' rights used to be favoured

4. In this essay i shall be outlining the issues associated with abortion and how they can be resolved through religous and moral principles