Abortion: Rights Question #3

Abortion is a huge issue in our country. Many people look at in different ways, so it is not just a two-sided argument. It is easy for a person to say they think abortion should be legal or illegal. Religion impacts however a person may choose largely because it is wrong to end a human life. I know I use religion as a basis of how I think about abortion. Firstly, well let me start by saying I am Catholic. In our church abortion is against our religion; any form of birth control is a moral sin. Also, I want to say that I believe that abortion should not be used as a birth control method. This all shows religion may play a huge role in how someone views abortion.

To look at (a) a woman has no right to an abortion, (b) a human embryo or fetus has an inviolable right to life, and (c) a woman may have an abortion if it is necessary to save her own life, first we must start by looking at these statements individually. A says a woman cannot have an abortion, it is not right. B says an unborn child has a right to life no matter what stage it is in. C says abortion is okay to perform if the woman will not survive giving birth or finishing a pregnancy. These statements are inconsistant largely because they are all different views.

If a woman has no right to have an abortion, then it would be impossible to perform an abortion to save the woman's life. A and C cannot work together in any way; if A is law, then C will not work. B and C also cannot work harmoniously because if a woman would have an abortion to save her life, she is not acknowledging the right of her unborn child. The only two that can work together in harmony are A and B. If a woman does not have the right to have an abortion, then the rights of the fetus are acknowledged.

How I look at these three statements is from the religious standpoint. Granted these statements are inconsistant, I see all statements involving a Christian viewpoint. A says a woman should not have an abortion and that is saying it is wrong to kill. B is saying the unborn child has a right to life and that is going back to what A proves: it is wrong to kill. Then, obviously C is also saving a life, but yet it is still killing one. These statements I have just made make the statements sound consistant, but they are not consistant. The reason for inconsistancy is none of them can really work in harmony, except for A and B. All three cannot work together at once, so I see inconsistancy.