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Hi, need to submit a 1500 words paper on the topic Ethical and Legal Aspects of Abortion. While therapeutic abortions, meaning the termination of a pregnancy when the health of an expecting mother is in jeopardy are commonplace and accepted by most health practitioners as a legal and ethical solution to an unfortunate situation, the idea of elective abortion is abhorrent to some and remains steeped in controversy. Seeking to explore the ethical and legal aspects of abortion, this essay will provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the major issues surrounding abortion in America today. In light of the high profile murder of controversial late-term abortion doctor George Tiller earlier this summer, this essay is particularly topical and timely. We now turn to an analysis of the ethical and legal aspects of abortion (Lader 3. BBC, 2009).

From an ethical and legal standpoint, abortion is heavily charged and polarizing. Anti-abortion advocates (also known as pro-life supporters) argue that abortion is murder and that it must be opposed on both ethical and legal grounds. Pro-life advocates believe that the right to life is an intrinsic moral and ethical right which must be safeguarded by all means necessary. They see the fetus or embryo as a leaving being and one of the most vulnerable members of society, thus in need of protection and care. Anti-abortion advocates argue that abortion does not liberate women but actually makes them subservient them to wider social agendas and does not tackle the root causes of the problems at hand, namely teenage pregnancy and the lack of social services (daycare, maternity care, etc) needed for expecting mothers. Thus the ethical issues of motherhood are not properly addressed in a society which promotes abortion as an option for expecting mothers. Importantly, they also point out that more than half of all abortions are undertaken by visible minority women and that 7% of all abortions are undertaken by minors (Kost 8).&nbsp.&nbsp.