Probably one of the most ethical issues in the past fifty years, the concept of abortion created an eternal debate that opposed different opinions. It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesnt have an opinion about abortion, and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless debate on the topic usually goes nowhere, leaving the opponents even more committed to their positions and the open minders confused. Both sides make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing, and the attendant social problems (single motherhood, financial destitution, child neglect, and urban overcrowding) do not have easy solutions. On the other hand, the thought of terminating something that, if left to run its natural course, would immediately result in the birth of a human being gives all but the most hard-headed among us cause for serious introspection. In order to understand the true meaning of the abortion act, we should approach the debate from several perspectives, focusing on the question of when the fetus life as a person begins. History, Medicine, Law, and The Bible are the fields I studied to reach a conclusion, personal or not, that illustrates my reflection on the subject.Abortion and its practices have been mentioned throughout recorded history. Pro-abortionists invariably understand past cultures as favoring abortion, with the exception of small but vocal anti-abortion groups. Working from the same evidence, anti-abortionists perceive general historical opposition to abortion, except for some renegade abortion supporters. In antiquity, abortion was a dangerous practice that endangered the mothers life. However, infanticide (killing the baby outside the womb after delivery) was a prominent subject of debate much like abortion is today, for most of the same reasons. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine opposed abortion in his Oath. This goes back to 400BC, almost two thousand and five hundred years ago. As abortion ...
