Abortion: Where Has Morality Gone? :: abortion argumentative persuasive argument

Joan Didions essay, On Morality, poses the question, What is right and what is wrong, what is good and what evil?  (182).  In todays society, often multiplication legion(predicate) people do non even consider this question before taking action. Morality has grow a gray area in which morality can scarce be defined.  For instance, Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary defines morality as the quality of macrocosm in accord with standards of right or good conduct.  However, everyone has a several(predicate) opinion of right and wrong.  This difference of opinion on what is moral causes many disputes such(prenominal) as in the topic of terminateion.  Some people believe it is a womans prerogative to guide whether or not to have a child, while still many new(prenominal)s believe it is morally wrong.  On the other hand, there are moderates who disagree with the idea or the morality of abortion, that agree that there are certain circumsta nces that should give the woman the option.  Since abortion is essentially the killing of an unborn child, why are women who abort not convicted as murderers just as women who kill their children face such charges?  Morality should be a standard at all times and abortion should be no exception.  In fact, abortion is destroying the life of a child therefore, it should be considered morally wrong, except when extenuating circumstances spring no other choice for the woman.    While deciding whether to be pro-life or pro-choice, many people consider the moral aspect of abortion and its consequences.  On the pro-choice side, a woman should have the right to choose whether or not she wants to give birth. The argument is that it is her body and she is the one who willing have the responsibility of caring for that child.  The problem, however, with this argument is that it does not take into attachment whether abortion is right or wrong, and it d oes not deal with the morality of the issue.  However, the arguments of the pro-life side may be more correct simply because they make a moral judgment.  In Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary, abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy often accompanied by, resulting in, or tight followed by the death of an embryo or fetus.