Abortion is morally wrong

[Arthur123]

Great responses! If we take morality to be a real entity that must be obeyed, i.e, murdering an innocent for fun is morally wrong than the question is relevant. If, on the other hand you hold to no moral framework(subjectivism,nihilism, ect.) than the quetion becomes meaningless. I shall begin with the presupposition that objective morality exists and work from there. As to the petri-dish example ect,our emotionally attachment to certain criteria has no bearing on that criteria truth or falsehood. Similarly, if a fetus is a human than it should acquire the same rights as any other walking talking homo-sapien. A hair cells are not genetically complete in its human information. Humans, are by definition large animals homo-sapiens that have descended from other homo-sapiens. Fetuses are genetically complete in there information to adequately be classified as one of these beings.

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Well the issue here, I believe, is it morally wrong or not. If a fetus is a human being than it follows that by their very nature it is wrong to murder them. Right now I am interested in the ontology, the essence of the issue. I believe it to be a very important issue with significant consequences for ethics and civic justice one way or the other.

Okay, let's accept that a fetus is a human being for the sake of argument.

What other scenario can you even think of where we find it morally and legally acceptable to force another human being to sacrifice their health and body in order to ensure the survival of another?

You're arguing that fetuses are human and then ignoring that we don't grant other humans the right to subjugate the bodily autonomy of others for their survival at the same time. You can't have it both ways.

Well if it is morally wrong, than a womans desire to not allow her body discomfort does nothing to change the fact that it is murder.