An issue in the abortion debate: the beginning of human life Readers weigh in on a thorny issue that touches on biology, politics, religion and philosophy; Humanitarian and pro-life advocates respond that although abortion is the taking of a human life, the woman who aborts has been misled by our degraded culture. Kaczor says that if we apply double-effect reasoning to abortion, his first condition shows us the moral difference between "direct" and "indirect" abortion, and, building on David Luban's rights thesis and in maintaining a feminist stance on abortion, this article presents "humanity" as a social construct, by which no writer, Essay. Is abortion sacred? Abortion is often considered a serious act. But bringing new life into the world can seem like a decision that clearly risks being a moral mistake. By. Chip Somodevilla, Getty The Atlantic. Sign up to Conor's newsletter here. Earlier this week, I prepared some nuanced commentary on abortion and solicited your thoughts on this topic. This is not a religious view. This is a natural law argument. Its core is the syllogism that because all human beings have a serious right to life and because human fetuses are human beings, human fetuses have a serious right to life. A human being is a biological organism that belongs to our species. Essay. Views. 368. The moral lesson on abortion has always frowned upon the taking of human life without consent. However, in certain complex situations, this abhorred practice is authorized and made valid. For example, events where the pregnancy is life threatening, was contracted as a result of rape, or incest could be part of it, God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning to its end : no one can under any circumstances claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being, Donum vitae, 5. Abortion is a cancer in our culture today. I would say it is a sign of God's judgment on us that we live in a culture where abortion is so widely practiced and widely tolerated. Abortion is a profoundly immoral and unjust act: the taking of innocent, defenseless human life.