{"id":28288,"date":"2023-08-11T17:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/please-only-reply-to-2-classmates-week-6-discussion-family-planning-abortion-issues\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T17:43:38","slug":"please-only-reply-to-2-classmates-week-6-discussion-family-planning-abortion-issues","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/please-only-reply-to-2-classmates-week-6-discussion-family-planning-abortion-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Please only reply to 2 classmates\/\/\/\/\/Week 6 Discussion: Family Planning, Abortion Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Family Planning, Abortion Issues: Option B<\/strong><\/p>\n

       Abortion is a highly sensitive and controversial issue. Opinions and ethical responses are diverse. In the scenario, a married couple are disagreeing over an abortion of unknown staging.<\/p>\n

       A woman\u2019s desire to have an abortion can be echoed in natural law theory, especially if her life is threatened by pregnancy. Natural law would suggest on a basic level that we have a right to not be subject to harm (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2017). Even those who traditionally feel that abortion is morally questionable, such as individuals with a religious leaning, may agree that abortion is acceptable as a byproduct of saving a woman\u2019s life, such as removing a cancerous uterus. \u201cA pregnant woman who is faced with the grim reality of impending death\u2026may use these\u2026procedures for the reasonably grave reason of saving her life\u201d (Irving, 2000, p. 51). From the man\u2019s perspective, the husband could morally argue against the abortion using rule utilitarianism (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2017). If every woman had an abortion, society would cease to exist because babies would no longer be born. Therefore, from a moral stance, abortion is not tolerable because it would not be allowed all the time.<\/p>\n

       If the roles were reversed, the husband could cite action utilitarianism as a reason for abortion (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2017). The family\u2019s circumstances are unknown, but if the family were poor and they already had other children to support and give attention to, adding another baby to the family would put a strain on resources. If the husband thought the foreseeable units of happiness experienced by the family would be decreased if the pregnancy continued, abortion would be indicated under this utilitarian thinking. The woman, if wanting to continue the pregnancy, could counter with the moral principle of autonomy, and the right to make decisions for her body. \u201cIt is this aspect of our nature that gives us our dignity as persons\u201d (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2017, p. 125). Many women\u2019s rights groups also support that bodily autonomy takes priority over any collaborative decision, even when it is contradictory to cultural perspectives. \u201cCollective decision-making is common across cultures, societies, and governments. But group decisions cannot circumscribe the rights of individuals\u201d (United Nations Population Fund, 2021, para. 10).<\/p>\n

       The abortion topic is not something I\u2019ve encountered within my nursing roles, but it is important for nurses to be educated on this delicate issue. The discussion also highlights the need to be unbiased and set our personal opinions aside, as well as not make assumptions. Being male or female is not a predisposition to being either in favor or against termination. My questions this week would be whether you think an unborn child should be given protection under natural law theory from an ethical viewpoint, and if so, at what stage and why? Do you feel that a man and woman\u2019s ethical choice on abortion takes equal standing?<\/p>\n

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Irving, D. N. (2000). Abortion: Correct application of natural law theory. <\/span>The Linacre Quarterly<\/em>, <\/span>67<\/em>(1), 51. https:\/\/epublications.marquette.edu\/lnq\/vol67\/iss1\/6<\/p>\n

MacKinnon, B., & Fiala, A. (2017). <\/span>Ethics: Theory and contemporary issues<\/em> <\/span>(9th ed.). Cengage Learning US. https:\/\/online.vitalsource.com\/books\/9781337515443<\/p>\n

United Nations Population Fund. (2021, April 14). <\/span>Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms<\/em>. https:\/\/www.unfpa.org\/news\/bodily-autonomy-busting-7-myths-undermine-individual-rights-and-freedoms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Option B:<\/u><\/p>\n

Woman wants abortion. \u201cThomson assumes, for the pur-pose of argument, that the fetus is a person from early on in pregnancy\u201d (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2018 pg. 241). The man can see this as she is murdering his child. \u201cThe effect of the Court of Appeals’s ruling is to equate the words “capable of being born alive” in the 1929 Infant Life (Preservation) Act with viability, although the meaning of viability has not yet been clearly defined\u201d ((MacKinnon & Fiala, 2018 pg. 241). The fetus should have rights even though they are not born yet. The man can argue with rule utilitarianism. The father is just fighting for his own child and his ethical beliefs. \u201cSome utilitarian arguments against abortion also cite the loss of potential hap-piness and future social contributions of the being who is aborted. For example, promising studies have shown that embry-onic stem cells (taken from human blastocysts) as well as tissue from aborted fetuses might be used for treatments for diseases, such as Parkinson\u2019s dis-ease, and to regenerate damaged organs and tissues\u201d (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2018, pg. 240). This study could be very beneficial for many people in the future.<\/p>\n

Man wants abortion. \u201cThe Supreme Court found laws requiring a spouse’s consent for an abortion to be unconstitutional\u201d (FindLaw Staff, 2023). The woman is the one going through the pregnancy with her body. It is said that it is her choice without the opinion of the father of the child. \u201cAdvocates for fathers’ rights argue that a father should be able to decide, after conception, that they don’t want to be a father. Some scholars have argued that fathers should have the right to financial abortions\u201d (FindLaw Staff, 2023). There is a multiple custody cases that are fought from day to day. \u201cThe question Thomson poses is whether the pregnant woman has an obligation to sustain the life of the fetus by providing it with the use of her body\u201d (MacKinnon & Fiala, 2018, pg. 241). The woman is ultimately in charge of her own body, but she using it to grow a child inside of her. Whose ethics do we go with, the mother or the child?<\/p>\n

You have to consider what religion both of the parents\u2019 practice. Ethically, their religion should play a role in their personal opinion. As the nurse, I can only give the facts no personal opinion. I can reeducate both parents on abortion and different options. However, by law it is the woman\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n

The question I have are: What if the child is not even the believed father\u2019s? Should he still get a say or should there be the paternal DNA test before arguing the situation?<\/p>\n

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References:<\/p>\n

Dyer C. (1987). Father fails in attempt to stop girlfriend’s abortion. British medical journal (Clinical research ed.)<\/em>, 294<\/em>(6572), 631\u2013632. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmj.294.6572.631<\/p>\n

Findlaw Staff. (2023). Fathers\u2019 Rights and Abortion. FindLaw. https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/paternity\/fathers-rights-and-abortion.html<\/p>\n

MacKinnon, B., Fiala, A. (2018). Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, (9th<\/sup> <\/span>Ed.). Albany, NY: Cengage Learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Please always include at least one direct citation from the MacKinnon and end with two discussion questions for peers.<\/span>
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Step 1<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Choose either Option A or Option B and post a 150+ word discussion by Wednesday, 11:59 pm MT,<\/p>\n

Be specific and give examples, <\/span>using at least two outside references,<\/u> <\/span>to buttress your argument. Cite all sources in APA format.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Side Comment: During the Soviet Union era, contraceptives were not available. Abortion was the method of contraception. There are women who had over 200 abortions before the fall of communism. The same is true in many other countries. <\/u><\/p>\n

Option A:<\/u><\/p>\n

You are part of a medical mission to a small town in a country where contraceptives are not readily available and family planning consists of either constant pregnancies or regular abortions. This has resulted in a health crisis for the women with a life expectancy half that of the male population. Both deaths in childbirth and deaths from complications as a result of an annual cycle of pregnancy followed by an abortion are on the rise.<\/p>\n

What are the ethics involved? How do you approach the families of the town? Consider that the culture is highly patriarchal and you need to be convincing rather than dogmatic.<\/p>\n

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A married couple comes into the local health clinic where you are working. One of them wants an abortion, the other is vehemently against it. They are asking your opinion.<\/p>\n

First write about the situation as if it is the woman wanting the abortion and the man against it, then switch the roles (the man wants the abortion and the woman is against it).<\/p>\n

Write about the issues involved from an ethical, not a legal perspective. (You may combine your arguments if you feel the ethics are identical in both situations.)<\/p>\n

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Step 2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read your instructor’s response and post a response to him by Friday, 11:59 pm MT.<\/p>\n

Click on the Discussion Board link above to participate in this week\u2019s discussion.<\/p>\n

Select <\/span>reply<\/strong> <\/span>to join the discussion. For grading details, select the three dots above to see the rubric.<\/p>\n

When you have completed the discussion, select <\/span>Next<\/strong> <\/span>to access the Week 7 Overview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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