Why is abortion morally permissible? Abortion is a widely debatable issue that raises the question of whether a mother has the right to abort her child or whether the child has the right to life. Abortion is the deliberate removal of a fetus from the mother's womb, resulting in the death of the child. Abortions are said to be morally permissible after a certain number of months of the mother's pregnancy due to the embryo's development to have a brain. The other side of the issue is that just when the mother is pregnant, it is wrong for the mother to abort because the embryo has the right to life as soon as the mother is pregnant. This is a primary concern for anti-abortion advocates. Mary Warren takes this pro-life position to defend the life of the fetus by not permitting abortion under any circumstances in her case, “On the Moral and legal status of Abortion,” 1973. Warren argues whether abortion is morally permissible in any stage of life. pregnancy and in any circumstance. Warren's argument in support of her stance on abortion is stated as 1) It is wrong to kill human beings. 2) Fetuses are innocent human beings. 3) So it is wrong to kill fetuses. You argue that the merit of your argument lies in the definition of the term “human being.” The definition of a human being is a member of the biological species Homo Sapien. This includes adults, children, and even fetuses that have not yet been born in the womb. This is the argument that abortion is not morally permissible in any case because fetuses are innocent human beings with an intrinsic right to life as a biological organism. Along with the moral sense of community, being human means being a member of the moral community or...... middle of paper ...... the right to use the mother's body has not been extended to the fetus, abortion has do not violate the fetus's right to life. Abortion is allowed in many cases, but this does not mean that we have the right to guarantee the death of the fetus. I agree with Thomson's point that the death of a fetus is a necessary side effect of abortion, but it is not the goal. If it were possible to remove a fetus without killing it, then it should not be killed. The potential harm or depreciation of the mother's life outweighs the potential right to life of the fetuses, regardless of whether they have a future or not. Killing in self-defense is permissible and the possible death or harm from having a baby is fair enough for a mother to have an abortion. I support Thomson's views on abortion and believe that the mother should have the choice whether or not to abort her baby at an early stage of pregnancy..