Abortion: The right of the person versus the right of the fetus

The freedom to choose an abortion should be the fundamental right of any pregnant woman provided that she is making an informed decision. Here the term abortion refers to the termination of a pregnancy before the gestation period of 20 weeks. To be able to make an informed decision the woman must be of sound mind and have received adequate counseling with regards to her options and the consequences thereof. Every woman should have control over …

…are various situations where an abortion could be considered justified. It is neither feasible nor possible for one law governing abortion to be able to cover all the possible situations. The only viable answer is for the pregnant woman to take responsibility for the decision once she has been counseled. If a woman has come to a rational decision and has been pregnant for less than 20 weeks then she is morally entitled to choose abortion.