Abortion is the expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can live on its own. This would involve operation or procedure that aims to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable. Common use often distinguishes between abortion and miscarriage, the former being defined as the deliberate and induced emptying of a pregnant uterus, the latter being considered as the accidental and unavoidable interruption of pregnancy. When norms is involved abortion is considered a taboo, but this has long been forgotten and ignored by the modern generation. The society is divided by two archetypes as to which we base certain rules to follow. We have regulations dictated by law and principles we learn through fate or the holy bible. Abortion is forbidden on both margins, but this only applies to majority specially the countries that were touched by Christianity and Islam. At current there are about 20 countries that made abortion legal like Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany etc. It is indeed likable to know that the rest of the world would still stand firm to hold the value of life.
Ethical consideration
But the mere question is, is it something to be accepted or condemned? Other people would readily accept the act of abortion ignoring their innate morals just because of personal reasons of practicality and convenience. My personal stand would say that I, most likely would not accept the act of abortion. A research was conducted by bio-ethics where they gathered reactions from different people worldwide were surprising that respondents gave a mixture of different and contrasting attitudes. A great majority of the respondents were liberal towards early abortion both for social reasons and in case of minor disease. In contrast there was controversy about late abortions for social reasons and in the case of a down syndrome. Further there was strong reluctance to accept late abortion in case of minor disease. An analysis of the response patterns showed that the most of the respondents had gradualist views on abortion, i.e. they would allow all early abortions, but only abortions for some reasons later in pregnancy. It was also found that the number who would find an early abortion acceptable in general views was much higher than the number who would accept it in their own case. These finding suggest that a great part of the resistance towards abortion does not rest on a concern for the rights and interests for the fetus. Instead it may be explained on a view according to which fetal life is ascribed intrinsic moral value.
History of Abortion around the world
Observing the world most countries are liberalizing their abortion laws. Between 1950 and 1985, nearly all industrialized countries and several others liberalized their abortion laws. In 1994, 179 governments signed the International Conference on Population and development Programme of action signaling their commitment to prevent unsafe abortion. Since this is important milestone, more than 25 countries worldwide have liberalized their abortion laws while only a handful have tightened legal restrictions on abortion. Countries in the global north and north Asia generally have the most liberal abortion laws. These countries generally permit abortion either without restriction as to reason or on broad grounds, such as for socioeconomic reasons. However, some countries in these regions, including Poland, Malta, and the Republic of Korea, maintain restrictive abortion laws that run counter to the regional trend. In contrast, countries in the global south have generally adopted restrictive abortion laws. Most countries in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and southern Asia have severe abortion laws. Furthermore, three of the four countries generally considered to prohibit abortion altogether; Chile, El Salvador, and Nicaragua are located in Latin America. These facts show how the world has been changed. Our morals went down and laws of God and Humans were deflected.
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