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Moral Dilemmas in Abortion: Conflicting Duties, Rights, and Consequences

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  • Dr. Mohamed Aboobucker Mufizal

    (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

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Abortion is one of the longest standing moral dilemmas in modern ethics and it has certainly summarized the conflicts between the obligation of protecting life, the right to make personal choices about their own bodies and the social implications of reproduction thus attracting moral controversies. The pivotal ethical question that is explored in this article is the following: how can societies explore the ethical playing fields in which the rights of a pregnant person can openly contravene what is viewed as the rights of a fetus? The research problem is concentration on the ethical disintegration that occurs during the implementation of the deontological, rights, and consequentialistic approaches to the issue of abortion that frequently result in irreconcilable conclusions. This paper intends to critique the manner in which these moral frameworks outlay duties and rights when applied in the context of abortion, and evaluate the impact they have in policy making, legal interpretations, and personal choices in various cultural, and legal environments.

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  • Dr. Mohamed Aboobucker Mufizal, 2025. "Moral Dilemmas in Abortion: Conflicting Duties, Rights, and Consequences," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(7), pages 271-275, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-7:p:271-275
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