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A utilitarian will seek to
gain as much pleasure and
happiness as possible from
a circumstance. This
necessitates making a
difficult choice for the
greater good since we must
appease the greatest
number
of individuals. We'll make a
decision based on how
much happiness we
experience from other
individuals. Despite our
differences of opinion on
these topics, according to
Mill, everything comes
down to pleasure and pain,
and we do not seek
pleasure and steer clear of
pain for the sake of
anything
else. Therefore, it follows
that we may decide which
outcomes are optimal and,
consequently, which
behaviors are morally
correct by calculating the
quantity of overall
happiness (pleasure minus
pain) that
is caused by our actions
(Thames, 2018). According
to John Stuart Mill's idea,
utilitarians will weigh their
options by adding up their
happiness and deducting it
from their suffering
A utilitarian will seek to
gain as much pleasure and
happiness as possible from
a circumstance. This
necessitates making a
difficult choice for the
greater good since we must
appease the greatest
number
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of individuals. We'll make a
decision based on how
much happiness we
experience from other
individuals. Despite our
differences of opinion on
these topics, according to
Mill, everything comes
down to pleasure and pain,
and we do not seek
pleasure and steer clear of
pain for the sake of
anything
else. Therefore, it follows
that we may decide which
outcomes are optimal and,
consequently, which
behaviors are morally
correct by calculating the
quantity of overall
happiness (pleasure minus
pain) that
is caused by our actions
(Thames, 2018). According
to John Stuart Mill's idea,
utilitarians will weigh their
options by adding up their
happiness and deducting it
from their suffering
I believe for the utilitarianism theory to stand behind
overturning Roe vs. Wade, it would depend on the information
they are provided and their point of view. Are they thinking the
reasons to be ethically based on a woman not wanting to have
a baby? Are they investigating the many other reasons an
expected mother would consider abortion? Financial reasons,
health, age, or rape/incest? Did they look at the statistics to see
the number of abortions or look at the population in general?
According to our textbook, in 2014, roughly 926,000 abortions
were performed (Thamas, 2018). When you look at just that
number, it seems overwhelmingly high. But if you look at the
general population of the United States at 333 million people,
that statistic is only a fraction. If they take that number of
people who did go through an abortion, they should also break
it down even further. Like why they are getting the abortions,
age, and race. The results could vary even more. Utilitarian
thinkers, given all the documents provided to the court, will be
able to make a precise determination to back the overturning of
Roe vs. Wade. This will protect many women from getting
"botched abortions" because they can't afford to go to a proper
clinic or there isn't one in their hometown.
So many people will argue that not allowing a woman to get
abortions for reasons such as rape/incest or health is in danger
for mother or unborn child is not ethical. In the textbook, just
those reasonings alone make up 26%. So, just given those
numbers, a utilitarian thinker would probably disagree with
overturning Roe vs. Wade. Meanwhile, the other side may look
at the 926,000 people who received an abortion and say it
should be the mother's choice. This has been such a hot topic
for so many years. I don't think everyone will ever be on the
same page.
In my personal opinion, I believe a woman has to make this
decision. I would hope this is something the unexpected mother
isn't taking lightly. She shouldn't be ridiculed or have things
thrown at her when she visits the clinic. I have a good friend
who made a mistake when she was 18. She already had a four-
year-old living with her parents because she couldn't afford to
provide for her kid. She was struggling. Long story short, she
went to a party, and four weeks later she was late…I went with
her to take a test, and five tests later confirmed her worst
nightmare. I sat in the bathroom with her for hours while she
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cried. She stressed her parents would kick her out; how can she
afford this? She can't even afford her current daughter. So, I
asked her if she would consider an abortion. She waited until it
was almost too late. She struggled with her decision. But the
worst part about the whole thing was that while we were there,
a 15-year-old was in the waiting room, chewing bubble gum and
looking at magazines. She looked at my friend and said, "Don't
worry. It's' super easy and quick. This is like my 5th one!" That
I'm afraid I have to disagree with. I don't think an abortion
should be used as birth control. If you have a valid reason and
not just getting an abortion because "your man hates the way a
condom feels."
References:
Thames, B. (2018).
How should one live? An introduction to
ethics and moral reasoning
. Bridgepoint Education.