Mrs K is a 37-year-old woman with four children. Sheconsults her doctor for irregular periods. She had been using a diaphragm ascontraception, having stopped taking birth control pills because of...

Introduction    1
Case study    2
The Ethics and Law of Abortion in the United Kingdom    2
Dispute Over Ethics    3
Application of Ethical Theories to Abortion and case study    4
Teleological theories of Ethics    4
The principle of utility    4
Abortion's teleological ethic    5
Theories of Deontology    6
Dentology theory concerning Abortion    6
Consequentialism theory in ethics    7
Conclusion    8
Reference    8
Ethics and ethical dilemmas around Abortion
Introduction
The variety that surrounds morals originally came to people's attention throughout the early times at some point. According to their findings, people from different cultures have a wide range of beliefs about what is morally wrong and what is morally good, and they behave accordingly (Bowman‐Smart et a,2020). This uncovering of differences immediately indicated to some philosophers that there is no absolute certainty about morality and that a specified wrong or right must always be construed as something is right or wrong in conjunction with one morality compared to another. Relativist philosophers have often argued that moral plurality does not support ethical relativism (Daws,2020). Some civilizations are just a little off base, however. Circumstances vary if there are genuine variances in custom. There is little question that differences in traditions and morality may have an influence on what is good and wrong without the need for ethical relativism.
Abortion is one of the most hotly debated issues of our day regarding morality. People tend to turn to the law for guidance when trying to come to a conclusion about how to handle an unwanted pregnancy. Abortion's moral quandary has been thoroughly studied in a variety of research (Ewnetu et al,2020). Proponents and opponents of abortion have debated their differing views on the issue. A case study regarding abortion will be explored in this article, and the ethical theories of ethical relativism and moral relativity will be examined in relation to this case study. Hopefully, this conversation will offer insight into the ethical challenge of abortion in the UK (Ewnetu et al,2021).
Case study
Mrs K is a mother of four who is 37 years old. When her periods become irregular, she visits the doctor for consultation. After discontinuing the usage of birth control pills due to their unpleasant side effects, she began using a diaphragm as a method of birth control. When she goes to the doctor, he informs her she's expecting. There will be no more children for her. She claims she's already had all the children she could possibly have. Mrs K. has depression issues. According to her doctor, she qualifies for an abortion under the terms of the Abortion Act of 1967 and has been sent to a clinic (Essary,2021).
The Ethics and Law of Abortion in the United Kingdom
According to the Abortion Act of 1967, two doctors must agree that an abortion is necessary in order to protect the health or well-being of the pregnant woman or her family or to prevent the birth of a seriously handicapped child (Essary,2021). As a result, physicians' validation of a woman's explanations for choosing to terminate her pregnancy is a prerequisite to her having access to an abortion. The background of the 1967 Abortion Act's passing considerably contributed to this advancement in methodology (Ewnetu et al,2020). One of the reformers' main arguments was that access to abortion should be made available in cases when delivery would endanger the health or well-being of the woman and family. Pregnancy should be decriminalised only if the mother can prove that the health and the well-being of her children would be jeopardised, according to the subsequent legislation.
Because of a woman's stated reasons for wanting to terminate her pregnancy, the idea of an abortion's validity is widely accepted. These anxieties are based on two fundamental assumptions (Ewnetu et al,2021). Essentially, it seems that the reasons why a woman may desire to abort a pregnancy are being used to get attention from the general public. A woman's ability to get an abortion should be based on whether or not her reasons are determined to be acceptable.
Dispute Over Ethics
The ethical problem illustrates the moral conundrum faced by the two major actors and those impacted by the abortion debate. The primary protagonists, Mrs K and Mr K have been different over the subject primarily because Mrs K believes that having an abortion is a basic right that she has since, as a woman, she is in charge of carrying the child. She believes that all parties, in addition to the spouse, must recognise this independence. She believes she has good judgement as well to make such a critical choice. But Mr K, a significant figure in his wife's life, is vehemently opposed to abortion, maybe because he loves the feeling of becoming a father again and has always believed what he believes. Mrs K and Mr K are different about who should be taken into account and who should be ignored because of this (Ewnetu et al,2021).
The healthcare system and the doctors are additional parties involved in this conundrum. Charges may be brought against both it and the doctor if it violates the law. However, as stated in the Abortion Law Act, if an abortion proves to be harmful to either the woman or the unborn child, two general doctors may allow it. The doctors' measures can only be intended to save the mother's life due to her severe depression, which may make it difficult for her to have a child. The unborn infant cannot defend his or her life in this ethical conundrum (Goodarzi et al,2019).
Application of Ethical Theories to Abortion and case study
Based on the notion that a person should carefully choose their activities in order to maximise the value predicted as a result of...