If the growth of a child within their mother will absolutely result in her death, then every effort must be made to save the mother and her child. If her child is tragically lost during this effort, it was never due to electively induced abortion. It was the loss of one in an effort to avoid the loss of both.
“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.”
It accepted that a person has the right to self defence when they are in danger, and that they may use violence, or even kill in extreme circumstances, in order to protect themselves. This can apply even when the person causing the danger is innocent of any bad intent, unaware that they are causing a danger. So, of a foetus (entirely innocentendangers the life of their mother due to health complications, surly the mother should have the right of the option of abortion. What are your views?
