Natural law for abortion.

With regards to abortion then it first needs to be decided whether or not the killing of an unborn child in some situations is an apparent good or an actual good response.

From a personal point of view I would struggle to suggest it is anything but an apparent good. Firstly it would go against my human nature to kill any living person, as it is a natural good to not kill others. However it could be looked at differently if a pregnant women wants an abortion so that she can continue to work it is an apparent good. This is simply because from her point of view it is a good action.

As with all abortion debates whether or not the baby is classed as a living person at just 8 weeks old, or less, depends on medical facts. But assuming the baby is alive then it can't be a true good for an abortion to take place.

Natural law could also been defined to an extent as, Gods will. If God wants something to happen it is a real good if however it's the individual's choice and not Gods it's an apparent good.

Natural law can be criticised on several accounts, one reason being our human nature changes all the time, and also across different cultures and religions. Therefore to suggest that killing an unborn child is completely wrong could be perceived as doing just what you think is right, in the same way that we say an apparent good is an apparent good.

So just by looking at Natural law we can't say abortion is wrong, however it does display a valid case for consideration.

I think the answer most believers of natural law would give in response to should we allow abortion is yes, but try to reduce them.

It's become increasingly like a fact of life; abortions will take place so natural law followers would try to educate people to give them a better understanding of the matter.

It is made hard to work out as different people judge whether or not an act is an apparent good or not in different ways. Some would certainly say abortion is an apparent good, while others might look at it and work out a way of showing it to be a true good in some circumstances.

David Jackson.