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Research Question: What should be done about abortion? Thesis Statement: Abortion is impermissible except when performed to save, not to take, life. I. Abortion as a Utilitarianistic Act Mothers who opted for abortion often base their decisions on factors that are favorable to them personally, making their utilitarianist philosophy essentially egoistic. Thus, a mother who opted to perform an abortion is essentially an egoistic utilitarianist. Consequently, utilitarianism suffers from the problem of failing to respect the separateness of persons; that is, that of the mother and that of the unborn child (Jacobson 168). ...
