of not only ethics, but morals. In the 1973 case of Roe v Wade the Supreme Court ruled

that a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion within the first six

months of the pregnancy. However, conservative Presidents have changed the legislation

enough to allow states to restrict abortion in various ways (Practical Ethics, Peter

Singer). In the following paper, I will summarize the views on abortion of Pope John

Paul II and philosopher, Peter Singer. These two men have very conflicting opinions

This argument is very adamantly against abortion. It is also a religiously based

argument. He uses exerts from the Bible and other religious documents and quotes many

different clergymen and priests to help defend his position.

He starts by explaining how you must follow the ten commandments to live a

good life and have eternal life. "Jesus replied, 'If you would enter life, keep the

commandments'" (Mt 19:17). The first of these ten commandments is "You shall not

kill". On the contrary, you should 'love respect and promote life' (The Gospel of Life,

"You shall not kill" represents the extreme limit which cannot be exceeded. It is

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