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Legal vs. Ethical Legal vs. Ethical Is it right or wrong, ethical or not ethical, legal or illegal, these are questions often asked when searching for an answer to some of the world’s most exhaustive debates. One particular situation that has received nationwide attention and remains the center of much conflict and heated controversy between law providers and citizens with different value systems is that of legalized abortion. The central argument in this debate hinges on the discussion of when life is considered to begin. Some believe that life begins at the moment of fertilization. While others believe that life doesn’t begin until after the pregnancy or at the very least late in the pregnancy. Proponents for the Pro Life movement predominately use the Judeo Christian teachings found in the Holy Bible to support their argument. Followers of the pro-life movement believe that just because it is legal, it is still fundamentally immoral or unethical to take a human life. Those who are pro choice attempt to support their suppositions through science and the fact that abortion was made legal due to the decisions from landmark court cases – the existence of legal precedent. Prior to the 70’s most state legislators widely criminalized abortion. Not until the controversial Roe vs. Wade case was the Supreme Court given the authority to decide if abortion is legal, therefore providing the judicial system with an opportunity to either fall within the shadow of former legislative “mood” or cross the line in favor of a new and potentially controversial attitude. . “In 1973, in the landmark case of Roe vs. Wade, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provided a fundamental right for women to obtain abortions. The Supreme Court held that the "right to privacy," established by the Court’s precedents in the contraception cases of the 1960’s and early 70’s, assured the freedom of a person to abort unless the state had a "compelling interest" in preventing the abortion.
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