Morality is not fixed either over time or within different social and cultural groups. It is a set of standards which different societies determine to be "right".
There are some standards upon which there is fairly general agreement - theft, murder, respect for others. Issues which have no clear social, cultural or practical majority cannot be a moral standard which societies determine to be right.
Abortion law is one such - there is no common view of what is moral or acceptable. The debate ranges from conception where a few cells have the potential to grow to a fully functioning person, and when that collection of cells becomes capable of independent "life".
It must therefore be a matter of personal belief and individual beliefs respected. The law can only reflect a broadly acceptable compromise backed by some reasoned evidence, not a philosophical discussion of the meaning of life (on which there is no clear consensus.
Last edited by: Terry on Wed 6 Jul 22 at 17:23
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