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FINAL PERIOD: REPORTING SESSIONS

(SUMMARY)

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement

For the Final Task Performance

GEC 108- Ethics

Presented By:

Group 3

Malingin, Ronibe B.

Verana, Crystal Mae

January 12, 2022

REPORTER

Malingin, Ronibe B

SUBJECT:

GEC 108- Ethics

TIME:

MWF (3:15-4:15 pm)

TEACHER

Ms. Zitti Wynn Jipus

TOPIC:

THE MORAL ISSUE ON ABORTION

 THE MORAL ISSUE ON ABORTION
Every day, all around the world people get pregnant under a range of circumstances.
Some of these pregnancies are not intended. When a person gets pregnant they
usually have two options: to parent or not parent. If they choose not to be parent , they
may arrange an adoption for their baby or they choose to have an abortion.

OBJECTIVES

 Explain the moral issue on abortion and it’s definition.

 Differentiate the difference types of abortion and methods of abortion.
 Discuss the effects of abortion and the moral decisions.

WHAT IS ABORTION?

 Abortion is the expulsion of a living fetus from the mother’s womb before it is
viable.
 Abortion is when a pregnancy is ended so that it doesn’t result in the birth of a
child. Sometimes it is called ‘termination of pregnancy’.
 Abortion is one of the oldest medical practices, evidence of which dates back to
ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
 An estimated 473,000 abortions occur annually. One-third of women who
experience an unintended pregnancy end it in abortion.

ACTIVITY/ GAME

Based on the picture in the PowerPoint, identify the reasons why some women are
doing abortions. Fill out the missing words so that it will be complete.

REASONS

 Responsibility
 Partners Problem
 Economic Cost
 Health
  Rape

PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

Article II, Section 12 of the 1986 Philippine Constitution

 “The state recognizes the sanctity of life and shall protect and strengthen the
family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of
the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.”
 Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (enacted in 1930 and remains in effect
today) Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Code mandate imprisonment for the
woman who undergoes the abortion, as well as for any person who assists in the
procedure, even if they be the woman’s parents, a Physician or midwife.

TYPES OF ABORTION
SURGICAL ABORTION

 It is performed in a clinical setting and with pain control.

 A surgical abortion involves dilating (opening) the cervix and then using
suctioning or other tools to remove the pregnancy from the uterus.

MEDICATION ABORTION

 Medication abortion (also known as the abortion pill) consists of using two
different medicines called mifepristone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy.

NATURAL ABORTION/SPONTANEOUS OR ACCIDENTAL ABORTION

 Also known as miscarriage

 The expulsion of the fetus through natural or accidental causes.

THERAPEUTIC ABORTION

 Deliberately induced expulsion of a living fetus in order to save the mother from
the danger of death brought on by pregnancy.
 EUGENIC ABORTION/ SELECTIVE ABORTION OR FETAL INDICATIONS

 This is recommended in cases where certain defects are discovered in the

developing fetus.
 It is termed eugenic because it is meant to get rid of abnormal babies, and thus
prevent them from “contaminating” the human species.

METHODS OF ABORTION
PHYSICAL METHOD

 Massage and abdominal pressure are applied by the hilot, or sometimes by

the pregnant woman herself.

INSERTION OF CATHETERS

 Women have been known to insert hangers or walis tingting. These often lead
to infections.

DILATION AND CURRETAGE

 Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a procedure to remove tissue from inside your
uterus. Health care providers perform dilation and curettage to diagnose and
treat certain uterine conditions — such as heavy bleeding — or to clear the
uterine lining after a miscarriage or abortion.

DRUGS

 There are many western drugs that people use to attempt to induce an
abortion. These include medicines such as quinine, an anti-malarial;
methylergometrin, a uterine stimulant and methotrexate, an anti-cancer drug.
 One widely used drug, Misoprostol and Mifepristone.

SALT POISONING
  A needle is inserted through the mother’s abdomen and 50-250 ml of amniotic
fluid is withdrawn and replaced with a solution of concentrated salt.
 The chemical solution also causes painful burning and deterioration of the baby’s
skin. The baby breathes in, swallowing the salt, and is poisoned. Usually, after
about an hour, the child dies.

HYSTERECTOMY

 Hysterectomy abortion is a surgical procedure that removes an intact fetus from

the uterus in a process similar to a cesarean section
 Incisions are made in the abdomen and uterus. The baby, placenta, and amniotic
sac are removed.

EFFECTS OF ABORTION
PHYSICAL EFFECTS

 Death
 Vomiting
 Dizziness
 Excessive bleeding in vaginal
 Damage to the womb or cervix

EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ABORTION

 Guilt
 Depression
 Inability to forgive oneself
 Flashbacks of abortion
 Suicidal thoughts
 Alcohol and drug abuse
MORAL DECISIONS
PRO-LIFE

 Pro-life proposes the right of the embryo or fetus to gestate to term and be born.
 A fetus is the beginning of life. Therefore, abortion is murder, and is in direct
defiance of God’s will. Regardless of the mother’s life situation.

KATHIAN DEONTOLOGY

 Kantian Deontology states that some actions, no matter the circumstances, are
always moral or immoral.
 It believed that human should never be treated as the means to an end. Kantian
deontology has a lot of respect of human lives which abortion is completely
forbidden.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

 The Roman Catholic Church states that abortion is always wrong, because life
begins at conception and is God given.
 This means that in the eyes of the Catholic Church abortion is classed as murder
and goes against the commandment, Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13). This
commandment is reiterated by Jesus in Matthew 19:18.

PRO-CHOICE

 It emphasizes the woman’s choice whether to terminate a pregnancy

 Abortion is not murder since the fetus is not yet fully human, therefore, it is not in
defiance against God.

UTILITARIANISM

 Utilitarians would ask whether having an abortion brings about the greatest good.
Havingan abortion because of financial pressures, other family members’ needs,
education, work, Any of these reasons may be justified by the hedonic calculus.
  Utilitarianism generally supports a pro-choice position, and Mill strongly believed
in individual sovereignty: “over himself, over his own body and mind, the
individual is sovereign”

ACTIVITY/GAME

Answer the following questions:

1.For your opinion, why is abortion considered an ethical dilemma?

2. Why do some people believe that abortion is a woman’s right?

REPORTER:

Verana, Crystal Mae

SUBJECT:

GEC 108- Ethics

TIME:

MWF (3:15-4:15 pm)

TEACHER:

Ms. Zitti Wynn Jipus

TOPIC:

THE MORAL ISSUES OF DEFORMITIES

 THE MORAL ISSUES ON

DEFORMITIES
The moral issues of birth deformities has a huge impact in one’s country, religion,
culture etc. that people have been arguing on what is best to aid a child born with
deformities. Moral decisions that have been made and the types of deformities are the
things that I’m about to discussed. First off what is deformities? These are the defects
malformations or abnormalities of a child which are present at birth and there are two
kinds of it which is the Genetic Deformities and Congenital Deformities. The genetic
Deformities are hereditary, it is the outcome of the child’s genetic information from the
child’s ancestry while the Congenital Deformities are non- hereditary, means that these
are defects malformation that is present at birth that is usually cause by radiations,
drugs, chemicals and nutritional deficiencies.

The common types of deformities are: Trisonomy21, Spina Bifida, Hydrocephaly,

Anencephaly, Esophageal Atresia, and Duodenal Atresia. Some of these malformations
can be treated by expert doctors and some will be no hope for improvement and will
eventually die.

Ethical Theories have been applied in this matter and according to Kant malformed
baby lacks rationality, but it is still a person that possesses with inherent dignity and
worth. Ross lets the family decide along with the doctor while Joseph Fletcher endorses
the merciful and painless killing of horribly deformed baby. A Utilinarian justify act of
commission of terminating a fetus or a deformed baby for personal and social reasons
and Pragmatist Moral Principle that depends on the parent`s or family`s resources and
sense of being pragmatic and practical.

ACTIVITY/GAME

Answer the following:

1. Which theory do you think aids the malformed baby’s the most? And why?
2. Do you agree in terminating the life of the severely ill baby and defective fetus?