The Morality of Abortion Abortion is the abortion of a fetus while it is in the womb and is a constantly debated issue in today's society. Whether abortion is moral or immoral depends on many topics and a particular topic; when does life begin? In 1976 the “Abortion Act” was implemented in England and Wales. This allowed the termination of a fetus up to 28 weeks of age and for the first time women had the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. However, limitations were still placed on why an outage could occur; the mother's physical or mental health must have been at risk due to the pregnancy. Subsequently all abortions at that time had to be approved by two registered practitioners. Each "improvement" in the law has become more and more lenient towards pregnant women and, for some, more and more unethical. In most cases at that time abortion was not considered morally right. When the 1987 "Atlon Bill" was published, the option of abortion was limited to 18 weeks from known fertilization. But things would soon change and abortion could be permitted up to the 24th week of pregnancy. This is still the current law according to "One World, Many Problems" and is considered by some to be entirely immoral, since abortion can only occur if the mother has forgotten or failed to use contraceptives; treating the procedure as an emergency contraceptive. Laws are a fairly accurate way of determining the population's views on abortion, as an MP is elected to deal with the issues deemed most important by the public, they and the MPs against them express their opinions, and a law is passed accordingly. to the majority. As shown... in the center of the paper... against abortion is "when does life begin?" Some people believe that life begins at fertilization, others while the fetus is in the womb, and others at birth. If any of these stages were eliminated, the formation of an adult life would not be possible. So abortion is killing, it can't be anything else. I am supported in this conclusion by the Christian religion and many other world religions in the sanctity of life. The law partially supports this claim, although modern societal pressure is allowing abortion on demand. The reasons why abortion is permitted will soon perhaps be reduced to purely cosmetic reasons as society relaxes its rules. Although it is widely believed that abortion is immoral, the pressure is allowing religion, government and society to believe that the murder of a child can be justified..