Background and ContextAbortion is defined as a procedure performed to remove an embryo or fetus from its mother's uterus in order to prevent its birth (Roth, 2005). Abortion is classified as a bioethical issue because it refers to the morality of biomedical advances, policies and research. Abortion is a difficult topic that can involve morals and personal beliefs, legality and religious values. The issue is often viewed from both the pro-life side, which emphasizes the fetus and its right to life, and the pro-choice side, which emphasizes the mother's right to decide the appropriate action (Roth, 2005) . This calls into question the ethical question of whether the government has the right to outlaw abortion. The two pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints explore the two main moral issues regarding abortion (Roth, 2005). The first moral issue is the moral status of the fetus (Roth, 2005). This concerns the question of whether or not the fetus should be considered a person and at what stage the fetus becomes a person. The second moral issue concerns the rights of the mother (Roth, 2005). This is the question of whether the mother has the right to decide whether to carry the fetus or not. It is important to note that there are two separate issues regarding abortion, one is its morality and the other its legality (Roth, 2005). There are things that are considered immoral but are not necessarily illegal. For example, marital infidelity is considered wrong but not illegal. A moral argument is that the fetus is an innocent person and it is wrong to kill an innocent person, therefore it is wrong to kill a fetus (Roth, 2005). The opposite reasoning can also be supported. The fetus... at the center of the card... the argument for a future like ours starts from the assumption that every life will be beautiful and that everyone will want to have a future like ours. The potential life of the fetus could be great or terrible. Just because the fetus's life might be great doesn't mean it has the right to use the mother's body. The mother still retains the right to abortion because the fetus depends on her for survival, regardless of its potential. It can be argued that the fetus deserves the same level of personality as children and adults. This can be countered by the fact that children and adults are able to live without occupying another person's body. The point at which personality occurs may never be established due to the conflicting views for and against personality and it would be very difficult to establish any kind of middle ground on personality..