... . Through selfless and virtuous action, the person is able to innately make the right decision (Brown, 2012). With this in mind, Aristotle's ethical standpoint on abortion is that it is acceptable if the groundwork of the person's decision is virtuous. The Catholic Church has a very distinct view on abortion. As the sixth commandment states, "thou shalt not kill"; this ... taking this into consideration it can be said that in the eyes of the Catholic Church the act of having an abortion is not normally permissible or acceptable; yet under some circumstances it is deemed to be okay. The C...

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