Ethics are the moral principles that govern an individual's behavior and reasoning. In order to analyze different ethical viewpoints it is important to understand what an ethical issue is. An ethical issue is a situation that has more than one course ... 's duty to preserve the sanctity of life and would fail the universality test of the first maxim (McCoy 2011, p.143-144). This therefore weakens the argument and ultimately renders abortion unacceptable, according to Kant. The views opposed to the deontological approach of Immanuel Kant are exemplified through Aristotle's ethics. Aristotle wa...

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