The Case

A pregnant girl planned to abort her baby because there were many
things that rans through her mind just like how to tell her parents about
her case, will her parents still accept or reject her, she also minds about
what will her friends reactions will be, will they remain a friend on her
and will this situation of her creates a discrimination to her family. That
thoughts cannot really be vanished on her mind during that moment it is
because the baby was conceived out of wedlock. The faguy who
impregnated her abandoned her, this means that she must deal with this
alone.
But, abortion isnt her first choice because she was also afraid of
the procedure, she wants to find a way out. But for her, telling this case
to her parents would not be possible. She taught that her parents would
really be upset on her upon knowing her case. Her father would lose his
position in the church, their family will be ostracized and detested by
their religious community. She said she could handle the pregnancy,
even maybe keep the baby for good if her life was the only thing at stake
here. But she thought of her parents surely she would break not only
their hearts but their trusts as well. She knew that she could never, ever,
go back. The thought of losing her family only strengthened her decision.
Thus, she ended up aborting the baby. Her parents know nothing about
what has happened, her relationship with her parents remained because
they dont know what their daughter has done.
Issue
The issue here is, is the act of abortion morally acceptable or not? Does
abortion violate the codes of ethics? Or is abortion clearly immoral?

Divine Command Theory

According to the Divine Command Theory also known as the Divine
Law, the authority that dictates the morality of every mans action is
God. It is God that determines what is right or wrong. The theory
emphasizes that morality was determined by what God commands and a
man to be considered as moral he must follow Gods commands. What is
written to the scriptures is assumed by the community of believers to be
absolutely true.

Abortion is really illegal in our country but it doesnt mean that it is

not happening here. Abortions are barely happening in our society today
specially in teens experiencing early pregnancy. In this case, considering
the perspective of the Divine Command Theory, women being pregnant
and would commit abortion is absolutely immoral. The act or state of
being pregnant itself is moral because pregnancy is done freely and
voluntarily and God never said that being pregnant is against his law not
unless you have violated his commandments just like the girl in the case.
Some consider women who commit abortion as Godless and uneducated.
The act of abortion is even an offense to the will of God. Abortion is the
termination of a life that has begun. It is murder. Today, many people
are pro-choice and believe it is a womans right to choose an abortion.
But Gods Word is very clear that we do not have the right to terminate a
life. This words are found in the bible. (Exodus 20:13 You shall not
murder.)

She also violated the commandment of God which says that non-
married individuals must remain fresh until marriage. She committed
fornication. Fornication is having sexual intercourse between non-
married individuals. Adultery and fornication are almost the same, their
only difference is that adultery is sex between a married person and
someone who is not. Today, many young people or even adults live
together, have sexual intercourse, and consider it to be normal behavior.
They often have no shame nor believe they are offending God. Because
people nowadays usually sets their own doctrine or standards in their
living and got to the point where they unconsciously forgot the norms of
the society they are living and the teachings of God regardless what
religion they are in. It may sound bad but that is the reality. The Bible
clearly calls this sin because according to Hebrews 13:4 Marriage
should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God
will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
Legalism Perspective

According also to the principle of Legalism or the Human Positive

Law, abortion is an immoral act. Because legalism states that the
morality of an act is dictated by the laws created by man, this simply
means the laws of the state. The act is criminalized by Philippine law.
Articles 256, 258 and 259 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
mandate imprisonment for women who undergo abortion, as well as for
any person who assists in the procedure. Article 258 further imposes a
higher prison term on the woman or her parents if the abortion is
undertaken "in order to conceal [the woman's] dishonor". This means
that abortion is an offense to law of the Philippines. Thus, this is an
immoral act.

Why is abortion moral?

Emotivism Perspective
When we use the point of view of Emotivism, abortion can be a
moral act because in this theory it states or suggests that morality is
only a response to a situation, they also assert that it is on peoples
emotional awareness where morality is built, a function of making
morally correct or incorrect decisions. In her case, being pregnant and
committing abortion because she thinks that if she will not give up the
baby she will end up being a disgrace to her family and she cannot
accept if that happen. Because of her emotions, she ended up aborting
the baby. This is her emotional response in her situation. And she feels
that abortion is her only way keep her relationship with her parents,
thus, she will definitely do it. And as a result, she feels good because she
didnt lose her relationship with her parents which is her primary reason
why she committed abortion. It is her emotional reward now for making
her decision out of her emotions.