Abstract

It is estimated that each year about Taiwan in recent years, hundreds of thousands of women to abortion, the vast majority are based on the Genetic Health Law Article IX第六款Chapter III, "due to pregnancy or childbirth will affect their mental health or family life are" as the reason for abortion . That is the true reason for abortion, the majority does not endanger the mother's health-based considerations, but because the fetus is not to be anticipated, probably because the fetus is a girl, family financial difficulties, many children overloaded with parents too busy and do not want to have children affect women's development, non-marital pregnancy caused by other factors ... .... In short, many are not based on the Genetic Health of conception, but abortion is the result of other factors further excessive fetal harm innocent situation. Position based on respect for life, deserve careful speculation from various angles to the fetus the right to life of women tradeoffs. Against this background, this paper three aspects of fetal right to life: first, analysis of the Genetic Health Law's origin and its impact on the fetal right to life; second, by the law, religious, ethical and clinical point of view of fetal life rights advocate; third, to discuss different perspectives on the fetal right to life and treatment choices, including analysis of women's autonomy and choice on the right of the conflict; Finally, this paper presents diverse control programs, emphasizing prevention and debriefing prior importance made from amending the law, life education, health care system, social resources and social system and so to maintain, care and respect for life; hope that the public face of women given birth to life and the related issue of abortion, we can use a broader perspective thinking, and thus develop more respect for life approach. In Taiwan, it is estimated that there have been hundreds of thousands of abortions taken place each year since the government passed the Genetic Health Law. Nonetheless, the reasons of the majority of those abortions were not due to protecting the health of the pregnant women or family life, which is of the spirit of the law, but because of the effects of aborting the "unwanted" children. The law seems to be overused, consequently, affecting many innocent lives. It is worthwhile to reconsider the fetus' right of life from various perspectives. This paper explores the fetus' right of life from three aspects. First, it analyzes the core value of the Genetic Health Law and its impacts. Second, it studies several perspectives ranging from law, religion, life ethics, medical practice , female's right of choice, and psychology. Third, it also explores women's autonomy and options to a fetus' life. Finally, by emphasizing both pro-prevention and post-consultation, multiple approaches to address the issue are also proposed in the paper. Hopefully, by introducing those ideas, when dealing with abortion, people can be respectful of both mother's choices and fetus' right of life