In the article “The Case Against Abortion” Ross Douthat argues the moral case against abortion outside of the constraints of law and politics. His main argument is that since the embryo is scientifically a distinct human life then killing it is immoral. He then goes on to refute common pro-choice rebuttals to his claim. The dilemma that is described is whether it is generally moral to allow abortions while both options will lead to the breaking of a fundamental principle. Allowing abortions breaks the principle that one should not kill but disallowing abortion breaks the principle that one…