The utilitarian vision would evaluate which choice offers the greatest pleasure to the pregnant woman. The woman must consider how she feels about continuing her legal career and the fact that she may wait to have another child. The theory of utilitarianism states that if the pregnant woman receives more pleasure from the abortion, in her case it is morally right to have an abortion. With the small doubt of becoming a mother and the idea of abortion on her mind, she is already proving that she places a lot of value in her career. Since the woman knows that she will be able to try to have another child later, she feels that she is not ready to become a mother at this time. According to the utilitarian theory, the pregnant woman would choose to have an abortion and continue with her promising law
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