Abortion as an Ethical Issue
In recent years, abortion has become one of the world’s most discussed
ethical issues. This has made a huge impact on both men and women’s
lives. There are many different views on abortion dating back from the
Old Testament to the present day. I intend to show you all of
abortion’s conventional arguments. I hope to establish few of these
views;
· The Christian views on abortion
· Views that support and oppose abortion
· My personal opinions on the subject of abortion
My coursework will include different factors to use in discussion
including a definition of abortion, Biblical quotes and references,
issues of rape and incest.
The following questions (below) on the subject of abortion will be
answered in this coursework:
a. (i) What is meant by ‘abortion’?
(ii) What Biblical and Church teachings might be used in a
discussion about abortion?
b. Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about Abortion into
action.
c. ‘Abortion is never justified’ –
Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answers and show that you
have thought about different point of views. You must refer to
Christianity in your answer.
August 2003 Ramin Rouhani
What is meant by the word ‘abortion’?
The definition of abortion by law is the premature expulsion of a
human foetus from the womb. There is more than one type of abortion,
spontaneous and induced. Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is
naturally occurring termination of a pregnancy causes inside the
mother’s womb. Induced abortion is when the foetus is terminated from
the mother’s womb surgically or medically.
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...cerned is wanted or handicapped,
it follows that the destruction of unborn
life is always wrong.”
LIFE Campaign
The Humanists agree that everyone has the right to freedom of choice,
because opinions are different of when the life of a foetus begins,
the minority that is Catholic Church has no right to impose it’s view
on others. An open society must respect the rights of the people for
the choice of their future, so religious views should not be forced
upon the people who do not choose to listen.
Every human has the right to want to be a wanted child. Induced
abortion brings a solution to the future of unwanted children being
born every year. No child deserves to be unwanted or unloved because
of poor education and a lack of contraception, which is what would
happen if abortion could not be justified.
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