The Bible and Christianity on Abortion

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The Bible and Christianity on Abortion

There has been recent debate over the Christian ethics of abortion,

and what the Bible’s implications of the matter are. One must first

acknowledge that the Bible does not directly say anything about

abortion. Kerby Anderson is the president of Probe Ministries, a

non-profit organization whose mission is to “reclaim the primacy of

Christian thought and values in Western culture through media.”

(http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/arg-abor.html) He claims that

the reason abortion is not mentioned in the Bible is because the act

was so unthinkable - so absurd - to an Israelite woman at the time

that there was no need to even mention it in the criminal code. Many

Christians have, however, sought to seek the implications of the

Bible’s teachings on abortion. They believe God created each person

superbly in his/her mother’s womb, the destruction of this innocent

being is an abomination, and severe punishments are given to those who

decide to murder his/her baby.

The Bible teaches that God created each person beautifully and worthy

of existence. This is written in Psalm 139:13-16: 13For you created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my

mother's womb. 14I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully

made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15My frame was

not hidden from you when I was in that secret place. When I was woven

together in the depths of the earth, 16your eyes saw my unformed body.

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of

them came to be.

The Christian recognizes that even an unborn child’s existence has

meaning and that his/her body, although not fully developed, has worth

because it is created in the eyes of God. Not only is the body

created wonderfully, but it is created uniquely as well. Jeremiah

1:4-5a states, “4The word of the LORD came to me saying, 5"Before I

formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you

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