Abortion is Never Justified

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Abortion is Never Justified I am examining the question ‘Abortion is never justified’ from a Christian perspective and will explain my view on abortion. The bible has many quotes directly relating to the foetus within the womb. The main argument is trying to discover at what point life begins when finding this out it is easier to decide whether abortion is right or wrong. Though the question on when life starts is hard to find out as people have their own point of view. Using the Bible and the Churches view I will try and work out when life starts and whether abortion is never justified. The Bible teaches that life begins even before the baby is formed or even conceived. The passage from Jeremiah 1: 4-5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart" This quote means that life begins before the baby is formed in the womb and God knows what is planned for the baby. If this is true then it can be considered as murder, since it is the killing of a person who’s life has already been planned. Common absolute morals today are generally taken from the bible or mainly the Ten Commandments. For example, most people would agree that murder or stealing is wrong. The bible also makes it clear that abortion is completely wrong, for example; Proverbs 24: 11 - 12 "Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to death; don't stand back and let them die. Don't try to avoid responsibility by saying you didn't know about it. For God knows all hearts, and he sees you. He keeps watch over your soul, and he knows you knew! And he will judge all people according to what they have done." This passage is saying that people sho... ... middle of paper ... ...ncy and if doctors can incubate baby’s born at 28 weeks, so that they survive without health problems I believe that it is morally wrong to abort babies at the same stage of development. In the cases I have outlined above I accept that abortion can be performed up to eight weeks gestation. I also think that abortion should be made harder to obtain by needing two doctors signatures. Both the mother and father of the baby should be offered counseling to help them look at all the options available including adoption. This would enable them to reach an informed and not emotional decision that they may regret later. I feel strongly that abortion should not be used as a form of contraception. If people find themselves in the position where they do have an unwanted baby then their first choice should be adoption not abortion.

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