abortion: right or wrong?

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There are several different perspectives on weather abortion is right or wrong. It often becomes a controversy. One way of arguing it is with Kerby Anderson’s “A Biblical View of Abortion.” Another is with Richard J. Hardy’s “The Right to Choose.” And lastly is Rachel’s, an anonymous writer from msngroups.com, “Abortion the Murder of Innocence.” Each of theses controversial articles are to objectively present different view or perspectives of abortion. Kerby Anderson’s “A Biblical View of Abortion,” shows the aspect of abortion from the point of view of the Holy Bible. Anderson says that no where in the Bible does it actually say that abortion is wrong, just only that it was the unthinkable. It was said that children were viewed as a gift or heritage from the Lord. Also the scriptures said that God was the one opens and closes the womb. And it was said to be a curse to be without a child. Anderson mentions that David has a relationship with God while he was developing and growing before birth. David was also seen as “God’s creative work within his mother’s womb” (Anderson). He also says that if a woman is to give birth and the baby dies, or is stillborn, then the law of relation is used. “A baby inside the womb is treated as a baby outside the womb” (Anderson). Anderson uses examples and passages from the Holy Bible to show evidence that the Bible is against abortion, and so is Anderson. Unlike Kerby Anderson, Rich...

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