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... Explain how this belief influences their attitude to abortion, showing that you understand other points of view. ... These are inclined to believe that abortion is morally wrong. ... Although if you believe all human life is sacred you might feel compassion towards the mother. ... If a Christian believes human life is sacred they are most likely to believe abortion is morally wrong.
A lot of Anti Abortion groups use Biblical passages to back up their views, even though abortion wasn’t practiced when the bible was written. There are no direct references to abortion in the bible. ...
The Bible does influence a lot of Christians on the issue of abortion. ... A lot of people use it in their arguments by calling abortion murder as technically it is killing a living human. ... This passage is used to support the argument against abortion. ... This passage can be used against abortion as you could say it is going against God’s word to have an abortion.
One quote which would influence a Christian’s decision is “Can a woman forget her own baby”. ... This would influence a Christian to be anti-abortion because God is questioning whether a mother could forget or disown her own child whether or not it has been born, indirectly stating that abortion is morally wrong.
A lot of Christian’s would draw heavily on Jesus’ teaching of compassion, which in certain situations makes abortion more acceptable.
The different church denominations have different views on abortion. ... Since the first century the church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion.
Church Of England – The Church of England said in 1984 “Our view of abortion is that the foetus in the womb has to be protected but if the woman/mother is in danger it may be acceptable”. The Anglican view on abortion is that although the foetus is to be specially respected and protected, nonetheless the life of the foetus is not absolutely sacrosanct if it endangers the life of the mother.
Church Of Scotland – The Church of Scotland believe abortion is acceptable in these situations: -
- If the Woman’s life is in danger
- If there is proof the woman was raped
- If the baby will be born seriously handicapped
Methodist Church – The Methodist Church believe abortion is acceptable in these circumstances: -
- When the life of the mother is in danger
- When the baby will be severely handicapped
- When the child or children the mother is already bringing up will suffer
There was a case in Ireland where a young girl was raped.
Approximate Word count = 1996
Approximate Pages = 8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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