christian views on euthanasia
...unavoidable consequence of deciding between the “lesser of two evils” (e.g. accepting that a woman who becomes regnant after being raped might want an abortion.) thus they generally advocate a form of situation ethics. “the church believes the demand for abortions is unacceptably high. It stresses that abortion should happen as early in the pregnancy as possible and only after serious moral reflection. It’s views on late terminations (after 24weeks) of handicapped foetuses is that they should only be given if the baby is likely to die from its deformities soon after birth.” (the church of England) Both catholic and protestant churches accept abortion when the life of the mother is in danger as a result of her being pregnant. There are some Christians who believe the bible says nothing about abortions. In one sense this is true. There is no direct teaching that says “ you shall/shall not allow a woman to have an abortion” despite the fact that abortions did happen in biblical times. Thus the case for/and against abortion is generally a cumulative one. Some christian arguments against abortion Christians who seek to argue against abortion on the basis of scripture (the bible) use a number of verses that seem to teach that god knows and plans the life of a person before they are born. In the psalms David wrote: “for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you that I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was nor hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (psalm 138:13-16NIV) The strongest biblical evidence used against abortion is the prohibition to commit murder (exodus 20:13.) Christians against abortion believe the embryo/foetus is human and should be given full human rights. Anyone taking away it’s life is committing a grievous act of disobedience against god (they are committing murder) and are putting themselves on a level with god who alone gives life an...