Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Abortion
- CHURCH VIEWS
- ROMAN
CATHOLICS-Abortion is
murder 'thou shall not
kill'. Life started from
conception
- The Church of
England-Opposes abortion-strict
and limited condition abortion
morally preferably
- Christians believe that Jesus' comapssion
to the world prompts us to identify and
evaluate such a situation
- Arguments for Abortion
- Free will-women have the
right to choose
- Reduces risk of backstreet abortion
- Population growing-expensive
- Foetus-ball of cells like
any other operation
- Mother-life threatening
illness
- Mother-physically unable to
care of child
- Not wanting to take care of a
disabled/diseased child
- Arguments Against
Abortion
- Murder-'You shall not murder' Going
against God's law
- Only God can give life
and take it away
- Don't want to have a
child-don't have sex
- Foetus has rights
- Abortion- traumatic. Guilt
stays for many years
- The Holy Spirit lives within the body, we
shall not harm it. 'Do you not know your
bodies is the temple of the Holy Spirit,
therefore honour God with your body'
- ALTERNATIVES
- Fostering
- Adoption
- Family support
and advice