Abortion
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- Created on: 28-03-17 19:25
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- Abortion
- Biblical teaching
- Implies that abortion is morally unacceptable from the moment of conception
- Humans have been created in God's image
- Stott- "mother and child are valued equally"
- "you shall not murder"- sixth commandment
- Implies that abortion is morally unacceptable from the moment of conception
- Christian Views
- Catholic church - "Affirmed that ensoulment took place from the moment of conception
- Follows natural law
- Abortion is intrinsically evil
- Anglican church- "the undoubted evil of abortion would in this situation represent the lesser of two evils
- Woman's life and health are of primary importance
- Methodist church- similar to Anglican church. "where the mother's life is at risk: when the pregnancy is the result of **** or incest"
- Catholic church - "Affirmed that ensoulment took place from the moment of conception
- Secular Views
- Utilitarian Views
- Abortion is morally acceptable if it results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number
- Singer (1993) "since no foetus is a person, no foetus has the same claim to life as a person"
- Also argues it is society's responsibility to take care of the needs of the mother -
- Feminist Views
- Feminists believe they should be entitled to the same reproductive freedom as men.
- Thomson "while I do argue that abortion is not impermissible, I do not argue that it is always permissible"
- Criticisms of feminist views
- Some women may abort a baby without the man's knowledge - it is also his child
- Abortions can have negative effects on a woman's mental health
- Utilitarian Views
- Slippery slope argument
- one small decision can lead to a chain of related events that can have a negative impact on society
- Wyatt argues : "the reality of the current situation in the UK is that abortion is available for most women on request"
- Kantian ethics
- Believes that if abortion is acceptable on one set of circumstances, then it should be accepted universally
- If the foetus has moral status then abortion is immoral
- Believes that if abortion is acceptable on one set of circumstances, then it should be accepted universally
- Biblical teaching
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