Religious Education - Abortion
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- Abortion
- Catholic views
- believe abortion is morally wrong
- if a woman has an abortion it is by catholic law she should be excommunicated
- Excommunicated means to be thrown out of the church
- if a woman has an abortion it is by catholic law she should be excommunicated
- firmly believe once the sperm fertilises the egg, life has begun therefore it is a human being with potential
- killing a human being is classified as taking away the life of a young one so it is referred to as murder
- Pope John Paul II -" I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing if an innocent human being is always gravely immoral"
- killing a human being is classified as taking away the life of a young one so it is referred to as murder
- life is sacred and given by God therefore it should only be taken away from God
- Abortion does not follow Natural law as it is not natural in which the woman becomes pregnant and conceives or have a natural abortion
- believe abortion is morally wrong
- Church of England views
- believe abortion is wrong but may be morally right under certain circumstances
- Considered morally right if - the mother may not survive - the child will be born with a disability - the child was a result of ****
- the life of the mother is considered more important than the childs
- does not believe that life began at conception
- abortion may sometimes be the most loving thing to do
- does not believe that life began at conception
- Jesus forgives people so should christians
- Church of England 1983, - " that in situations where the continuance of a pregnancy threatens the life of a mother, a termination of pregnancy may be justified and that there must be adequate and safe provision in out society for such situations
- believe abortion is wrong but may be morally right under certain circumstances
- Catholic views
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