Christian teaching on abortion
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- Christian teaching on abortion
- Roman Catholic and many Evangelical Protestants believe abortion is always wrong
- Sanctity of life: life is holy and belongs to God
- It is murder and it goes against God's will
- Life begins at conception
- Every person has the right to life (a foetus is a human being)
- Some women who have abortions can suffer from traumas leading to guilt complexes and mental illnesses
- Adoption is a better solution
- Other Protestants (e.g. Church of England) disagree with abortion, but in certain circumstances it is the lesser of two evils
- E.g. if the pregnancy is the result of **** or if her life is in danger or if the child would be handicapped and have no quality of life. Some might allow social reasons like poverty
- Life does not begin at conception
- Jesus's command to love your neighbour is the most important command
- It is the duty of Christians to remove suffering
- Christians should choose the lesser of two evils
- They should accept medical advances which allow doctors to detect disease and suffering in foetuses. Parents should be able to have an abortion on the basis of such tests
- E.g. if the pregnancy is the result of **** or if her life is in danger or if the child would be handicapped and have no quality of life. Some might allow social reasons like poverty
- Difficult situations
- Doctrine of double effect
- If the mother has cancer and chemotherapy would kill the foetus, this says the first effect is so save the mother's life
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- If the pregnancy is the result of ****, some Christians believe one sinful act should not cause another sinful act
- It is hoped with counselling, help and adoption, good can come out of evil in the form of a new life
- If the pregnancy is the result of ****, some Christians believe one sinful act should not cause another sinful act
- Red Letter Christians
- They believe that Jesus would be more concerned with helping women who wanted abortions rather than banning abortions
- They believe contraception should be made cheaper and more available and increase wages and childcare for single mothers
- Doctrine of double effect
- Roman Catholic and many Evangelical Protestants believe abortion is always wrong
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