Christianity and abortion
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- Created on: 06-04-14 17:02
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- Christianity and abortion
- Abortion- deliberate, artificial termination of pregnancy before full term
- Abortion Act 1967
- Legal if:
- Agreed by 2 doctors
- Mental/ physical health of woman/ existing children under threat
- Child if born, is severely handicapped
- No vol. abortion after 28 wks
- After '91- 24 wks
- Legal if:
- Types of Abortion
- VOLUNTARY ABORTION
- For social reasons- no health issues
- ABORTION FOR MEDICAL REASONS
- Life of baby/mother at risk/severe handicap- not time limit
- NATURAL ABORTION
- Miscarriage
- VOLUNTARY ABORTION
- Abortion Act 1967
- Catholic
- ABSOLUTIONIST
- Life begins at CONCEPTION
- Always human being- same rights as mother
- MURDER
- Exodus 20
- More agape to give everyone chance to live
- Only permit if DOUBLE EFFECT
- Done as life saving treatment for mother
- SANCTITY OF LIFE
- Psalm 139
- Genesis 1:27
- Luke 12
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Exodus 20
- Protestant
- SITUATIONIST
- No specific teaching on when life begins
- More AGAPE to help mother
- Abortion- deliberate, artificial termination of pregnancy before full term
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