AQA GCSE RE Religion and Life part 2: Abortion
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- Religion and life part two- Abortion
- Religious viewpoints
- Christianity
- For
- Lesser of two evils
- Quality of life: it's more loving to not allow somebody to suffer
- Against
- "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you"
- Sanctity of life which means all life is sacred and God-given
- Ten commandments: "do not kill"
- "I , your God, gives life only I can take away"
- For
- Islam
- For
- As long as it is before ensoulment
- Where the woman's life is at risk, it is allowed
- Against
- "Do not take life- which Allah has made sacred"
- Each person is created by Allah himself
- For
- Christianity
- Key terms
- Abortion
- Termination of an in-womb foetus.
- Euthanasia
- Killing someone painlessly and with compassion to end suffering
- Quality of life
- General well-being in relation to health and happiness.
- Sanctity of life
- All life is sacred and God-given
- Pro-life
- Against all abortions
- Abortion
- The Law
- Legal in the UK since 1967
- Allowed up until 24 weeks
- Legal in the UK since 1967
- Conditions
- The woman's life is at risk
- Risk to the mother's physical or mental health
- Significant risk that the baby will be born with a severe disability
- May affect the health of existing children
- Pro-Life
- Sanctity of life
- All DNA is present at conception- abortion is a form of murder
- Foetus is alive
- We shouldn't play God
- Choice is taken away from the child
- Pro-choice
- Lesser of two evils
- Mother should be put first
- It's the woman's body
- Could have negative effects
- Other options
- Adoption
- Foster care
- Keeping the child
- Religious viewpoints
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