abortion- RANDL

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  • R+L- Abortion
    • Christian views on Abortion
      • agree
        • Jesus taught to do the most loving thing which could be to permit abortion
        • if a woman were ***** then it could be permitted
      • disagree
        • sanctity of life cant harm Gods creation
        • "Thou shall not murder"
          • abortion is murder it is wrong to go against the 10 commandments
        • believe that life begins just after fertilisation
        • "God created human beings making them to be like himself"
          • "Your body is a temple of the holy spirit...you do not belong to yourselves but to God"
            • "children are a gift from the lord"
        • it is apart of Gods plan, there might be a reason and you shouldn't interfere with it. God is omniscient and has the power to know that.
    • Muslim views on abortion
      • agree
        • family is important in Islam and Muslims can agree to abortion if having the baby will have a negative effect on the family
          • this being if the mother is mentally unfit to support her children.
        • the rights of the mother after 120 weeks is rarely permitted unless the reason is considered to be a lesser of two evils
          • if the mother's life was in danger it would be a lesser of two evils to allow the abortion as it would have less of an impact on the family
        • permitted if the mothers life is suffering or if the baby is mentally or physically deformed before 120 weeks when Ensoulment takes place.
      • disagree
        • only Allah has the power to give and take life. abortion is taking a life given by Allah.
          • "no one dies unless Allah permits it. The term of every life is fixed"
        • life is a gift and its not ours to destroy,
        • Muslims believe in 'Ensoulment'
          • Allah puts the soul into the foetus at 120 days. you cannot kill the foetus after 120 days
        • "kill not your offspring for fear of poverty"
          • you should not base your decisions on abortion on whether you think the child will have a good life. Allah will always provide for you
    • pro choice
      • financial issues, women's body her choice, dangerous bringing
      • mother has mental disability, likely of a genetic disease, mother getting post natal depression,mother was *****
    • pro life
      • have a right to life, only God has the power to take a life (as he created it)
      • not the baby's fault, murder is illegal, cannot dispose of a life out of fear of want

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