ALL RELIGON VIEWS
protestant Christian teachings against abortion
- God created human beings making them to be like himself" (Genesis 1)
- "Do not kill." Life is sacred (10 commandments)
- Body is the "Temple of the holy spirit." (Corinthians 3) means God's spirit is present in the human body
- "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you." (Jeremiah 1) shows the unborn child is special to God
- "You put me together in my mother's womb." (Psalm 139)
Catholic Christian teachings against abortion
- Same as Protestant teachings
- "From the time that the egg is fertilised, a life has begun." (Catholic declaration on abortion - 1974)
Muslim teachings against abortion
- Submit to Allah's will
- "If you think you control your own destiny, try to stop your own soul from leaving its body at the hour of your death." (Surah 56)
- "Do not kill your children in fear of poverty." (Qur'an 17)
- "No severer of womb relationship ties will enter paradise" (Hadith)
- Created by: Claire mcCartnery
- Created on: 26-08-17 15:27
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