Views on Abortion

• Life is sacred from the moment of conception

"Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being" - CCC2258

• Deliberate procured abortion is a serious sin 

"Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception; abortion and infanticide are the most abominable of crimes" - Roman Catholic Church

• Everyone should have respect for human life and their rights
• Women's rights cannot be an excuse to deny the unborn child the fundamental right to live

• Abortion is usually wrong
• Can be considered acceptable in certain circumstances

"The foetus is to be specially respected and protected" - CoE

"The life of the foetus is not absolutley sacrosant if it endangers the life of the mother" - CoE

• Base their beliefs firmly on the Bible
• Strongley against abortion

"Thou shalt not kill" - Exodus 20:13

• Abortion has no moral justification
• It represents the unwarrented destruction of human life that has been made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27)

• Do not see life as sacred
• Believe that quality of life is important
• Do not believe the foetus is human until way after conception (based on scientific evidence)

• Women have the right to control their own bodies
• It should be up to them whether they should have an abortion or not
• Some believe in abortion up until birth

Abortion would be okay if:

• If the child was to be disabled (abortion may be the most loving cause of action)
• If the child was to be born into a poor/disadvantaged family 
• If the birth was to be fatal for the mother or the unborn child