Abortion (Ethics)

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What is Abortion?
The deliberate ending of life after fertilisation and before birth
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what is the legal cut of point in the UK?
24 weeks
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what is an ectopic pregnancy?
When the embryo develops outside of the womb. Most likely in the fallopian tubes
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what is the Sanctity of Life?
that God gave us life so only God himself can take it
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what is the Roman Catholics view on Abortion?
The disagree with it entirely. They do not believe in contraception because they believe that sex is for pro-creation. An abortion would end the creation.
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what do Liberal Protestants say about Abortion?
they oppose of it as a principle. however, allow it in certain situations including, before development of the brain and nervous system( or if they haven't developed fully). And if there is harm to the mother and her life is threatened.
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