Religious attitudes to abortion

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Christian attitudes to abortion
The bible states that abortions should not take place, as abortion is murder. Christians think this to be true because many of them believe life begins at conception. The bible clearly states "You shall not murder" and therefore abortion should be fo
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Muslim attitudes to abortion
Muslims believe that abortion is okay before ensoulment, this takes place 120 days after conception. Ensoulment is the process in which Allah plants a soul into the foetus’ body and is therefore considered to be alive.
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Legal reasons for abortion in the UK
The mothers life is at risk. The mental health of the mother is at risk. There's a big chance the child will be severely disabled. The mothers existing family will suffer.
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Pro-Life
The pro-life movement generally argues that life becomes human life at the point of conception. It says that abortion should not be allowed, but some would allow an abortion if the mother's life was at risk or if pregnancy resulted from **** or inces
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Pro-Choice
The pro-choice movement generally argues that human life begins much later in pregnancy, or at birth. There are many points of view among pro-choicers, but fundamentally they think that the woman should have full control over what happens to her body
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Muslims believe that abortion is okay before ensoulment, this takes place 120 days after conception. Ensoulment is the process in which Allah plants a soul into the foetus’ body and is therefore considered to be alive.

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Muslim attitudes to abortion

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The mothers life is at risk. The mental health of the mother is at risk. There's a big chance the child will be severely disabled. The mothers existing family will suffer.

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The pro-life movement generally argues that life becomes human life at the point of conception. It says that abortion should not be allowed, but some would allow an abortion if the mother's life was at risk or if pregnancy resulted from **** or inces

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Card 5

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The pro-choice movement generally argues that human life begins much later in pregnancy, or at birth. There are many points of view among pro-choicers, but fundamentally they think that the woman should have full control over what happens to her body

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