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Sanctity of Life
Life is special, sacred, holy not to be tampered with, it is the idea it was created by God
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Quality of Life
Will the life be one of quality, not one of pain and suffering; a life that is worth living
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Abortion
The ending of a pregnancy
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UK Law on Abortion
Under 24 Weeks, with 2 doctors' agreement, it would be a risk to the mental and/ or physical health of the mother, the foetus or any existing children
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Name two pressure groups who are anti-abortion
LIFE and SPUC
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Why do humans have to protect life?
As God has made them stewards
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What do pro-life groups think abortion is?
Murder
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Name the main reasons pro-life gives to not agreeing with abortion?
Foetus cannot defend itself, All potential life could grow or make a significant contribution to the world, Foetus has the right, Even those born with disabilities can enjoy the lives of quality
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Name a pro-choice pressure group
National Abortion Campaign
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What do people predict would happen if abortion was banned?
It would go underground (illegal abortions carried out unsafely)
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Name the main reasons pro-choice gives to agreeing with abortion?
Woman has the right to decide what happens to her body, If a women is ***** the baby may remind her of it, Cruel to bring a child who has severe disability into the world, Woman's right to life is more important, Foetus does not have its own right
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What are the alternatives to abortion?
Fostering and Adoption
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What is one of the Ten Commandments to do with Christians view on abortion?
You shall not kill
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What did Jeremiah say (a Christian View on Abortion)?
You (God) formed my innermost parts, you knitted me together in my mother's womb
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What does it say in the Book of Psalms (a Christian View on Abortion) and what does this show?
...In your (God's) book were written all the days of my life, before i had them (shows God has a purpose for all of us)
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What does the Roman Catholic Church say (a Christian View on Abortion)?
Abortion is always wrong, it is killing, murder; the child must be protected from conception
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What did the Church of England say (a Christian View on Abortion)?
Abortion is a necessary evil at times, if the child is severely disabled or if the mother has been *****
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What did Mahabharata say (a Hindu View on Abortion)?
In him all things exist from him all things originate, he has become all
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What is ahimsa?
Ahimsa is the teaching of non-violence, causing no harm to any life-form
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What is reincarnation?
Teaches that we come back, at death the soul (atman) leaves the body and finds a new body to be born in, so there is life in the foetus and to abort might kill this
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Why do some people in India abort babies?
To avoid having too many female children which is more expensive because of cultural traditions
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