Every abortion is tragic to that extent of ending a human life but given the option of choice is a gift from God and part of what makes being human worthwhile. To be politically pro-choice is to deny the freedom to some and grant it to others. Some liberals might say that this is an atrocity to God and his compassionate gift of choice. The Bible evidently teaches us that all humans are made in the image of God and grant us the freedom to choose. Unfortunately, there are several different reasons that conclude why abortions are appropriate in certain cases.
These are mainly Roman Catholics and they disagree because they say that ‘life being at the moment of conception’ (page102) so if the embryos are used then it is like killing a baby which is banned by the Bible and the church. Even though Roman Catholics disagree with embryo use, they agree with the same things that the liberal Protestants agree with about genetic engineering. Also, some Christians are against genetic engineering completely. This is because they say that God made us how we are so we are in no place to interfere with Gods will. They also believe that genetic modification is almost like playing Gods role, which is seen as disrespectful to God.
Abortion Abortion is a very debatable topic in the United States and there is no clear answer if it’s permissible or not. Abortion can be defined as, the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy at any stage of the pregnancy. Many people believe that abortion should be outlawed, others believe it should be an option, and last view being a mix between both. The mixed view population believe that in cases of rape the mother can have an option to abort or not, or if the fetus reaches a certain age it is not permissible to abort it. Thomson stakes her claim by focusing on three circumstances where she believes abortions to be permissible.
To be more precise, Pope Innocent III in 1201 declared that the punishment for the original sin is the exclusion of the God''s beatific vision. (Sullivan, 2011, p.4) Apparently, from the thirteenth century the belief of limbo, a state of infants having died unbaptized, became widespread by the Catholic theologians. Such a belief was based on the arguments that the infants may be freed from the original sin by baptism and the exclusion of the beatific vision is a penalty itself. However, the Vatican II emphasizes the “universality of the salvific will of God”, in accordance with which, God will save every human being, including unbaptized infants. (Sullivan, 2011, p. 7).
These precepts were formed because Aquinas believed that they would help us reach our final telos, or purpose. He believed that this was to "do good and avoid evil". This theory is applicable to everyone as the primary precepts tend to be the foundations of every society, culture or religion. If one were to apply this theory to the modern day issue of abortion, we would see that there is many reason for a follower of Natural Law to believe that abortion is very wrong. Firstly, by abortion we mean the termination of a pregnancy by artificial means therefore meaning a procured abortion.
Pro-lifers believe that from the moment of conception, the embryo must be treated as a person. The ultimate justification of the pro-life position is religion. Abortion is against the Bible, and most religious people believe that an embryo is created by the action of God, therefore we have a moral obligation to preserve it. However, even given these objections, I believe that it is a living person who counts, not a mere potential of the embryo. There are situations where a mother’s body is not prepared for pregnancy, nor delivering a baby.
Here, abortion would be permissible even by Natural law followers, who believe in the sanctity of life. The sanctity of life can be deconstructed into weak and strong theses. The strong sanctity of life, the pro-life argument, strongly asserts that God is the creator of life and creates us in his image. We are therefore different to animals (God blew into Adam’s nostrils, not into other animals). This brings up the idea that humans are different, or special.
Abortion has been documented since the biblical times. The practice of abortion dates back to ancient times. Religions have mixed beliefs about abortion. Some oppose abortion because they believe that human life begins when the sperm and the egg meet. They hold this religious belief even though medical science defines pregnancy as” beginning with the implantation
Many people believe it is a perfectly ethical way to assist in infertility and to help women who desire to get pregnant. Others would say, for example, that it is wrong to take God’s work into your own hands and conceive a child through different means than He intended. There are also numerous things that could sway someone either way. For example, someone who has a friend that is infertile might be more biased to approving of artificial insemination, as opposed to someone who does not. Though there are faults with both sides, everybody has their own reasons for supporting or not supporting artificial insemination.
While some choose to look toward Scripture and Godly guidance, others choose a more worldly approach. 56% of unwed mother turn towards abortion as a “quick cover-up” of their original wrongdoing. By having an abortion, the mothers are, in fact, committing another sin. In Exodus 20:13, God clearly states that murder is wrong. Some that participate in this injustice may rationalize that one cannot be murdered until he is born, but the Bible plainly teaches in Job 31:15 that life begins in the womb.