Even in the case of rape, the RC Church does not support abortion - the foetus would be paying for someone else’s crime. “Human life is sacred”. Humanae Vitae, 1968: “The unborn human being’s right to live is one of the inalienable human rights” Pope John Paul II, 1985 "Abortion is a serious sin. Everyone, whether Catholic or not, should have a proper respect for human life. "Declaration on Procured Abortion, 1974: "From the time that the ovum is fertilised a new life is begun which is neither that of the father or the mother.
Abortion is seen as no different to murder. In the case or Rape or incest, pro-life campaigners argue that the child is the one being punished when it has not committed the crime and that the child is completely innocent and it’s the criminal that instead should be punished. Pro –life campaigners also argue that adoption is an alternative to abortion, and that many people will use abortion as a method of contraception. They argue that there are thousands of people waiting to adopt children, so if a mother decides she doesn’t want her child for any reason she can offer this child through adoption to a suitable
This could mean in cases where the mother could look after the child comfortably with love and care but chooses not to out of selfishness instead (one of the four functioning principles: pragmatism, would need to be applied to decide). This could result in a disappointed family and/or a depressed husband or boyfriend who wanted to father a child. Allowing abortion societally might not be the most loving thing to do because there is a great need for adoption (2 million
“The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me?” (Teresa) Being Pro-life or Pro-choice is an option everyone has, there are many factors that help once decide between the two and there are some who just can’t decide. Although, abortion is legal why should anyone be allowed to determine when to end another human beings life is unethical, a crime and overall just cruel. After on January 22, 1973 at the court of Roe vs Wade it was decided that the termination of pregnancy became a legal decision any woman could take. Although, there is not a single law stating that abortion is a crime, if a pregnant woman was to be killed the court of law would consider it a double homicide. How does one person determine if another dies?
Christians believe that every child is a gift from God. Ecclesiastes 11:5 states as you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the works of the Lord. Some may view abortion as a selfish act. In a recent sermon in France, Pope John Paul reiterated his absolute refusal to allow abortion, saying "Every human being who is conceived has the right to exist, because the life which is given no longer belongs" to those who conceived it. (Christian Views On Abortion) The Bible also states that God knew Jeremiah before he was conceived.
(Premise) 2. A fetus is an innocent human life. (Premise) 3. Therefore abortion is morally impermissible (From 1 and 2) Instead of continuing the seemingly endless argument on whether the right to life is more important than the right to one’s body, Warren offers a different perspective by disagreeing with premise 2. By examining the views on abortion of Marry Anne Warren, this paper will argue that abortion is morally permissible on the grounds that early fetuses, though they are genetically human, are not persons (members of the moral community).
Abortion Shadd Campbell PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor: John Moore 03/04/2012 Abortion is when someone wants to end an pregnancy. They will have the baby removed from their body. There are two types of abortion. There is the traditional pregnancy, or the medical abortion pregnancy. The traditional one is when they go inside the uterus and suck the baby out piece by piece.
Persons that are pro legal abortion claim that a fetus is not a human being and that personhood begins at birth. In addition they claim fetuses are incapable of feeling pain when an abortion is performed. The anti-abortion is usually a religious belief and threatens the vital separation of church and state. Furthermore, abortion gives the couples the option to choose not to birth babies with severe and life-threatening medical conditions; it is not right to sentence a child to life with an acute handicap such as Cystic Fibrosis or Down Syndrome. Moreover children should not come into the world unwanted as this only increases the already high number of orphans.
This is not only a repulsive form of discrimination but it skews the gender ratios that present enormous problems for future generations. From a historical perspective, the purpose of abortion has been undoubtedly to act as a life saver for both child and mother. In the two decades before abortion was legal in America, it has been
The first one is known as therapeutic abortion, in this type it is performed when there is life threatening or significant risk to the patient health. The second type is known as elective abortion. This is carried out as personal matter of choice, or simply its women choice to terminate their pregnancy without health problem as the cause. The last one is an abortion in which the fetus is expelled from woman’s body as a result of accident, injury or natural causes (What abortion?, n.d.). Focusing in Thailand this subject has been a major cause to generate controversy as women argue for their productive right, this subject has all so passing the Fourth World Conference on Women, in which the Asian have moved in to the forefront.