Unit 2 Matters of Life and Death - Abortion Flashcards
Bible quote for ‘Life is God Given’
Psalm 139:13-16
You knit me together in my mother’s womb, you knew me there in secret before I was born.
Bible quote for ‘Human Life is Precious’
Genesis 1:27
“God made man in his image”
Bible quote for ‘God has a plan for every human life’
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
“Surely you know that you are God’s Temple and God’s Spirit lives in you!”
Bible quote for ‘All life deserves respect’
Luke 12:6-7
“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God. Even the hairs on your head have been counted - You are worth much more then sparrows!”
Bible quote for ‘Life should not be destroyed’
Exodus 20:13
“Do not kill”
What does the word ‘abortion’ mean?
Any death of a baby in the womb and its expulsion from the mother’s body.
When this happens naturally, what is it called?
Miscarriage or a spontaneous abortion.
What is ‘procured abortion’?
When the foetus is removed and the pregnancy is ended deliberately.
When is the point of viability reached?
24 weeks - when if born the baby could survive outside the womb.
List reasons why a woman may want to have an abortion.
Rape, incest, too young, financially instable, career driven, mother’s life at risk from pregnancy, disability of foetus, risk to mother’s physical or mental health.
What was the 1967 Abortion Act
Abortion could be done properly by qualified medical staff. By law the woman had to persuade 2 doctors that her mental or physical health, or welfare of her existing children would suffer if she did not have the abortion. An abortion could be performed up to 28 weeks.
What is the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act?
Legal limit lowered from 28 to 24 weeks.
According to 1990 Human and fertilisation and embryology act, abortion is permitted when?
_ a risk to mother’s life
- mother could suffer injury to physical or mental health
- risk to her existing children
- strong chance that the child may suffer from serious mental or physical abnormalities
What is the 1938 Bourne Case?
Dr Aleck Bourne was acquitted of performing an illegal abortion on a young girl who had been raped. He acted in good faith for the purpose of preserving the life of the mother.
When was abortion legalised in N.Ireland?
2019, permitted in all circumstances in the first 12 weeks; up to 24 weeks for risk of injury to a woman’s physical/mental health. No limit in the case of fatal foetal abnormality.
