Abortion Flashcards
1
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pro life
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opposition to abortion
2
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pro choice
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support for women’s right to abortion
3
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most christians beliefs about abortion (3)
A
- life is a sacred gift from God ‘God created man in his own image’
- we should have children “ be fruitful and multiply”
- “do not kill”
4
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Roman Catholics ops on abortion (2)
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- the foetus is a human being ‘from the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognised as having the rights of a person”
- ‘double effect’ - life saving treatment given to mother that kills foetus
5
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pro choice movement
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God gave free will. Jesus preached compassion ‘love thy neighbour’. Sometimes abortion is the most loving thing to do.
6
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some muslims views on abortion (5)
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- life is sacred gift from Allah ‘to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the Earth”
- Children are a gift “Allah bestows females upon whom he pleases and he bestows males upon whom he pleases
- Haram unless to save mothers life as this is the ‘lesser of two evils’
- forbid abortion after ensoulment
- shows a lack of faith in Allah “do not destroy your offspring for fear of poverty, it is We who provide for them”
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humanists beliefs on abortion (3)
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- choose the kindest action - least harm
- ‘situationists’
- usually a liberal pro-choice stance as quality of life outweighs preservation of life
