Theme B - Abortion

Question 1

abortion

Answer 1

the deliberate ending of life after the fertilisation of the human ovum + before birth
-termination of preganacy

Question 2

embryo

Answer 2

an unborn human baby after implantation but before the development of organs
-8 weeks

Question 3

foetus

Answer 3

an unborn baby after 8 weeksc

Question 4

conception

Answer 4

when sperm fertilises egg

Question 5

viability

Answer 5

the point at which the development foetus becomes capable of living outside of the womb

Question 6

consciousness

Answer 6

a state of being awake/aware

Question 7

a pressure group

Answer 7

tries to influence the government when it is making decisions

Question 8

pro choice campaigners

Answer 8

in favour of a woman’s rights to choose an abortion

Question 9

pro life campaigners

Answer 9

-oppose abortion
-believe in the unborn child has rights to life

Question 10

sanctity of life

Answer 10

all life is sacred
-created and loved by God
-God can only take life away

Question 11

quality of life

Answer 11

general well being of a person in relation to their health/happiness

Question 12

ensoulment

Answer 12

period where muslims believe the fetus is given a soul

Question 13

ruh

Answer 13

breath of allah
soul

Question 14

situation ethics

Answer 14

‘the morality of an action depends on the situation’

Question 15

Muslims beliefs on abortion

Answer 15

-forbidden by God
-all life is gifted by God
-shouldn’t happen after soul enters body

Question 16

when does life begin according to muslims

Answer 16

40 or 120 days

Question 17

quote on ensoulment in quran

Answer 17

‘he is the one who made you all from a single soul’

Question 18

condems abortion according to muslims

Answer 18

-for selfish reasons
-socioeconomic reasons as allah will provide

Question 19

quote on allah providing

Answer 19

‘kill not you offspring for fear of poverty’
‘we who provides for them’
‘surely killing them is a great sin’

Question 20

when is abortion allowed in islam

Answer 20

-if mother’s life is a stake after 120 days is allowed
-rape victim = isn’t held responsible for pregnancy

Question 21

why is the mother’s life prioritised in islam in life or death situations

Answer 21

it’s detrimental to her family and pre existing children

Question 22

quote on taking life in islam

Answer 22

‘do not take life .. which allah has made scared except for a just cause’

Question 23

islam quote on saving a life

Answer 23

‘if anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of all humanity’

Question 24

in islam why is murder forbidden

Answer 24

all life belongs to allah
right to end life is God’s not ours

Question 25

Catholic view permits it when

Answer 25

-mother's life is at risk -fetal abnormality -medical emergency

Question 26

doctrine double effect

Answer 26

provided your intention is not to kill the fetus and instead to save the mother

Question 27

Christian quote on life

Answer 27

'man's life comes from God' 'for god made man in his own image'

Question 28

pope quote on God and life

Answer 28

'God alone is the lord of life from its beginning to its end'

Question 29

Christian quote on conception

Answer 29

'human being is to be respected .. from the moment of conception'

Question 30

Christian quote on reprodcution

Answer 30

-purpose of sex is procreation 'be fruitful and multiply'

Question 31

pro choice on disability

Answer 31

prevents baby's suffering

Question 32

Anglican christian view

Answer 32

human life begins at conception

Question 33

Christian quote on mother's womb

Answer 33

'you knitted me together in my mother's womb'

Question 34

Anglican Christian view on abortion as murder

Answer 34

-goes against the 10th commandment 'thou shalt not kill' -abortion is murder as life begins at conception

Question 35

Anglican Christian view on abortion as interference and quote

Answer 35

-humans try to act like God 'when he takes away their breath they die

Question 36

maliki view

Answer 36

permitted with consent of both man/woman until day 40 -forbidden after that

Question 37

hanafi view

Answer 37

-permitted with restrictions until day 120

Question 38

shafi view

Answer 38

same as haanfi

Question 39

hanabali

Answer 39

up to day 120 permitted in some cases after this