Should Abortion Be Legal?

Nowadays, in this world, there are a lot of problems that can make tremendous conflicts for human beings. They are very complicated and bring a lot of argument and nobody knows what the exact answer is. They also have pros and cons. One of the most complex problems is abortion. This is due to moral and ethical values which we all have. The majority of us are Christians or are brought up in that kind of ambiance which means that as small children we were taught values that are based on the bible such as that famous phrase “Thou shall not kill”. This phrase relates to this topic because an abortion is the murder of a human being.

This topic is also argued in different religions. The Catholic Church believes that abortion is murder and no person born or unborn should be unwillingly killed. Murder is against the Ten Commandments and a serious crime. They believe that abortion is wrong and just as bad as murder. Many Catholic protest abortion by holding protests outside of abortion clinics.

The Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church and Their Influence on People's Views on Abortion

Not all Christians have the same moral stance in the abortion debate. Firstly, Roman Catholics believe that life begins at conception and therefore, as the Bible says ‘You shall not murder’, abortion is always wrong as it is the murder of an innocent life. Catholics believe in the sanctity of life and that life is sacred and belongs only to God. In the Bible it says ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart’ and Catholics take this to mean that life is uniquely and divinely ordained even before conception – ‘for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb’ and that each new life is not a potential human being but a human being with potential. The Second Vatican Council ruled that ‘life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception’ and even in extreme situations, such as rape, abortion is never an option. For example, a Roman Catholic Archbishop said the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old rape victim would mean excommunication for

The Catholics perspective of Abortion is that God has created every child to live, love and grow on this earth. Intentionally killing the baby, ruins Gods plan for that innocent child. Abortion can also be viewed as murder because you are killing an innocent soul that has not harmed anyone. In Jerimiah 1: 5 – This Scriptural Reference recognizes, that God knows our whole identity and he knows where we belong, who we belong to because he formed

Furthermore, from the Christianity view on abortion, it is said to be that bulk of Scholars believe that the soul is placed in the person at the time of fertilization/origin. The Roman Catholic Church for instance, with regards to abortion believes that it’s forbidden, immoral and unscrupulous at any stage of embryonic life after conception/birth. In addition it was said that the Catholic Church explains and demonstrates that the life of humans ought to be protected and respected from the instant of conception. (Emerson, M.O. 1996,) proposed that the Catholic Church tends to oppose easy abortion while the more liberal churches would favor it.

In 1968, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops started or founded a movement for the Right to Life. In most cases, many people turn towards the catholic view of abortion for answers. The Roman Catholic Church has always viewed abortion as a sin and has always constantly condemned the practices of abortion. Like many religions, Catholics believe that life is sacred and should be taken care of. It has always been an issue and has been talked about in the catholic religion since the beginning of time. Like all of the major religions of the world, they believe that God has given humans their life to take care of it and be a reflection of him and to take care of others. Some could even argue that the Catholic Church takes more care for the child than the mother, but in some cases this is not true at all. If the mother’s life is in danger during the pregnancy, it will be okay to undergo abortion. Catholics consider abortion to be murder because the soul is now in the child. They have been teaching that abortion is always evil and a sin for a very long time. The Roman Catholic view on abortion is definitely seen as a more opened view and taking more inconsideration compared to

The Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and most evangelical Protestants oppose the act of abortion and deem it immoral and always wrong. In Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants have united against abortion. Many Christians from these denominations believe life begins at conception, therefore abortion is murder. The unborn child is a sacred human life; it should be treated with the same respect as a human being living outside the womb. Even in the most serious cases, like rape, the Roman Catholic Church are still against abortion the foetus would be paying for someone else’s crime.

Religious communities have had a convoluted history in regards to abortion. The Catholic Church of Australia states ‘the direct and voluntary killing of an unborn is gravely immoral. No reason, however serious and tragic, can ever justify the deliberate killing of an innocent human being .’ [Expand] Abortion is not explicitly forbidden within the Bible; as neither the Old nor New Testament condemns it. As a social norm, however, Catholic’s believe that life starts at conception via intercourse after marriage. If fornication results in pregnancy then the developing foetus is considered a person; and no one has the right to murder .

One of the many controversial topics in the United States is ABORTION. It is defined as a Removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy as described on dictionary.com. I must say that, days of research it seems to be a debatable issue especially when it comes to religion and one’s personal choice in life to choose to do it, and remains to be a public interest. This will continue being an issue that is either for or against abortion.

Many people are against abortion for various reasons but a common issue is religion. In the Christian bible it is interpreted that abortion is wrong. Christianity is a very common religion is the U.S., about 83% of Americans identify as christians. (Gary Langer) For example “thou shalt not kill” is one of the 10 commandments. Abortion is considered murder by many because of the belief that a fetus is a human once conceived. The bible also explains that, “the shedding of innocent blood” is banned, expresses that god has special provisions for the weakest and most helpless, and it is the right of the maker to give and take human life. (John Piper) There are many excerpts from the bible that explain that what is later defined as abortion is

Abortion; as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary is, “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. This is the definition of abortion of which I will be reviewing its ethical status. After Roe vs Wade, the supreme court simultaneously decided that women have the right of privacy under the 14th amendment; making it acceptable to abort a pregnancy within the first trimester (Vaughn 119). The main argument on abortion is really a debate on human life, and whether it has value from the moment of conception. Each and every human life is composed of intrinsic value, and has the right to live. Killing an innocent human being is wrong, and fetuses are innocent

Muslims also have a similar belief to that of Catholics; it is wrong and haram (forbidden). They are taught that life begins from the creation of God at conception and an unborn child has the right to care, have protection and a life. Abortion on any grounds is forbidden in the Islamic holy book Al'Quran. "Do not kill or take a human life which God has declared to be sacred." (SPUC 2015) Although they disagree, children are taught that abortion may be permitted between 7-14 weeks, depending on the circumstance and the school in which it is taught (BBC

A common debate in the world today involves abortion, the deliberate end of human pregnancy, and whether or not it should be legalized. “Every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions. This corresponds to approximately 125,000 abortions per day” (“Abortions Worldwide this Year”). On one side of the argument, people are not disturbed by this grotesque number, and on the other side there are people outraged and simply appalled. Although people attempt to deem abortion acceptable in society because of circumstances like the mother not being able to support the child or in instances of rape, it is still morally wrong.

Abortion is one of the many topics that everyone has an opinion about. Whether you are for or against it everyone has an opinion about it. In our society it is a huge controversial issue that everyone is dealing with on a religious, personal or political aspect. Even though it was declared that abortion is a fundamental right in 1973 there is still debate about it on many different levels. Countless religious affiliations are against it, saying that unborn babies are human beings at the moment of conception, and have the right to life. Catholics are one of the biggest groups that is against abortion; it is in their belief that life is sacred from the moment of conception until natural death. In their eyes abortion is morally because it is taking the life of an innocent human being, born or unborn. Whether a human being is five or fifty or even one day old there should be respect for human life. If someone decides to kills a twenty year old girl it is considered murder. Unlike Catholics, many people do not look at abortion as murder, but as a way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Catholics believe that murder is sinful and immoral and that an unborn child should have the option to live and not be murder by it’s own mother. Abortion also defies the sixth commandment from God that states “Thou shalt not kill”. No matter what the circumstances are an innocent human being was conceived and nobody should have the right to take that unborn child’s life away.