The Unchanging Word Of Abortion

There are about 31 abortions per 100 live births in Canada: 330,000 live births and 100,000 abortions each year. Top reasons for getting an abortion are: relationship issues, financial issues, ‘not being ready’, emotional issues, birth control failure, and genetic reasons. The abortion rate has increased each year.

In 'The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect ', Phillipa Foot takes into account what is called the Doctrine of Double Effect (henceforth DDE), which appeals to two effects that an action causes - one intended at and desired, the other foreseen as a consequence of the action but undesired. She uses this doctrine to critically examine its application and thereby assert that "My conclusion is that the distinction between direct and oblique intention (the DDE) plays only a quite subsidiary role in deciding what we say [in these cases], while the distinction between avoiding injury and bringing aid (the DAO) is very important indeed." In this paper, I will begin by first reviewing and commenting on the soundness of arguments in support of DDE in some cases provided by Foot. Then, I 'll show how and why Foot proposes an appeal to DAO or the Doctrine of Acts and Omissions which is explained by her on the basis of negative and positive duty distinction. I will then criticise this approach. Finally, I will analyse three different abortion cases mentioned by Foot from the points of view of DDE and Foot 's proposal of DAO.

I specify Christians because I am not familiar with the rights or wrongs of abortions in other religions. Christians use the bible for teaching and reproof. The bible is not confusing when it comes to this issue. In the new world translation of the bible the psalmist states “Your eyes saw even the embryo of me.” (Psalm 139:16) There are several instances where God has condemned the murder of an unborn child. In Exodus 21: 22-23 22 there is an illustration and condemnation of evens that cause the accidental harm of a pregnant woman. It states “If men should struggle with each other and they hurt a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but no fatality results, the offender must pay the damages imposed on him by the husband of the woman; and he must pay it through the judges. 23 But if a fatality does occur, then you must give life for life, God stated that a person would be called to account for injuring an unborn child. So, in his eyes, killing an unborn child is murder. (Ex. 21:22,

There are many common pregnancy alternatives, but most often the resulting decision is abortion because it is effortless. Abortion is endings a women’s pregnancy by removing or forcing a fetus or embryo from the mother’s womb before it is able to survive on its own. Not all abortions are purposely done some are spontaneous like when a women that has a miscarriage. Rather abortion is done purposely or naturally it is a worldwide complication as to it being wrong or right. Abortion is an ethical issue that will be analyzed according to a personal worldview and Christian worldview. Ethical thinking will be examined by value-based decisions that address abortion from the perspective of a Christian worldview and comparing it to a personal assumption by addressing ethical dilemma, core beliefs, resolution, evaluation, and comparison.

An ethical dilemma is a debate between two moral principles, where two sides can dispute about what is wrong or what is right. However, there is no real answer to an ethical dilemma. Is it a “simple” matter of what one believes in? The best answer would be, in ethics, it is not always simple. Ethics have a propensity to engage in moral reasoning, performing critical examination of different beliefs, in order to determine whether they should be accepted or rejected. Abortion is considered an ethical dilemma. It is examined by two different groups, which have two different perspectives; Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice.

The contrary to the argument for pro-choice is that of the Pro-Life group. Many of them say that life is sacred and should not be terminated in any case. Many internet apologists take this stance. They would passionately argue that God will strike us down if we believe that abortion should be a choice. Especially in the United States, Christian groups join together and march to protest against the legalisation of abortion. Groups like this refer to the bible’s supposed ‘supreme guidance’ and believe that God is firmly against abortion in any case. They may cite specific biblical verses such as Exodus 21, 22 - 25. These verses say that if two men are fighting and they accidently punch a woman, resulting in the death of the unborn child, the penalty is death. However, most Christians simply disregard this as ‘symbolic’. Such disregarding of Gods words is without reason or defence, it is simply our own sinful minds challenging what God gave us for our own good. A true Christian could never pass this verse off as symbolic, it is a rule, a law, and just like the ten commandments (one of which says we should not

How can you deny an abortion to a thirteen year old who is a victim of incest? Or how can you force a woman who is a victim of rape to full term and give birth to a rapist's child? Most pro-life supporters were raised in a religious atmosphere where they were taught that abortion is murder and immoral. The Church teaches that human life is created and begins at the moment of conception. The Catholic Church sees abortion as the termination of an unborn life, and therefore, it's always wrong, sinful, and immoral. The Bible, despite interpretations

The morality of induced abortion is one of the most controversial moral issues of our time. Abortion has grown to be one, if no the most, debated argument of modern times. In the following web-page, we will be discussing abortion in three of its major aspects: Public Opinion, Congress and Courts, and Interest groups.

This problem becomes more complicated when the topic of discussion is controversial. A controversy can at best be defined as a concept or idea, which produces discord among a number of people (Xu, Parks, Chu, & Zhang, 2010). Controversies therefore, describe information on which a lot of people strongly disagree creating a false ring of truth around the topic. controversies often have profound social, political and economic implications, and more and more often they feature public disagreements among scientific, technical or medical experts. Whether the confrontation occurs over the control of AIDS, about the proposed introduction of the "abortion pill," about whether vaccines causes autism, over the location of an airport, or over the implications of the "greenhouse effect," experts become involved. Disputes between experts provoke major difficulties for decision-making and policy implementation in the case of such public confrontations, which, more often than not, are vociferous, protracted, rancorous and unresolved (). Disputes between experts provoke major difficulties for decision-making and policy implementation in the case of such public confrontations, which, more often than not, are vociferous, protracted, rancorous and unresolved.

The concept of law and morality have always been two concepts of society that contradict each other. The laws we as a society abide by were never perfect nor will it ever be. There is no society in which a Utopian nation exists however, trying to make just laws that are fair to everyone is feasible. When laws are made, many things are taken in consideration and that includes the negatives and positive aspects of it. Slavery for example, during the 18th century was legal and right. This made the society back then question the conscious of man that was why it was abolished. When laws are made constitutional, legislators should consider both positive and negative factors as well as aspects from morality and human consciousness. The great Henry Thoreau questioned “Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience, then?” Society has been much oriented on obeying the law and not questioning these laws for the sake of consciousness. Laws such

God made human beings in his own image .Image could mean God expects us to imitate his character (Ephesians 5:1)

Abortion has been around since the beginning of human civilization, but the views on abortion have changed with the times. Abortion is the intentional termination of a human fetus while in the womb. In the premodern era, many groups, like the Stoics, Romans, and Greeks, accepted abortion as moral and lawful. This would soon change with the spread of Christianity. Christians despised the idea of abortion and everything associated with it. With many people in power beginning to follow the Christians ways, laws prohibiting abortion became common. People began to see abortion in a different light.

Most Christians believe that the Bible is the word of God. Since they believe this, and since they believe the Bible is true, many Christians take a biblical worldview position on the issue of abortion. Christians value God’s commandments in the Bible. They believe the Bible tells them what is right and what is wrong. Since Christians hold the Bible to be their moral standard, that life begins at conception, and that murder is wrong in the Bible, their value judgement is that abortion is morally wrong. They take the moral stance that the Bible has religious authority from God and that they should follow that authority and use it to make decisions on what is right and wrong.

Therefore, being human means one has been created in God’s image. In order to discuss how all people are made in God’s image, it must first be understood how humanity came to be and

PER REPORTER: Candace said she received a text today from her step son (Gabe) saying his stepfather (Lee) threatened him with a knife today. According to Gabe, he got his progress report today and was failing three classes which resulted in Marsha and Lee calling him into the room where they were. He said when he went into the room Lee got upset with him and then threatened him with a knife. He said his mother did not say or do anything about Lee threatening him with the knife; however, he said his mother and his brother (Landis) were both in the room when Lee threatened him with the knife. Candace said she does not think anyone was harmed and she said she believes Lee only treats his step children wrong referring to Gabe and Omri. She also