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TITLE: ABORTION
The technical definition of the term ‘abortion’ is the premature discontinuation of a pregnancy. ... Deliberate abortions, when pregnancies are intentionally terminated, are medically described as procured abortion. In this piece, I will be referring to procured abortion and discussing it in relation to the morals of society, basic human rights and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. ... )
Abortion as the artificial ending of the life of a developing foetus in the womb is generally performed for one of the following reasons:
To preserve the life or health of the mother
To prevent a pregnancy continuing which was brought about by rape
To prevent a child being born disadvantaged –mentally or physically disabled
To prevent a birth because, for instance, the mother is too young to cope. Explained in the official abortion form of notification as, “the termination is necessary to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.”
Abortion has been legal in Britain since 1967 when the Abortion Act came in practice. ... Perhaps though, in order to answer these questions we should revert to figures showing that the deaths of women as a result of their pregnancy, or the attempted (illegal/non-professional) abortion has also vastly declined since it became facultative. ... Abortion must therefore be sacrilege and an offence to God himself. Many Christians have strong feelings concerning abortion often resembling the thoughts of the Roman Catholic Church that abortion is wrong because they believe life is sacred. ... Roman Catholic teaching that the foetus becomes a human being (a baby) from the moment of conception, and that its rights to life are equal to those of the mother’s, is based on two primitive and unscientific theories:
Ensoulment: When the foetus gains its soul –technically. ...
Life begins at conception: Many religions and anti-abortion groups firmly believe this. ... What one must establish are the ethics of abortion. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes it is. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (2270) says:
“Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception”
In addition, that all humans have human rights, the most important being the right to life:
“From the first moment of his existence a human being must be recognised as having the rights of a person. ... A conscious decision, is at least for the Catholic Church, a condemned decision, and is often shunned by society. The many organisations opposing abortion clearly demonstrate society’s general feeling towards it. The few that approve abortion not only speak against religious beliefs and teaching, but also they are placed in the uncomfortable position of tackling the ethics of society.
Approximate Word count = 2212
Approximate Pages = 8.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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