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| What does it mean to be made 'IMAGO DEI'? | >Humans are made in the 'image and likeness of God.' >In Genesis they are the 'high point of creation' > Humans reflect God in some way >They have the ability to know and appreciate right from wrong. |
| What is Abortion? What are the laws around abortion in the UK? | >Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy. > In UK law it can only happen up to 24 weeks of pregnancy (except for severe disability when it can happen up to birth)) > 2 doctors must agree > reasons: mothers life, mothers physical/mental health; disadvantage to other siblings; disability |
| What are Catholic attitudes towards abortion | >take an abolsute moral stance against abortion. > It is always wrong - no circumstance justifies the taking of a life >Sanctity of life - 'life is sacred and holy and belongs to God.' >The exception however is with doctrine of Double effect |
| What Does the Cathechism of the Catholic Church state about ABortion? | > Abortion is a grave sin >Life is to ne protected and respected from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death |
| What is the DOCTRINE of DOUBLE EFFECT? | >based in the idea that intention of an act determines the moral rightness. >If a pregnant woman need life saving treatment but that treatment ended in the loss of the foetus then this would not be an abortion >why? the intention was to save a life not end a life. The foetus is dependent on the mother for survival so would die regardless. |
| What doe Liberal Christians teach about abortion | >Take a relative moral approach. >Its not a good thing but it may be the 'lesser of 2 evils' >We live in a broken world and have to make the best choice in different situations. >Morality is relative to the individual situation e.g. rape/disability. |
| What does Peter Singer say about Abortion? | >Peter Singer is a humanist. >Makes a distniction between having personhood and belonging to the human species >A foetus belongs to the human species but lacks personhood >Personhood requires conscious awareness. >Therefore abortion is not morally wrong and should be determined by the needs of the woman who has personhood |
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