Abortion

Abortion

1. For

   • The foetus is just a clump of cells, or at best a potenial life
   • It's cruel to make a woman go through childbirth if she doesn't want the child
   • Pregnant teenage girls arent ready for the responsibilities of motherhood or childbirth
   • An abortion of a disabled foetus is in the best interests of everyone
   • A woman who has been raped should not have to live with the product of it
     • No child should be unwanted
     • Women should have the right to dictate what happens to their bodies
   • CHRISTIANS
     • Christians who support abortion are those who have a realist approach.
     • These Christians look at each case individually to decide whether abortion is appropriate

2. Against

   • Life begins at conception, the embryo should have equal rights
   • Effective methods of contraception are available
   • Abortion may lead to terrible guilt
   • Abortion can cause long term medical problems
   • Disabled people are capable of fulfilled, happy lives
   • The child can be adopted
   • The right to autonomy(having the right to decide) is not absolute. The women's emotional involvment may prevent her from making the righ decision
   • CHRISTIANS
     • Roman Catholics completely oppose abortion
     • This is because the believe that life starts at conveption, and the embryo deserves full rights.
     • As a result of this belief they say that abortion is murder.