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Eduqas GCSE - Religious Studies - Origins and Meanings - Imago Dei and Abortion
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- 1What 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. - 2What 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 - 3What 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 - 4What 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 - 5What 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. - 6What 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. - 7What 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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