Abortion

Abortion

1. Scripture Refrences

   • "Thou shalt not kill", abortion is breaking a commandment
   • "We are all made in God's image", God made us specially to be like him and we can't destroy that
   • "Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit", abortion destroys this temple
   • "Love your neighbor",if they feel they need an abortion, you should be compassionate and understand their wishes

2. Definition: "the deliberate termination of a pregnancy"

3. Possible reasons for

   • If you're raped, you shouldn't have to keep the baby
   • If the mothers life is at risk, an abortion is the greater good because at least the mothers life can be saved.
   • Since it is the mothers body,she should get to choose what she keeps in it
   • The baby is not legally a human until birth. Therefore, it is not murder
   • During creation, God gave us free will to make our own decisions
   • The wellfare of the child, if they have a serious disability or if the mother cannot cope

4. Possible reasons against

   • The sanctity of life - life is holy and sacred. Only God chooses when to give or take it
   • You may regret your decision in later life and feel guilty
   • Chance of sterility for the mother - she can't have children in later life
   • Some people say abortion is the "easy way out" because there are alternatives
   • The alternatives: you can put the baby up for adoption,the patents can get financial help from the government or family, there are temporary foster homes etc.
   • In the Bible it teaches that life begins at conception so abortion is technically murder