Abortion

According to the English dictionary abortion is the premature expulsion of the foetus. It is the termination of a pregnancy before the foetus is capable of independent life.

There are four ways in which abortions can be performed:

) Dilation and Curettage- the mothers cervix is dilated and the living child is cut to pieces with a curette knife

2) Suction- a hollow tube with a knife edged tip is inserted into the uterus. The suction from the aspirator tears the baby apart and sucks the pieces into a container. The head is crushed.

3) Dilation and Evacuation- the baby is normally crushed so he can fit through the cervix, a pliers like instrument is used to crush the skull, legs and arms.

4) Hysterectomy - somewhat like a caesarean section, the child is removed and left to die in a bucket.

In the 1960s the British government noticed that back street abortion were being performed by unqualified people, in unsuitable conditions, these conditions resulted in many deaths, so in 1967 the British government brought out an abortion act, which made abortions legal in England up until the 24th week of pregnancy. In order for an abortion to occur two doctors must agree on the following terms:

) That there is a risk to the mothers health,

2) That there is a chance that the child will be abnormal,

3) That there could be a risk to any other children in the family.

Abortion is legal in England but not in Northern Ireland and in the republic of Ireland. The Roman Catholic Church is the only major world religion to rule that abortion is absolutely unacceptable in all circumstances including the probable death of the mother, since 1869 Catholics have been taught that abortion is always morally evil.
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The Christian attitude to abortion is that it is morally wrong, because it is a sin and a criminal offence. The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is unacceptable because Jesus taught people to bring the children to him because they were the future; the kingdom of heaven belonged to them he said "Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them, for it is to such that the kingdom of God belongs".

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