Abortion is legal in some countries as it is seen that an embryo is just a cluster of cells which is a potential human being and not an actual one. This is not the case. A human being exists from the moment of conception. This means that the single cell formed at conception has the potential to develop through all stages of the human lifespan. All human life has equalled value-even a foetus or embryo has rights. It is unjustified to kill a human being in any form born or unborn.
Christians are opposed to abortion. This is based on biblical teachings as well as teachings within church. Christians see several references on the abortion issue in the bible. There are two occasions there is an indication that God considers an unborn child to be a living being:
“You created every part of me;
You put me in my mother’s womb………
When I was growing there in secret, you knew I was there – you saw me before I was born”
Psalm 139: 13-16
This suggests that God placed the child in his mother’s womb and acknowledges the child as his creation.
A Christian would also draw upon the first commandment “Thou shalt not kill” it could be argued that abortion is murder and is therefore a sin so it should not be allowed.
“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby moved within her……”For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me jumped with gladness”
Luke 1: 41-44
This is enforcing the fact that foeti can sense things and have feelings and should therefore not be aborted.
There are alternatives to abortion. The mother would still have to give birth but she does not necessarily have to take care of the child after birth. She could give the child up for adoption or fostering or she may change her mind after giving birth and decide to keep the child. With these methods the child will have a full life and in most cases the mother will regret ever considering an abortion.
It is often hard to accept Christian teaching on abortion. An unplanned pregnancy can ruin people’s lives and an abortion would solve this problem. The Christian teaching can be very hard on rape victims, as their pregnancy will not have come of their own free will and they may want an abortion. The Christian teaching may be hard for Christians if they do not believe in abortion but relatives of theirs believe that they should have an abortion. This would be very difficult as they may then be ridiculed be family members and would feel as though they were a problem.
I personally feel that abortion should not be allowed in any country as it is non-Christian, evil and wrong. It is murder if killing an adult is murder then surely killing an unborn child is murder. It is said that all life has equal value and to allow abortion is to disregard this statement. The conditions for legal abortion are very often ignored completely. Less than one percent of abortions are carried out solely for the protection of the mother. I will never condone abortion of any kind but especially an abortion that is carried out because the mother could not be bothered to have a child. That in my opinion is evil as the child never had any chance in life and there was no reason for an abortion. If it is accepted that an unborn child is living then it follows that he or she deserves the rights and respect awarded to all human beings:
“So God created human beings, making them to be like himself”
Genesis 1: 27
