Ao1 Coursework

 Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives.

All Christians believe that life I sacred that men and women are 'created in the image of God' and are therefore superior and different to all other forms of life. They believe that life was a gift from God and that God and God alone has the power to remove it, they believe that life is created at the moment of conception. Although in today’s society some people try to play the part of God, taking to life into there own hands using methods to destroy life. Such methods include Abortion and Euthanasia.

It is very difficult to discuss the abortion and euthanasia because they are extremely controversial, complex and emotional issue because so many people have many different views on them. A person can have a direct and strong opinion, depending on their lifestyle and where about in the world they are. For example, if you are religious, your opinion would be what you are expected to think from the teachings of your church/synagogue/place of gathering. If you are in the Law, you should not allow personal life to come between the views you are expected to have to do your job correctly. There are many more social, moral and mental issues that might or can influence our opinions on abortion and euthanasia.

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Abortion is defined as the 'premature death of a baby inside the womb and its expulsion from the mother's body'. The word comes from the Latin word 'aboriri' which means 'to fail to be born'. When we generally talk about abortion most people think that an abortion is when the mother decides to deliberately end the child/foetuses life.
There are many ways to take life from the womb, it depends on what stage of pregnancy the woman is at, for example an abortion might be carried out by administering a general anaesthetic in order to dilate the neck of the uterus. ...

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