'Abortion and Euthanasia' - Faced with the issues you have chosen, explain different ways Christians might respond

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AO2 – ‘Abortion and Euthanasia’ – Faced with the issues you have chosen, explain different ways Christians might respond

Different Christians have different viewpoints on the issues of Abortion and Euthanasia.

        The Church of England states that life is god given and is to be;

        ‘Nurtured, supported and protected.’

It views ending a human life at the beginning or end as;

        ‘A great moral evil.’

Also they have stated a case for ‘The rights of humans to be valued.’ This explains that people who are ill and vulnerable, people who need special care and the unborn should be treated as well as any other human being.

However on the subject of abortion they believe that there were ‘strictly limited conditions’ that it can be preformed under like if the woman could die during child birth or if the pregnancy was the result of a rape etc.

        Anglicans and Methodists believe that life does not begin until the baby has a chance of living independently from its mother. They believe that an abortion is an evil which should be avoided. They believe it is justifiable if there were a risk to the mother’s mental or physical health or the child would become handicapped. Or if the family is living in poverty and their social conditions are bad that is another justifiable reason for an abortion in the Methodist Church. One organisation that deals with this, are the ‘Christians for Free Choice.’

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        Christians for Free Choice believe that the matter should be left for the woman to decide and her conscience is a guide form God as what option to take. They are ‘fully informed about all the options, and then let God guide you.’ They believe an abortion is considered medically ok if the mother is young or physically/mentally immature and it would be irresponsible to bring an unwanted child into the world.

        However LIFE and SPUC believe that abortions should not be used and stopped altogether. LIFE provides counselling to pregnant women, this is done through parish groups. They ...

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