In the New Testament St. Luke recalls the words that Jesus spoke to show them how sacred their lives were. ‘Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows.’ (Luke 12:7) God meant that everyone’s life is precious and he made us in his own image and lightness. Everyone’s life is sacred and nothing is more precious than human life.
All Christian Churches say, “Made in the images of God.” This is how God made us.
As a human being we have value and dignity
The Ten Commandments state ‘You shall not murder’ that suggests abortion and euthanasia is wrong. Human life is special and it is not up to us to take away life it is the decision of God.
When the male sperm meets and fertilises the female egg straight away there is a new life. People who are pro-choice and that they believe that they have the right to choose whether to keep or abort the baby kill not only a foetus but a new baby. Christians follow the teachings of God that every life is precious which means they do not agree with pro-choice
The Catholic Church is totally against abortion unless life or death maybe the situation, meaning the mother or both would die.
Alison Davis was born with spina bifida. Alison argues in her book “From where I sit” that, however severe the handicap might be, it can never deserve the death penalty which is abortion or euthanasia as she says, and “Killing handicapped people can never be passed off as ‘natural.
The literal meaning of Euthanasia is ‘to die well.’ The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Whatever its motives and means, direct euthanasia consists in pulling an end to the lives of handicapped, sick or dying persons. It is morally unacceptable. Intentional euthanasia, whatever its forms or motives is, murder.” The Catholic Church stresses that there will always be cases where letting someone die or allowing a person to refuse treatment is acceptable.
Suicide now is quite common. In early days it was called ‘self murder.’ In earlier times in the life of the Christian Church, the person who committed suicide was denied a Christian funeral.
The morning after pill is known to be called emergency contraception, but if fertilisation has taken place then the cells of a new life is aborted. The Catholic Church is also against this as it is another form of aborting a human life.
There are many different beliefs among the Christian faith but these beliefs are extremely important as they affect peoples’ lives and actions.
Our late Pope John Paul 11 talks about that woman must learn to resist the temptation of using birth control and take it upon themselves to regulate the birth control and take it upon themselves to regulate the birth of children; instead, they should accept however many children God wants them to have. “May the Virgin Mary, who is the Mother of the Church, also be the Mother in “the Church of the home.” thanks to her motherly aid, may each Christian family really become a “little Church” in which the mystery of the Church of Christ is mirrored and given new life. May she, the Handmaid of the Lord, be an example of the humble and generous acceptance of the will of God. May she, the Sorrowful Mother at the foot of the Cross, comfort the sufferings an dry the tears in distress because of the difficulties of the families.”