Christians believe that human life is sacred. They believe that it should not be tampered with in any way and therefore absolutely condemn abortion.

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Christians believe that human life is sacred.  They believe that it should not be tampered with in any way and therefore absolutely condemn abortion.  They believe that form the moment of conception human life is present and therefore tampering with the foetus is unacceptable.  This ending of the life of the life of the foetus is murder.  The fifth commandment states, “thou shalt not kill” it is therefore a breach of the commandments to end the life of an unborn child.  Human life is a gift from God and everyone was created in the image of him.  This is said in Genesis,

“God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.  God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and increase”

                                                                                                          (Genesis 1:27)

Pope Paul VI said in Humanae Vitae in 1968 that,  “Human life is sacred; all men must recognise that fact.”  The Catholic Church holds the view that the termination of the life of an unborn child is an abominable crime.  At the exact moment that the ovum is fertilised by a sperm, a genetically unique individual comes into being.  The second Vatican Council said, “Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception.”  In 1974 the church explained more fully in the Declaration of procured abortion.  The church explains that it understands the reasons for abortions are very serious.  For example an unwanted child, maybe the product of a rape would cause a lot of hurt and misery.  The Church of England shares this view saying in a report in 1984 that, “the foetus is to be especially respected and protected” although it then went on to say, “none the less the life of the foetus is not absolutely sacrosanct if it endangered the life of the mother.”  The Church of Scotland took similar view to this topic and in their Board of social responsibility in 1987, said, “abortion has no moral justification and represents the unwarranted destruction of human life that is made in the image of God.”  It went o to say that this was only in a “great majority of cases.”  

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        There are many reasons given for the request of abortion.  For some people pregnancy can be inconvenient and embarrassing and it can also be difficult to pick up the pieces again after the birth of the child, especially with the responsibility of having to care for a young child.  The are many feminists who think that women should have the right to ask for the life of their unborn child to be terminated.  In America it is legal to kill somebody if you are protecting your property.  A woman’s body is her property so if you kill the foetus it ...

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