Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action.

GCSE Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)

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Abortion

B. Explain how Christians might put their beliefs about abortion into action.

I have found out that abortion is the termination of a baby in a mother’s womb before the child’s birth. I also know that a miscarriage is the natural death of a baby due to its poor growth in a mother’s womb before birth. To have an abortion the mother takes a poisonous pill supplied by the doctor, which kills the baby. If done at a very early stage the baby will simply flush out. Otherwise the baby is broken up and literally sucked out or taken out by a natural delivery. Abortion can only be carried out after 24 weeks after conception from which use to be 28 weeks but was changed because it is known that babies can survive independently from this age. There are however babies that have survived after being born before 24 weeks.

Christians believe that abortion is wrong, especially the Roman Catholic Church. From the scripture comes, ‘That you shall not kill by abortion the fruit of the fruit and you shall not murder the infant already born.’ This clearly states that abortion is wrong and against the religion. The Roman Catholic Church mainly tries to send out the message that abortion is the murder of a child.

There are two Christian groups, which help and support mothers that want to take up abortion as an option. These two groups are Pro-life groups known as ‘life’ and ‘SPUC’ (Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child). They believe that abortion is wrong and that even in the most uncomfortable circumstances such as rape that the baby should live. They do not want mothers to only cope but want to help in any assistance needed such as general things like providing accommodation, advice on money, housing and medical treatment, as well as shopping and babysitting. An alternative ...

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There are two Christian groups, which help and support mothers that want to take up abortion as an option. These two groups are Pro-life groups known as ‘life’ and ‘SPUC’ (Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child). They believe that abortion is wrong and that even in the most uncomfortable circumstances such as rape that the baby should live. They do not want mothers to only cope but want to help in any assistance needed such as general things like providing accommodation, advice on money, housing and medical treatment, as well as shopping and babysitting. An alternative that both groups prefer is to consider adoption. It is better to give the baby an opportunity to live life with another family, which can provide he or she with a normal life than to terminate the baby all together. Adoption and fostering has worked in many circumstances and succeeded for many children.

Christians today can respond to abortion in many different ways. The first thing that Christians can do is to try to change the law. By persuading political leaders that abortion is the killing of life may be able to change the law. If the law was to changed then it would become compulsory for all abortion to stop. However by doing this it may make mothers have illegal and dangerous abortions done by unqualified people. They may even throw away both their life and the babies just to get rid of their problems. As a result to a law change illegal abortion cannot be stopped as groups such as pro-life would have discontinued, as there would be no need for them after the change of law. This action could be effective but will always have its downside.

The second action that could be used is by demonstrating at Parliament. For this to happen an efficient amount of people will be needed to support the appeal against abortion. This is a strong and brave action to take, as the police can easily get involved. This is a direct approach in order to reach political leaders. It may make an effect but can easily just become a failed operation.

The third action that can be taken is to write to political leaders or to members of parliament. This is a lot more civilized way to solve the problems of abortion. By doing it this way you can communicate with political leaders with a lot more respect. However it will not be a very strong action as leaders can simply consider it but do nothing about it.

The most strongest and effective action that can be taken is the use of the media to protest. This is effective as you communicate and demonstrate directly to the public of whom can make changes. The use of television would make a huge difference, as there are millions of viewers watching. Even a filmed demonstration for the news could make a huge difference. Television has the power to make things more dramatic and powerful for people. As well as this, newspapers are very effective as readers can read an article on abortion at anytime of the day. Newspapers allow the reader to contact the anti-abortion group a lot easier than the television as it is clearer to deliver a telephone number or address using text. Overall by far this would be the best action to take in order to help stop abortions taking place. I believe that this is the best action, as it would have a greater affect on a great amount of people. Due to this it could force political leaders to make changes in order to satisfy the population.