'God gave life and only God can take it away'

murder the infant already born.’ This document shows that even from a very long time ago Christians believed that abortion was wrong and were against it. Christians consider that even the unborn child in the womb was considered an ‘infant already born.’ I believe that it is at conception that life truly begins well before the actual birth. Even though the foetus does not resemble a baby it is a living being with it’s own rights as a potential person. One of the strongest quotes in the bible suggests this in Psalm 139: 13 and 15, ‘You created every part of me; You put me in my mothers womb… When I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there You saw me before I was born.’ This Psalm is one of the clearest arguments for Christians showing that abortion is morally wrong. This would be seen as murder because you are killing what God has created, and only he has the right to take a life. Christians believe that God sanctified human life by becoming human, and that the way Jesus suffered without attempting to do anything to cut short his suffering shows that life is not to be ended expect when God decides. I believe that there are better ways of ending suffering then killing people rather then killing those who are suffering they could be placed into hospice. The factors influencing a Roman Catholic are biblical teachings, which in the Old testaments state ‘ Thou shall not kill’. This shows God should decide when life begins and ends and that all life is sacred even when that life is old, incurably Ill, mentally ill or suffering. Although the Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a serious sin the only possible expectations are ectopic pregnancy or if the mother develops cancer. Catholics use the doctrine of double effect to say that the aim of removing the fallopian tube during an ectopic pregnancy is to save the mothers life and not to deliberately kill the foetus. On the other hand some people say life is not a gift from God and therefore they believe that abortion and euthanasia are morally right. Humanists believe that voluntary euthanasia is a morally right course if the suffers life is hopeless. By this they mean that they have serious physical suffering, loss of personal dignity and the loss of power to do things that have given them meaning to their life. The voluntary euthanasia society believe that doctors should be allowed to let patients die if the patient has signed a statement asking for this help at least 30 days in advance. There basic belief is that any adult person is suffering from a serve illness, for which no cure is know they should be allowed by law to end there own life. Some groups of people in society feel that abortion is morally right. The Women Abortion and Contraception Campaign Manifesto state that ‘We must be able to have children when we want them, and children have the right to be wanted’. This shows that they support abortion this is reflected in the humanist view as humanist regard abortion, as better then bringing ‘unwanted babies into the world. The nation abortion campaign believe that women have the right to chose whether or not to abort their child as they believe the foetus is not a human being in the true sense. They believe that life begins at birth.         I think that God does give life and only he can only take it away, because human life is sacred and God sent Jesus to earth to live as a human, and therefore it should be Gods decision when your life ends.