Week 37 Essay- Life and Death

Week 37 Essay- Life and Death Assisted suicide refers to the action of providing a person with the means to commit suicide. It does not mean the same as euthanasia, which is when an easy and gentle death is achieved. Although the terms are similar in their interpretation, the differences are strong, and result in the differences in their interpretation in the legal system. Abortion is the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive. Beliefs on abortion vary dramatically between religions, and therefore people can very strong opposed views. It is for this reason that abortion often presents a controversial issue in the forum of debate with many differences in opinion. It can be difficult for this reason, for governments to create laws legalising abortion, as such laws have to abide and understand as wide a view as possible. The Torah is the Jews' greatest source of authority, however it does not state clear actions regarding abortion. For this reason, Jewish teachers have to go back to the earliest principals and apply them to the issue. The Jewish belief on abortion comes about from the main principal that life is a gift from God and that life is sacred- even as embryo has life, so abortion is murder. However, this notion is questioned when the mother's life is put at risk if the pregnancy is continued, as it is also believed the Mother's life is sacred.

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BANNING ABORTIONDid you know that there is a perfectly legal killer in America today? In fact, it kills over

BANNING ABORTION Did you know that there is a perfectly legal killer in America today? In fact, it kills over 1 million people in the US per year. This is not a disease or a natural killer. This is murder. This murderer kills about 1.25 million people per year, every year. It is abortion and it is perfectly legal in the United States today. It has been the topic of discussions across the country for years. Everyone from simple workers to presidential candidates is asked their views on this subject. At every presidential election, candidates must give an opinion on this matter. It is a huge subject. The problem is why it is such a big topic and why is it still legal. What is abortion? It is the purposeful killing of an unborn child. Killing its life before it even has the chance to live it. Women across America say that they should have a choice and that they should be able to decide. What about the choice of that child? They should have the chance at a life and a future as well. Abortion is wrong and the practice should be stopped in this country as well as others. This essay will look at this practice and show why it needs to be stopped right now. Murder in the US is illegal. You cannot go out and kill someone just because you don't want them around. A person might be bothersome or an inconvenience for you to deal with, but you cannot kill them. Why

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After reading another essay on teen abortion, I started to think, and eventually decided to write out my thoughts on the subje

After reading another essay on teen abortion, I started to think, and eventually decided to write out my thoughts on the subject. I'm offering a different point of view, not an attack. Their essay was truly touching, and even a bit disturbing. I couldn't help but shake my head at the thought of a parent forcing their child; a fellow human being, a life that they created, to make such an important and life changing decision like having an abortion, and yet, in a strange way, this supported the theory behind pro-abortion. That theory is that women have a right to their own choice, not only to have an abortion, but to NOT have one. I've found that the majority of people that support abortion do not support the actual act, (It's hard to watch a baby being sucked out piece by piece and still say you literally support the abortion it's self) but DO support the woman's right to make that decision for her self, and thus, my point. There are some stories told of women deciding that they should abort for what ever reason; a simple accident, rape or a fear of going through pregnancy and childbirth, and then there are heart breaking stories told of young people being pressured into abortion by parents that don't understand, and were probably not ready to be parents either, if they would handle it in such an irresponsible way. Despite what ever side of the tracks the person happens to

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Is abortion morally acceptable to Christians?

Is abortion morally acceptable to Christians? Abortion is premature expulsion of the foetus from the womb, an operation will cause this (Oxford English dictionary). Moral decisions are made by Christians in many different ways. They believe in the Bible, and that it will give them a lot of answers, they may refer to verses like Psalms 139 13-16, which reads: 'For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them became to be.' This, for Christians, explains that God has plans for every human life. The religious person may refer to church tradition and teachings. The tradition may be that the church is entirely against abortion. Christians are people, who believe in God, because there are so many different denominations of Christian groups, you can't just analyse what they believe about abortion with one statements, different Christian denominations believe differently. Christianity is very broadly spread out, therefore Christianity is split up in to lots of different parts: The Methodist Church, The Salvation Army, Roman

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Abortion - a religious overview.

Abortion Abortion means the termination of the life of a fetus. Most Muslims believe that abortion is a sin but is allowed if the mother's life is in danger. They believe this because life belongs to Allah and the shari'ah says the mother's life takes priority. Some Muslim lawyers teach that the fetus only receives its soul after 120 days. So abortion before that date is allowed but it must be fir a good reason. Protestants believe that abortion id evil but it is sometimes the only option (pro-choice) e.g. Rape, severe handicap, threat to the life of the mother, poverty. The people that believe this base their views on the following, love their neighbor as themselves, people have to face up to technology. Roman Catholics and some Protestants believe that abortion is always wrong and should not be allowed (pro-life). They believe this because all life is holy and belongs to god, only god has the right to end a pregnancy, life begins at the moment of conception. Some people agree with abortion because it might be a risk to the mother's life if she has the child or the family may not be able to afford to have another child (family-planning). Some people would not agree because if some one doesn't want to have a child they should use contraception and not use abortion as an excuse not to use contraception, (they might say "having an abortion is like killing some one and you

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A Comparison Between 'Desirees Baby' & 'Stench Of Kerosene'

GCSE English Course work A Comparison Between 'Desirees Baby' & 'Stench Of Kerosene' Kaif Abdur-Rashid 'Stench Of Kerosene' was written by Amrita Pritam approximately fifty years ago. This emotional short story mainly revolves around the relationships between a woman, her husband and his mother. Another important theme is the significance of cultures and traditions in the protagonists' lives. The main characters are Manak and Guleri, who are husband and wife. Guleri and Manak are a loving couple who live with Manak's mother in a small village in India. Guleri cannot give birth and her mother-in-law desperately wants a grandchild. Once a year, during a special festival, Guleri visits her parents in a nearby village. This year, Manak halfheartedly tries to persuade his wife not to go. Adamant, Guleri pays no heed to her husband's baseless wish, and goes to visit her parents regardless. Upon her departure, Manak's evil mother decides to bring an end her grandchild-less status, and immediately purchases a wife for Manak, in the hope that this new bride could have the baby Guleri could not. When news of her husband's betrayal reaches Guleri, she commits suicide by dousing herself with kerosene, and consequently setting herself alight. 'Desirees Baby,' by Kate Chopin, amongst other themes, also explores the theme of relationships. Desiree, the female protagonist, is an

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Is abortion morally correct?

Abortion The issue of Abortion raises many controversial issues as to whether it is morally correct or not. For many women abortion is treated as the easy way out of an unwanted pregnancy and the consequences are not fully considered or understood. Many are of the opinion that abortion is morally wrong. If the embryo were considered human from the moment of conception then the terminating of its life would be treated as murder. As a foetus is unable to have any input on its right to live it poses the question, who decides the baby's fate? This is a very debated issue for people in such a situation. Occasionally, the woman's life is in danger if the pregnancy was to go ahead. If the woman has cancer doctors advise women that for the baby to live her radiation treatment will have to stop. Although having the baby gives it the right to live as a result the woman has a very small life expectancy which could leave the born child with out a mother. Some disagree with the doctor's opinion as they can make mistakes and the child should be given the chance to live. There are also the emotional effects from having an abortion that many are unaware of. People would be advised against having an abortion if they are emotionally unstable or if they don't have sufficient support from family and friends. The emotional strain on having an abortion can have serious effects of

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Medical ethics: Three scenarios Mabel, Jack and Rupert.

Medical ethics: Three scenarios Mabel, Jack and Rupert. Scenario one: Mabel Mabel situation brings up ethical arguments regarding abortion, sanctity of life and quality of life, ensoulment and woman's rights. From the perspective of Mabel the first thing she should consider is the quality of life that she would have if she kept the baby. It would also continue the trauma for the mother but also her existing her family. Further more it might be argued that any child of rape might also suffer trauma learning of their violent origins. By doing this Mabel would have to firstly consider her own personal desires in whether she wants to keep a baby at such a young age in those situations. But from making an allowance for her unborn baby she should determine whether the baby's life would be worthwhile. She should also use her own preferences in deciding weighing up the pain and pleasure giving from having a baby or the preferences to allow the baby to live. Her autonomy, which is the value, that comes from the ability to determine ones own future. From the medical ethics view Mabel should not allow her family of friends to make the decision for her as the baby life is in her hands. The baby is unable to determine its own future therefore this decision relies on the mother. The rights or what social contract Mabel will have to an abortion we can see that the choice to preserving

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ABORTION, EUTHANASIA, AND THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE

SANCTITY Sanctity means sacred. Sanctity of life means that life is given by God and therefore cannot or should not be taken by people. It is up to God when people are born and when they die. If something is 'sanctified' it is considered holy or blessed by God. ABORTION, EUTHANASIA, AND THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE A number of ethical questions cluster around both ends of the human life span. Whether abortion is morally justifiable has popularly been seen as depending on our answer to the question "When does a human life begin?" Many philosophers believe this to be the wrong question to ask because it suggests that there might be a factual answer that we can somehow discover through advances in science. Instead, these philosophers think we need to ask what it is that makes killing a human being wrong and then consider whether these characteristics, whatever they might be, apply to the fetus in an abortion. There is no generally agreed upon answer, yet some philosophers have presented surprisingly strong arguments to the effect that not only the fetus but even the newborn infant has no right to life. This position has been defended by Jonathan Glover in Causing Death and Saving Lives (1977) and in more detail by Michael Tooley in Abortion and Infanticide (1984). Such views have been hotly contested, especially by those who claim that all human life, irrespective of its

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Why do many Christians oppose abortion? Abortion is a premature expulsion of the foetus from the womb

Hannah Broughton Why do many Christians oppose abortion? Abortion is a premature expulsion of the foetus from the womb. The Abortion Act says: -2 doctors must agree that an abortion is needed, -The abortion is carried out on registered premises, -The baby is not yet capable of surviving apart from the mother. Many Christians oppose abortion because they believe that other people don't have the right to play God and believe in the Bible's principle of the Sanctity of Life which means that this is their belief, that all life is holy or sacred and it is not up to other humans to decide the fate of another living humans life whether they have been born or are still growing and forming in the mother's womb. The Bible backs up Christians views on being against abortion by stating overall in Genesis 1:27-Life is God given' and in Exodus 20:13 it says-'Life should not be destroyed.' There are some Christians who believe the Bible says nothing about abortions. In one sense this is true. There is no direct teaching that says 'You shall/shall not allow a woman to have an abortion' despite the fact that abortions did happen in biblical times. Thus the case for and against abortion is generally a cumulative one. 'Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness"... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created

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