Abortion

Abortion

Scripture Refrences
1. "Thou shalt not kill", abortion is breaking a commandment
2. "We are all made in God's image", God made us specially to be like him and we can't destroy that
3. "Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit", abortion destroys this temple
4. "Love your neighbor",if they feel they need an abortion, you should be compassionate and understand their wishes
Definition: "the deliberate termination of a pregnancy"
Possible reasons for
1. If you're raped, you shouldn't have to keep the baby
2. If the mothers life is at risk, an abortion is the greater good because at least the mothers life can be saved.
3. Since it is the mothers body,she should get to choose what she keeps in it
4. The baby is not legally a human until birth. Therefore, it is not murder
5. During creation, God gave us free will to make our own decisions
6. The wellfare of the child, if they have a serious disability or if the mother cannot cope
Possible reasons against
1. The sanctity of life - life is holy and sacred. Only God chooses when to give or take it
2. You may regret your decision in later life and feel guilty
3. Chance of sterility for the mother - she can't have children in later life
4. Some people say abortion is the "easy way out" because there are alternatives
5. The alternatives: you can put the baby up for adoption,the patents can get financial help from the government or family, there are temporary foster homes etc.
6. In the Bible it teaches that life begins at conception so abortion is technically murder

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