Abortion Flashcards
Catholic beliefs
Everyone is created by God and all life is sacred
Abortion is wrong in all circumstances
Life begins at conception
Church of England beliefs
Abortion is wrong and should be avoided
Is the “lesser of two evils”
Laudato Sí
To protect the earth for generations
Beauty of suffering “
Salvifici Doloris
Augustine on suffering
Humans were given free will
Evils is on who fail to live up to gods standards
Humans cause evil
John Jackie on suffering
Good can’t be omni benevolent if evil exists
He argues that inconsistent triad
Jewish beliefs on suffering
That humans or born with two choices Do Good or Do Wrong
Humanist beliefs on abortion
- mostly pro choice views
Quality of life
Life begins at the late stages of pregnancy
Lesser of two evils
Catherine of Siena
Quote
‘Humans are the pinnacle of creation’
‘Man is placed above all creatures’
Jewish beliefs on Abortion
Abortion is not mentioned in the Tanakh
Yet sanctity of life is -
‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you ‘