abortion

Question 1

old testement

Answer 1

life is associated with breath, therefore an embryo is not a living thing as it is not breathing
= does not have a right to life

Question 2

psalm 139

Answer 2

God sees ‘my unformed body’ from birth
- from conception we are special to God

Question 3

islamic pov

Answer 3

life is sacred as it has been given by Allah

Question 4

hadith 4

Answer 4

ensoulment takes place at 120 days; abortion before then is potentially permissible

Question 5

if the mother’s life is in danger

Answer 5

abortion is alright; lesser of two evils/double effect

Question 6

“do not take [1] which [2] has made [3]” (surah 17:33)

Answer 6

[1] - life
[2] - God
[3] - sacred

Question 7

“kill not your [1] for fear of [2]; it is we that will [3] for them and for you. surely [4] them is a [5] [6]” (qur’an 17:32)

Answer 7

[1] - offspring
[2] - poverty
[3] - provide
[4] - killing
[5] - great
[6] - sin

Question 8

“whosever has [1] a [2], it is as though he has [3] all of [4]” (qur’an 5:32)

Answer 8

[1] - killed
[2] - soul
[3] - killed
[4] - mankind

Question 9

shari’ah law

Answer 9

the mother’s life takes precedence over the child’s life

Question 10

“before i [1] you in the [2] i knew [3].” (jeremiah 1:5)

Answer 10

[1] - formed
[2] - womb
[3] - you

Question 11

roman catholic: rape

Answer 11

it is wrong to punish the child for the sins of others