Abortion and Euthanasia Flashcards
What is abortion
abortion is when a foetus is removed from the womb before it can survive
What is Euthanasia
Euthanasia is killing someone to relieve suffering
What are the Christian beliefs on Abortion
Christianity teaches that abortion is undesirable as God “created mankind in his own image”- genesis. Teaching Christians that abortion is destroying gods creation and will.
What are Muslim beliefs on Abortion
Islam sees life as a sacred aspect if life which shall not be taken but in few circumstances abortion can occur such as if the mothers life is in danger but the abortion must take place before the ensoulment that takes place after 120 days when “the soul is breathed into his body”
give quotes for Islam that goes against abortion
“whoever kills a soul, it is as though he had slain mankind entirely”
source - Qur’an
What are Christian beliefs about Euthanasia?
- Christians strongly oppose euthanasia as they believe it goes against one of the 10 commandments “ thou shall not murder “.
- It ruins the natural course of death
- God should decide when a person life ends
- they believe suffering is part of life
What are Muslims belief on Euthanasia
- Muslims oppose the idea of euthanasia believing life is a test and that it belongs to Allah.
- since in Islam life is considered as a test, one must stay patient during this and not take their life
give quote for Islam going against Euthanasia
“Allah is indeed with the patient”
source - Qur’an
After how many weeks can a woman have an abortion
after 24 weeks
What are the two types of Euthanasia
Active - when a patient requests help to die
Passive-medical treatment that might extend someone’s life is withdrawn
Examples of the 2 types of euthanasia
Active - using drugs
Passive - turning off life support machines
