Muslim attitudes towards abortion ***** Flashcards
What is sanctity of life
Muslims believe that God creates life and only he can end it
Quote Showing abortion for purely economic reasons is found in the Quran
Do you not kill your children out of poverty we will provide for you and then
What do Muslims believe about abortion
That is Horan but there are some situations in which abortion is permitted
When will abortion be allowed
If the mothers life is in danger or the child is likely to be seriously deformed or diseased
Taking the life of a child as a sin and what will happen on the day of judgement
A child will have the right to ask why it was killed
What different times to schools of Muslim law permits abortion
Some in the first 16 weeks whilst others only in the first seven
Why do these differing interpretations exist
Because each that’s a different point at which embryo or fetus becomes a person
The Further on in pregnancy
The greater the wrong
Until what point of a mothers rights greater than the child
Until 120 days after contraception which is when ensoulment happens
Why does Islam allow abortion to save the life of a mother
Because it’s the lesser of two evils and there is a general principle in shariah law of choosing the lesser of two evils
