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Abortion Issues

Abortion is the medical removal of an embryo of foetus from the uterus

of a woman. Until 1967, all abortions in Britain were illegal, but

having said that, it does not mean that they did not take place.

Desperate women were compelled to pay unqualified 'doctors' a large

amount of money to carry out an abortion on them. Such abortions are

known as 'back street abortions'.

Abortion in Great Britain was legalised in 1967, provided that two

doctors agree that:

· The life of the mother would be at stake if the pregnancy was

allowed to continue,,

· The mental or physical health of the mother could be seriously

damaged if the pregnancy as allowed to continue,

· The child could be born physically or mentally handicapped,

· The mental health of the other children in the family could be

endangered if another baby was allowed to be born.

CHRISTIANITY & ABORTION

Due to the several major different denominations in Christianity,

there are various different beliefs regarding the subject of abortion.

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that it is always wrong to take away

human life, regardless of the situation. This view can be greatly

elaborated by Mother Teresa's comments with regards to the issue of

abortion, " The greatest destroyer of peace in the world today is

abortion. If a mother can kill her own child, what is there to stop

you and me from killing each other? The only one who has the right to

take life away is the one who created it…Any country that accepts

abortion is not teaching its people to love, but instead, to use

violence to get what they want."

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The Shafi madhhab, similar to the Hanafi madhhab permits abortion to

take place before the lapsing of 120 days.

The Maliki madhhab permits abortion only up to day 40, with the prior

consent of both parents. Abortion is completely forbidden after that

period.

The Hanbali madhhab allows abortion to take place until day 40 of the

pregnancy, but prohibits abortion after this period of time has

passed.

Some Shiite groups, such as the Ismailites do not permit abortion to

take place at all. Abortions performed before 40 days are penalised

with a monetary fee.

Zaydites allow abortion to be performed, as long as it is before 120

days of the pregnancy. According to the Zaydite law, whoever injures a

pregnant woman, resulting in her losing the baby, is compensated

according to the Islamic Law of 'Equality'.

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