Christians' Feelings About Abortion and Euthanasia
Sanctity of like means the belief that human life is sacred and holy.
Christians believe that human life is sacred; it is a gift from God,
God values life, so much so that ' he has counted the hairs on our
head' (Luke 12 v7). Their beliefs are reflected in what denomination
they are and how seriously the follow the teachings of the bible. Each
follows different ways of believing. The bible teaches them how to
live their lives as Christians, so they believe it. This strengthens
and reinforces that belief that they have been taught. Christians know
that God values human life, because God sent his son down to earth in
order to mend the relationship between God and humans.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John
3:16)
Something said to be 'holy' or 'sacred' must be protected and
respected. Human life is sacred as it involves the creative action of
God from the very beginning i.e. inside the womb. Therefore abortion
would be classified as playing God as whilst he is trying to create,
you are trying to destroy. This would be a sin and an act of
'blasphemy'
" God created every part of a person whilst in the womb" (Psalms
139:13).
God is the creator and destroyer, we are made in his image therefore
it is his given authority to have control over events not ours
"God states the time for birth and death (Ecclesiastes)."
Men and women have spiritual capacity as they have striking
resemblance to God, it may even be correct to say that we are each
others brothers and sisters as...
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... or pro long their life with the use of medical
drugs or life support machines. This way of looking at may have been
through the bible as it says
"Do others what you would have them do to you"
Or the second great commandment
"You shall love your neighbour as yourself."
These commandments are the base of Christian teachings. Some people
prefer to die with dignity, rather than live their life without having
vital movements or brain activity. Would it be better to put them out
of their misery or live their life in a persistent vegetative state
and have no dignity, as they would have to be cared for 24/7 and
treated life a newborn baby.
This euthanasia and abortion debate has so many factors to consider
and apply due to the complexity of the issue that they will continue
to linger like a terminal disease.
life will always be a part of him, and that there is a very strong
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:17
When I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there, you saw
Christian Responses to Abortion and Euthanasia Different Christians have different viewpoints on the issues of Abortion and Euthanasia. The Church of England states that life is god given and is to be; ‘Nurtured, supported and protected. ’ It views ending a human life at the beginning or end as; ‘A great moral evil.’ Also they have stated a case for ‘The rights of humans to be valued.’
Those who advocate euthanasia have capitalized on people's confusion, ambivalence, and even fear about the use of modern life-prolonging technologies. Further, borrowing language from the abortion debate, they insist that the "right to choose" must prevail over all other considerations. Being able to choose the time and manner of one's death, without regard to what is chosen, is presented as the ultimate freedom. A decision to take one's life or to allow a physician to kill a suffering patient, however, is very different from a decision to refuse extraordinary or disproportionately burdensome treatment.
We each ought to regard this one life which is very importance to us, since we each have just one life.
“Any American born after 1973 is a survivor of legalized abortion” (“Abortion”). This quote struck me because of its frankness. After it was legalized, many women had an option to abort their pregnancy against the Catholic Church’s wishes. Any child that was born after that year could have been aborted. This shows that many of the people that are living today could have been killed simply because the mother did not want them and they were considered to not be living in the womb. Being here today, many people survived the mass murder that is abortion and still continues today. The Church urges every mother to think about the morals and laws that God has sent to us. “You shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13). This includes the fetus in the womb that has been alive since conception. The views of the Church and the views of society fight against each other constantly. Abortion is the killing of a human being and is accepted by modern society despite it being against the teachings of the Church and moral good.
Euthanasia, Abortion and the Church The Catholic Church has consistently taught that respect for human life is one of the most essential aspects of our faith. Life includes love, respect, community, and family. Each person is entitled their right to life, a responsibility to God, to live out their life from natural birth to natural death. Unfortunately, there have been horrifying incidents where people commit murders, assault and manipulate other people. One of the Ten Commandments clearly states
The catholic view of euthanasia is that euthanasia is morally wrong. it has always been
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in two separate decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, declared that Congress and the states had to adopt a policy on abortion. Since then, abortion has been one of the most controversial issues in our country today. Every time the subject of abortion is raised, the same question always comes up: should people have the right to terminate an unborn child? The answer is no. No person should have the right to terminate an unborn child which has not yet had the chance to live, no matter what the reason is. Abortion is the termination of an alive, unborn child, which can experience pain through the process of an abortion. There is no need to have an abortion when these children could be put up for adoption instead of being ıaborted.ġ Abortion is the termination of alive, unborn children. How can a person decide just when an unborn fetus becomes a person with constitutional rights. Many people disagree when a fetus becomes an actual person, but the truth is that a fetus becomes a person at the time of conception. An article entitled ıPro-lofe and pro-choice? Yesġ says that, ıFrom the moment of conception, the fetus is endowed with all the genetic information that will enable its development into a full human personġ (Church 108). Technology has advanced very much in the past twenty years and now with the aid of medical technology and the science of fetology, doctors can prove that a fetus is an actual person as early as thirteen weeks of growth (Meyer 62-64). These facts only help to prove that a fetus is an actual person, who deserves the chance to be born. Contrary to belief, a fetus can actually feel pain. The observation of abortions on ultrasound have been very disturbing. So disturbing, that many abortion doctors who have seen the procedure, refuse to participate in abortions again (Meyer 62-64). An article entitled ıFetal positions: Making Abortion rareġ reports that, ıBernard Nathanson, a former director of the National Abortion Rights Action League, who performed thousands of abortions, repudiated the practice in the early 1980's after observing the apparent agony of a fetus subjected to a suction-tip abortionġ (Meyer 62-64). Modern neurology supports the claim that the fetus can experience pain, not just reflex. Reflexive reactions stimulate only the spinal column, but the more complex reactions that stimulate pain occur in the tiny portion of the brain called the thalamus.
... Christ and for his role in overcoming evil and suffering, and with the idea that the negative effects of suffering can be countered by compassionate love of others.
life is part of god's. In the Bible, chapter of (Romans 14:18) it states "If we
...ificed for all the sins of mankind. Feeling ashamed and sad, he questions his own faith by saying that his son was too young to have scaped world s and flesh s rage (Lines8, 9). Finally, he uses a tender word like peace to signal that he has accepted his son s death, forgiven himself and God, and realizes that everything will be all right.
Euthanasia is described by the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘The bringing about of a gentle and easy death, especially in the case of incurable and painful diseases’ .
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." This verse - John 3:16 - is perhaps the most important in the Bible. Jesus Christ was the son of God, but he was also the son of man.