Abortion: The Ethical Framework Of The Catholic Church

Scenario:
A young 14 year old Sunni girl named Aabirah is walking home with her friends when she becomes a rape victim. Over the next week she becomes distant and her friends are spending less and less time with her. Her foster parents notice something is wrong and finally figure out that she has fallen pregnant. One they find out she is it is because of a rape they begin to explore options of what to do, the doctor suggests abortion because of her young age however the parents are strong catholic and are unsure about this so they have offered to help support and raise the child. Should she abort the baby?
Introduction:
Within a person’s life, there are many times that they must make a choice, and these choices are made from a person’s core values. These values, whether secular or religious, derive from the code it follows. A moral dilemma is a conflict you experience in life in which there is a decision that must be made. The
The Catholic Church has many beliefs that they live strictly by especially when it comes to taking another life. The Catholic Church has many elements that make up this frame work some of which include the natural law, the catechism of the Catholic Church, scripture and the papal encyclicals. The parents of Abiah will lead their lives and make decisions based of the elements that make up the catholic ethical framework. It is from these elements that the frame work of the Catholic Church is formed and it guides the followers of the belief in their everyday lives and decisions. This framework was developed from the previously stated teaching with the founder of natural law being Aristotle and the papal encyclicals are a constantly growing wealth of knowledge that people can draw from when deciding what to do in a tough ethical situation. Each element of the catholic framework helps make up the rule set in which people lead their Daly