How Society Views Abortion?
Natasha M. Stone
November 14, 2007
Professor Tobaccowala
Social Issues
Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice
There is a big controversy in today’s society on the topic pro-life vs. pro-choice (abortion). There are different ways in which society may view abortion, the focus of my paper will be to speak about on religious views on abortion and their beliefs, the governments take on abortion and the steps they are taking to help make this topic fit everyone and the statistics on it. Abortion is the process in which a woman bearing a child makes a decision that she does not want to give birth to a child. There are a lot of reasons that will follow a woman making such a crucial, devastating decision in her life. One main reason is that she is not yet ready to take on the role of becoming responsible for another human being. Another maybe that she is not financially ready to help support a child and give them the love and the care that they may need to progress in life.
Religious believers all have the same one belief that everything you need to know about in life came straight from God himself. The Bible makes it clear enough that abortion is murder because a life has been formed and it begins its life in the womb. Looking into bible teachings God says that it is a crime to take the life of an innocent individual. It is looked upon in the eyes of Christian believers as a sin. Many believe that God will forgive them, but abortion is not an option for an unwanted pregnancy. As one of the Ten Commandments clearly states, “Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13. Abortion is not done by accident it is done by a medical professional intentionally terminating the life of another human being.
Religious leader’s state that the fetus of a woman is not a diseased tumor that needs to needs removed. The human fetus gets a heart beat at seven weeks and at three months organs begin to form and are almost beginning to
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