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In principle all Christians are against abortion. They believe that life is a gift and that it has sanctity. It is precious and sacred and therefore should be preserved. There are many teachings from the Bible that support this idea.
Life is a gift from God you shall not murder Everyone has a special purpose in life Humans are made in Gods image.
The Roman Catholic Church They have an absolute teaching, which says that abortion is wrong except if the mother's life is at risk. (This is known as the double effect, i.e. it is accepted that the foetus may die when saving the mothers life.)
mothers life is at risk If a scan shows that the baby will be born with severe disablities. A woman who is preganat because she was raped
They believe that all humans are made in the image of God, so therefore everyone has the right to be treated the same; so everyone is valued, including a foetus.
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People should be allowed to go through any treatment to conceive. It is the most loving thing to do. This would also be fulfiling Gods order for humans, to procreate. Most Christians agree that AIH is acceptable but not AID.
View Two If you cant have children then that is Gods decision, he has a different plan for you. Some fertility treatments are not acceptable. E.g. is it right to throw away the spare embyos when you have IVF treatment? Roman Catholics believe that marriage is a sacrament where two people are joined by God, it is not right to accept a donor from a third person. Also anonymous donors deny a child the right to know who their biological father is.
UK law currently allows therapeutic cloning under license (since Aug 2004). Reproductive cloning has been banned in the UK since 2001
Types of Euthanasia
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However, Roman Catholics believe that is wrong to treat animals too well when there are people in the worlwhd o are dying because of poverty.
Quakers show a loving consideration for all Gods creatures. They were pioneer vegetarians of the 19th century. Quakers oppose hunting. They unite in condeming cruel exploitation of animals including testing on animals.