Jeremiah's Arguments Against Abortion

Abortion is the act of terminating a pregnancy by killing the embryo or fetus. An advocate for the legal option of killing an unborn child are those who are pro-choice. A person who is pro-choice believes that it is a woman’s right to decide, if she no longer wishes to carry her child, to abort the unborn child. They usually believe that human life does not begin until a certain stage in the pregnancy and that until then, the unborn child is just a clump of cells and it is not morally wrong to dispose of it. There are many reasons a person may give to get an abortion and the reasons are usually centered around egoism. Some common reasons for abortions are, that the mother is financially unable to provide for a child, that the mother is not …show more content…
Someone with a biblical worldview believes that all life is sacred. They believe that innocent life is to be protected. One of the ten commandments is, “Thou shalt not murder.” A biblical theist would not support abortion. The Bible does not directly address abortion but, there are several verses in the Bible about the value of human life, that suggest abortion is wrong. Jeremiah 1:5 talks about how God knows people before he forms them in their mother’s womb. This verse shows that God values life in the womb at any stage. Exodus 21:22-23 shows that an unborn life is as valuable as an adult human life because it is protected by the same punishments for injury or death as an adult. Luke 1:41-44 talks about how when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting that the baby in womb leaped and that she was filled with the holy spirit. The Greek word for baby in this verse is the same used for a baby outside the womb. Genesis 1:27 explains that God created humans in his image. The bible talks about how all human life is valuable because humans are created in the image of God. If God says that he formed people in their mother’s womb and that He created humans in the image of God, then it stands to reason that as soon as that creation process starts, the presence of the image of God is already there. This leads to the conclusion that unborn life after conception does indeed posses the image of God and thus has intrinsic value. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 talks about how we are purchased by God for a price and that we are to honor God with our bodies. As a Christian, the idea that a woman has a right to her own body and thus should be allowed to have an abortion is wrong. Because Christians are bought with a price and must honor God with their bodies. Having an abortion is not honoring God with our