Solutions to Abortion The definite question at hand is, “is abortion a problem?” There are definite social problems like murder and theft, but abortion tends to be more of a problem of morality. Most do not see abortion as a threat to society as the ramifications of murder or theft. However, there is a very large number of people that are definitely concerned with the rise in abortion. As with anything, there are two sides toe the abortion debate. 1 There are those who call themselves pro-life and then there are those who call themselves pro-choice. There are also questions as to whether or not abortion is a cause for health concerns for the woman. To answer the question at hand, if you take into account the overall problem with abortion then
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Most religions, especially Christianity consider abortion to be no less than murder and the taking of another human beings life. 2 A major question is, “where does life actually begin?” Many believe that life begins at conception while many others believe that life begins when the fetus begins to move around. In another religion, Islam, there are actually three main beliefs as to when life begins. Islam gives specific dates, such as 40 days, 120 days and then even again when there is movement. The Buddhism religion have even other opposing views. The more traditional Buddhist believe that life starts at conception just like Christians. Other Buddhist believe that the decision to abort is more a personal choosing and requires careful examining of moral and ethical issues. 2 Claudia Dreifus of the New York Times did an interview in 1993 with the Dalai Lama. In that interview, Claudia Dreifus learned that of course from a Buddhist viewpoint that abortion was the act of killing and is viewed negatively, in general. However she also learned that the choice to do so depended on circumstances. Some of these circumstances depended on whether or not the child would be retarded upon being born, to which could cause major issues for the parent. This sort of situation would be considered one of the exceptions. Another religion, the Roman Catholic Church has the belief that life begins when the egg is …show more content…
Many will add to this and say that it is not just for biological purpose but the bringing together as one. Sex was meant to not only be a physical fulfillment for pleasure but a spiritual moment shared between husband and wife as one with God. It’s a gift but also a calling. Unfortunately the way the world teaches sex education many churches disagree with this and will not teach it themselves. 2 “For them, sex education is bad psychology and people usually do the opposite of what they are asked to do therefore negating the effect of sex education (Stricker, 2001).” There was a study however that found that a group who participated in sex education intervention had less-risky sexual behaviors than the group with no intervention (Esere, 2008). In that same study it was recommended that sex education be a curriculum at
Most religions, especially Christianity consider abortion to be no less than murder and the taking of another human beings life. 2 A major question is, “where does life actually begin?” Many believe that life begins at conception while many others believe that life begins when the fetus begins to move around. In another religion, Islam, there are actually three main beliefs as to when life begins. Islam gives specific dates, such as 40 days, 120 days and then even again when there is movement. The Buddhism religion have even other opposing views. The more traditional Buddhist believe that life starts at conception just like Christians. Other Buddhist believe that the decision to abort is more a personal choosing and requires careful examining of moral and ethical issues. 2 Claudia Dreifus of the New York Times did an interview in 1993 with the Dalai Lama. In that interview, Claudia Dreifus learned that of course from a Buddhist viewpoint that abortion was the act of killing and is viewed negatively, in general. However she also learned that the choice to do so depended on circumstances. Some of these circumstances depended on whether or not the child would be retarded upon being born, to which could cause major issues for the parent. This sort of situation would be considered one of the exceptions. Another religion, the Roman Catholic Church has the belief that life begins when the egg is …show more content…
Many will add to this and say that it is not just for biological purpose but the bringing together as one. Sex was meant to not only be a physical fulfillment for pleasure but a spiritual moment shared between husband and wife as one with God. It’s a gift but also a calling. Unfortunately the way the world teaches sex education many churches disagree with this and will not teach it themselves. 2 “For them, sex education is bad psychology and people usually do the opposite of what they are asked to do therefore negating the effect of sex education (Stricker, 2001).” There was a study however that found that a group who participated in sex education intervention had less-risky sexual behaviors than the group with no intervention (Esere, 2008). In that same study it was recommended that sex education be a curriculum at