Theological Stances on Abortion
Abortion is a taboo in religious societies and raises questions about life, thus creating a bond between two different natures. These questions focus on when life begins, if the fetus is even considered human, does it have a soul within, but most importantly, why do religions condemn abortions? Religion and Termination
Throughout history and many lives, pious matters have always been fundamental for those devoted to faith. Most of them are based on persuasion in order to have the Almighty's mercy and to be awarded with some certain divinity after death. One of the worst sinful acts one can commit is murder of another living entity, especially a human being. …show more content…
They base off their lives on their studies, great beliefs, and leads Catholics to be definitively against abortion. In the year 1995, the Pope John Paul II proclaimed and was written down on the Evangelium Vitae , ‘I declare that direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, always constitutes a grave moral disorder, since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.’(Robert H. …show more content…
Notwithstanding, Judaism has its reasoning of why abortion is not dispatch but do not enforce it. They believe that “for the first 40 days after fertilization, the fetus is “mere fluid.” The “moment of creation” is said to occur either at 40 days or when the bones and arteries begin to form.” (Bennett). Judaism is strict and follow their laws, yet allows abortion only under five circumstances. The reasons of why it is permitted are sagacious, there is emphasis in health and immorality. According to the author of Abortion: Whose Religious Beliefs Should Prevail?, it is clear that Judaism still give the right to women to abort only if it for their health, production from unacceptable relations, complications, and adultery. (Bennett) Unlike Vaishnavism and Catholicism that do not exactly consider the well being of the women or fetuses, and view abortion as murder under any conditions. Since Catholicism is related to Christianity and originated from Judaism, something that has to be understood is that “Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament are silent on the matter of abortion, although there are a number of texts that could be interpreted to imply pre-natal personhood [sic]” (Bennett). Perhaps everything that has been taken literally can or cannot
Abortion is a taboo in religious societies and raises questions about life, thus creating a bond between two different natures. These questions focus on when life begins, if the fetus is even considered human, does it have a soul within, but most importantly, why do religions condemn abortions? Religion and Termination
Throughout history and many lives, pious matters have always been fundamental for those devoted to faith. Most of them are based on persuasion in order to have the Almighty's mercy and to be awarded with some certain divinity after death. One of the worst sinful acts one can commit is murder of another living entity, especially a human being. …show more content…
They base off their lives on their studies, great beliefs, and leads Catholics to be definitively against abortion. In the year 1995, the Pope John Paul II proclaimed and was written down on the Evangelium Vitae , ‘I declare that direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, always constitutes a grave moral disorder, since it is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being.’(Robert H. …show more content…
Notwithstanding, Judaism has its reasoning of why abortion is not dispatch but do not enforce it. They believe that “for the first 40 days after fertilization, the fetus is “mere fluid.” The “moment of creation” is said to occur either at 40 days or when the bones and arteries begin to form.” (Bennett). Judaism is strict and follow their laws, yet allows abortion only under five circumstances. The reasons of why it is permitted are sagacious, there is emphasis in health and immorality. According to the author of Abortion: Whose Religious Beliefs Should Prevail?, it is clear that Judaism still give the right to women to abort only if it for their health, production from unacceptable relations, complications, and adultery. (Bennett) Unlike Vaishnavism and Catholicism that do not exactly consider the well being of the women or fetuses, and view abortion as murder under any conditions. Since Catholicism is related to Christianity and originated from Judaism, something that has to be understood is that “Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament are silent on the matter of abortion, although there are a number of texts that could be interpreted to imply pre-natal personhood [sic]” (Bennett). Perhaps everything that has been taken literally can or cannot