Abortion. Roman Catholic and Anglican View
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Miracle of life: The idea that life is wonderful, amazing or special.
Blessing: The idea that God has favoured a couple with a child.
Conception: When sperm meets egg.
Viable: The point at which the foetus could survive if it were to be born
Quality Of Life: A measure of fulfilment.
Abortion: The deliberate termination of a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is 24 week and viable.
Pro-Choice: In favour of women’s right to choose an abortion.
Pro-Life: Opposed to abortion: in favour of the life of the foetus.
Pressure Groups: Collections of people outside government who campaign for changes in society.
Adoption: The legal process where a person is taken into the family as a son or daughter.
Fostering: The taking of a child from a different family into a family bringing them up with the rest of the new family, then can be returned their biological parents.
Sanctity of Life: States that life is sacred because it is God given and should not be ended by humans. Facts and Figures * One in three women in the UK has an abortion in their lifetime. * Around 180,000 abortions a year take place in England. About 10,000 are on women from other parts of the world including Ireland, where it is illegal. 10,000 are performed in Scotland. * Women between 20- and 24-years-old are the largest users of abortion services. * Since being legalised under the 1967 Abortion Act, on average around one fifth of all pregnancies in the UK have ended in abortion. * World-wide, around one quarter of pregnancies end in abortion - nearly half are illegal. * 70,000 women world-wide die each year from back-street abortions. * Almost 90% of abortions take place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. * Contrary to the hype, late abortions are rare. Only 1.6% of abortions in the UK happen after 20 weeks - and they need compelling reasons. * 76% of adults in the UK are pro-choice. * The NHS is not
ABORTION
ABORTION
Miracle of life: The idea that life is wonderful, amazing or special.
Blessing: The idea that God has favoured a couple with a child.
Conception: When sperm meets egg.
Viable: The point at which the foetus could survive if it were to be born
Quality Of Life: A measure of fulfilment.
Abortion: The deliberate termination of a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is 24 week and viable.
Pro-Choice: In favour of women’s right to choose an abortion.
Pro-Life: Opposed to abortion: in favour of the life of the foetus.
Pressure Groups: Collections of people outside government who campaign for changes in society.
Adoption: The legal process where a person is taken into the family as a son or daughter.
Fostering: The taking of a child from a different family into a family bringing them up with the rest of the new family, then can be returned their biological parents.
Sanctity of Life: States that life is sacred because it is God given and should not be ended by humans. Facts and Figures * One in three women in the UK has an abortion in their lifetime. * Around 180,000 abortions a year take place in England. About 10,000 are on women from other parts of the world including Ireland, where it is illegal. 10,000 are performed in Scotland. * Women between 20- and 24-years-old are the largest users of abortion services. * Since being legalised under the 1967 Abortion Act, on average around one fifth of all pregnancies in the UK have ended in abortion. * World-wide, around one quarter of pregnancies end in abortion - nearly half are illegal. * 70,000 women world-wide die each year from back-street abortions. * Almost 90% of abortions take place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. * Contrary to the hype, late abortions are rare. Only 1.6% of abortions in the UK happen after 20 weeks - and they need compelling reasons. * 76% of adults in the UK are pro-choice. * The NHS is not