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The Bible condemns abortion
| The Bible condemns abortion | |
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| Subjects | |
| Abortion |
The Bible |
| Linking arguments | |
| Governments should prohibit abortion It is morally acceptable to seek an abortion Personhood begins at conception Voluntary abortion is morally equivalent to murder
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Supporting arguments
The Bible is clear that God asserts that human personhood begins at the moment of conception, making all voluntary abortion the moral equivalent of murder. [1] [2]
- Related argument: Personhood begins at conception.
- Related argument: Voluntary abortion is morally equivalent to murder.
Opposing arguments
There are no direct references to abortion in The Bible, nor are there any pregnant women who seek to terminate their pregnancies through any means. [3] [4] [5]
This point relies on a sacred text of Christianity, the Book of Exodus, which is one of the books of The Bible. Exodus 21:22 clearly states that a man who causes a miscarriage shall be punished without execution, which was the standard punishment for murder elsewhere in Exodus. This establishes that The Bible did not intend to state that deliberately causing an abortion is murder. [6] [7]
- Related argument: Exodus 21:22 implies that voluntary abortion is not murder.
In Job 3:3, 10-11, 16 describes Job wishing that he had never been born. He then states that, if he hadn't, he wouldn't have been a person who ever truly existed. Job 42:7 confirms that God shares Job's view. [8]
The Bible states that personhood begins when a baby draws its first breath, not at conception or any point during pregnancy. This establishes that abortion is not condemned in the Bible. [9]
The Numbers 5:11-31 gives a ritual for the priest to perform to test whether a pregnant woman has strayed from her husband. If she has committed adultery, she will miscarry if pregnant and become infertile. The ritual is effectively the same as performing an abortion and hysterectomy, which would be immoral if abortion is equivalent to murder, as it is the killing of an innocent because of the mother's crime. It is not reasonable to assume the Bible would take such an immoral position. Can you supply this point with a source that proves it is earnest? Do it yourself or provide the link on the talk page.
Notes
- ↑ PleaseConvinceMe.com
- ↑ Glen A. Stocker
- ↑ Austin Cline
- ↑ FreeThoughtPedia
- ↑ Autsin
- ↑ Austin Cline
- ↑ FreeThoughtPedia
- ↑ Ernest L. Martin
- ↑ FreeThoughtPedia
| Wiki articles by viewpoint | |||
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| Neutral wikis | Wikipedia: Abortion Citizendium (Academic): Abortion Debatepedia (Debates): None |
Viewpoints | Wikinfo (Sympathetic): Abortion WhyItIsTerrible (Critical): None |
| Philosophies and topics | Atheism Wiki (Atheist): None FreeThoughtPedia (FreeThought): The Bible and Abortion Objectivism Wiki (Objectivist): None RationalWiki (Skeptic): Abortion WikiSynergy (Conspiracy theories, inclusive): None EvoWiki (Evolutionary science): Abortion LGBT Project (LGBT): None Religion Wiki (Religious): Abortion |
Politics | Mises.org (Austro-libertarian): None Conservapedia (US right-wing, Christian conservative): Abortion Ameriwiki (US right-wing, Christian conservative): Abortion dKosopedia (US left-wing): Abortion LeftSpace (US left-wing): None Liberapedia (US left-wing): Abortion Metapedia (Neo-Nazi): Abortion |
| Christian wikis | IronChariots (Biblical, counter-apologetics): Abortion Christianity Knowledge Base (Christian): Abortion WikiChristian (Christian): Abortion A Storehouse of Knowledge (Christian): Abortion Creation Wiki (Creationist): Abortion Theopedia (Evangelical Protestant): Abortion OrthodoxWiki (Orthodox Christian): Abortion Catholic Wiki (Roman Catholic): None Theologia (Christian, ecumenical): None |
Other religious wikis | WikiIslam (anti-Islamic): Qur'an Hadith and Scholars: Miscellaneous#Abortion Bahaikipedia (Bahá’Ã): None Dhamma Wiki (Buddhist, Theravada): Abortion Hindupedia (Hindu): None Judaism Wiki (Jewish): None Messianic (Messianic Jewish): None MuslimWiki (Muslim): Abortion Wikipagan (Neopagan): None Scientology (Scientology, independent): None SikhiWiki (Sikh): Abortion |
