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These views toward abortion are still referenced and used by several modern Islamic theologians and scholars. [ 1 ] According to religious studies scholar Zahra Ayubi, historically, Muslim thought was more concerned with the topic of preservation of human life and safeguarding of the mother's life than with determining when life begins. [ 11 ]
Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives. [4] Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values. [4] Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester. [5]
Islamic law scholar Faisal Kutty [8] argues that this report and a number of other developments in the area provide for some optimism that we may be at the cusp of a sea change in this area. [7] Kutty argues that the belief that closed adoption, as practiced in the West, is the only acceptable form of permanent childcare is a significant ...
This ignores other, perhaps more salient, aspects of the history of abortion law. The historical debate about vivification, animation, and delayed hominization were debates about when the fetus could be considered a "reasonable creature" – a human being – not simply when it had physical life; and this is what quickening was said to signify.
Islam plays an important role in the views and laws made about abortion in Yemen. [3] In fact, “abortion is considered a violation of religious moral codes”. Islamic law deeply values children, saying that “children are the divine mercy and a natural human need,” and according to Islamic Sharia law , children (whether naturalized ...
The USA TODAY Fact Check Team analyzed claims on abortion, immigration, guns, inflation and more. See where each candidate erred. Presidential debate fact check: Analyzing Trump, Harris on ...
Abortion in Egypt is prohibited by Articles 260–264 of the Penal Code of 1937. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, under Article 61 of the Penal Code, exceptions may be granted in cases of necessity, which has typically been interpreted to permit an abortion necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.
South Africa: A 2003 Human Sciences Research Council study examined moral attitudes among South Africans: 56% said they believed that abortion is wrong even if there is a strong chance of serious defect in the fetus, while 70% said they believed that abortion is wrong if done primarily because the parents have low income and may be unable to afford another child.