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History of Christian thought on abortion. Christianity and abortion has a long and complex history. There is scholarly disagreement on how early Christians felt about abortion. Some scholars have concluded that early Christians took a nuanced stance on what is now called abortion, and that at different and in separate places early Christians ...
An abortion-rights campaigner in Spain voicing disagreement with the Catholic view on abortion during the Pope's visit. Christianity and abortion have a long and complex history. Condemnation of abortion by Christians goes back to the 1st century with texts such as the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, and the Apocalypse of Peter.
Religion and abortion. Numerous religious traditions have taken a stance on abortion but few are absolute. These stances span a broad spectrum, based on numerous teachings, deities, or religious print, and some of those views are highlighted below. [1][2] People of all faiths and religions use reproductive health care services. [3]
The story of Walatta Petros, a 17th-century Ethiopian noblewoman who was later made a saint, shows that Christianity has a complex history with abortion and contraception. A 1721 manuscript ...
Here’s why. More than 30 Christian church leaders call for SC to keep abortion legal. Here’s why. Rev. Alston Lippert and Rev. Ginger Barfield. August 8, 2022 at 2:14 PM. Tracy Kimball ...
Opinion - Viewing abortion rights through the lens of religious liberty is revealing. Andrew Koppelman, opinion contributor. October 8, 2024 at 5:30 AM. A recent court case about religious liberty ...
e. The official teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 oppose all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy a zygote, blastocyst, embryo or fetus, since it holds that "human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.
A judge in Missouri says lawmakers who passed a restrictive abortion ban were not trying to impose their religious beliefs on everyone in the state, rejecting a case filed by more than a dozen ...