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Prior to the 20th century, the three major branches of Christianity—Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism [1] (including leading Protestant reformers Martin Luther and John Calvin)—generally held a critical perspective of birth control (also known as contraception). [2] Among Christian denominations today, however, there is a ...
Under the first Christian Roman emperor Constantine, there was a relaxation of attitudes toward abortion and exposure of children. [147] Bakke writes, "Since an increasing number of Christian parents were poor and found it difficult to look after their children, the theologians were forced to take into account this situation and reflect anew on ...
Under the first Christian Roman emperor Constantine, there was a relaxation of attitudes toward abortion and exposure of children. [1] Bakke writes, "Since an increasing number of Christian parents were poor and found it difficult to look after their children, the theologians were forced to take into account this situation and reflect anew on ...
In a 1970 Report, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) rejected the old “taboos and prohibitions” and gave its blessing to “mass contraceptive techniques,” homosexuality, and low-cost abortion on demand. The same year, the Lutheran Church in America fully embraced contraception and abortion as responsible choices.
Some scholars have concluded that early Christians took a nuanced stance on what is now called abortion and that at different times, and in separate places, early Christians have taken different stances. [15] [16] [17] Other scholars have concluded that early Christians considered abortion a sin at all stages; although there is disagreement ...
Abortion is far more complex than the false binary choice between one or the other. To ratify abortion on demand does not exhibit God’s love fully any more than does prohibiting all abortion.
Buddhist attitudes to contraception are based on the idea that it is wrong to kill for any reason. The most common Buddhist view on birth control is that contraception is acceptable if it prevents conception, but that contraceptives that work by stopping the development of a fertilized egg are wrong and should not be used.
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