Abortion Religious aspects

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Name (Hebrew)
הפלה מלאכותית היבטים דתיים
Name (Latin)
Abortion Religious aspects
Name (Arabic)
الإجهاض أبعاد دينية
Other forms of name
nne Abortion
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q3041327
Library of congress: sh 85000202
Sources of Information
  • work cat.: Montgomery, J.W. Slaughter of the innocents : abortion, birth control, and divorce in light of science, law, and theology, c1981.
Wikipedia description:

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. People of all faiths and religions use reproductive health care services. Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives. Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values. Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester. The religious influence over the population of the country tends to be one of the massive determining factors on the legality of abortion.

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