Abortion
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????????????????????????? Section A Abortion is when a woman spontaneously ends a pregnancy. There are two types of abortion: spontaneous and induced. Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is when a foetus dies naturally inside the mother. Induced abortion is when the foetus is deliberately killed by taking it from the mother's womb. This essay is about induced abortion. There are no direct teachings from the bible about abortion but the Didache, written in 70AD is the oldest known Christian document says. "Thou shall not kill the foetus in it's mother's womb." It means that to kill a child of any form is wrong. Whilst there are no direct quotes about abortion from the bible, there are many that can be interpreted to include abortion such as in the ten commandments "Thou shall not kill". In Isaiah 49:5, it says "the lord formed me in the womb to be his servant." Which means that God...

