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Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives.
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Skill AO1) Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives. Christians believe that all people are created in the image of God and are equal in Gods sight. Therefore everyone should be treated equally and have equal rights and not be treated cruelly. The first basic right to everyone is the right to life. "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." (Article 3) "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." (Article 5) The Catholic Church teaches that life begins at conception, so abortion is always wrong. Abortion is the premature expulsion of a foetus from the womb. Women that want an abortion undergo an operation to kill the foetus that is living inside the womb. The Catholic Church states that the natural law is that life begins when the ovum...
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