Explain the beliefs that Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives.
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Daniel Bonnici June/ July 2003 GCSE RE COURSEWORK: Decisions on Life and Living. Explain the beliefs that Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives. This piece of coursework will deal mainly with the Christian beliefs and moral views on abortion and euthanasia. The word abortion means the death of a baby still in the womb and its removal from the mother's body. Its correct name is a "procured abortion" and this is when a foetus is deliberately killed and removed from the womb, with outside help, from a doctor for example. Euthanasia is the act of purposely making or helping someone die prematurely, instead of allowing it to happen naturally. It has many different meanings, depending on how it is "performed"; * Voluntary euthanasia is when a person chooses to die and asks for assistance from another person/ people for a painless death. * Non-voluntary euthanasia is when...

