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How might the Christian faith affect a person’s view of abortion?
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RE GCSE COURSEWORK How might the Christian faith affect a person's view of abortion? Christian's live their lives following the teaching of the bible. They base their arguments about abortion on what is written in the scriptures. In this piece of coursework I'm going to look at the Christian view of abortion and how their faith affects their attitude and behaviour. A definition of abortion is the termination of a developing fetus and it's removal from the womb. Abortion was legalised in Britain in 1967 (The Abortion Act). In 1966, with the encouragement of ALRA, Liberal MP David Steel decided to sponsor an abortion law reform bill. It wasn't straightforward though; there were many people opposed to the decision. Religious groups, government ministers, doctors and medical organisations all had strong views on the subject and there were several influential bodies that opposed the bill. The bill was then modified to appease those in...
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