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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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400-600 Words Skill AO1 'Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility for those at the beginning and end of their lives.' The Roman Catholic Church teaches that God created life therefore only God can take it away. They teach that you should care for life from the very beginning, as it receives a soul from the moment of conception. The Roman Catholics therefore see abortion as murder. "For you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13 This quotation implies that God knows about all new life while still in the mother's womb. Therefore this child is a living person and should be treated with love, honour and respect. No Christian Church encourages abortion, however some churches such as Anglican and the Methodists suggest that abortion may be appropriate in some situations. I.e. if the mother's health would be at risk. However some Christians believe that the mother...
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