ABORTION

Definition
Expulsion of a living fetus from the

mothers womb before it is viable. Termination of pregnancy prior to viability. Viability

28th

weeks

Reasons:
Economic Cost Family Planning Health Rape Incest Age Societys Moralism

Types of Abortion
1. Natural Abortion 2. Direct or Intentional Abortion 3. Therapeutic Abortion 4. Indirect Abortion

Natural Abortion
Expulsion of fetus through natural

or accidental Spontaneous or accidental abortion Miscarriage

Direct/ Intentional Abortion

Deliberate

induced expulsion of a living fetus before it has become viable.

Indirect Abortion
Removal

of fetus occurs as secondary effect to a legitimate action. Double effect principle Uterine cancer Ectopic pregnancy

Therapeutic Abortion
Deliberate

and

induced expulsion of a living fetus in order to save the mother from the danger

EFFECTS OF ABORTION
PHYSICAL
Habitual miscarriages Uterus Fever Cold Insomnia Intense pain Shock Bleeding

PYSCHOLOGICAL
Guilt Suicidal tendencies

Loss of sense of

fulfillment Mourning Loss of confidence Lower self-esteem Anger Rage

Biblical Point of View

 God creates life. Jesus Christ, God's son, is pro-life. Read these Scriptures:The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being (Genesis 2:7). You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit (Job 10:12). Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture (Psalm 100:3).

God treats a fetus (baby) in the womb as a living person.

The

word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations" (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God (Psalm 22:9-10).

God says murder is sin. (Abortion kills the fetus.)

You shall not murder (Exodus 20:13).

God calls us to protect the defenceless, including children.

Defend

the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked (Psalm 82:3-4). Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done? (Proverbs 24:11-12).