Do you object to abortion on religious grounds?

Question

If so then can you please explain what business it is of yours if someone else has a legal surgical procedure as defined by secular law?

And if you're objections aren't religious then what are they based upon?

Can I point out that I believe there are many reasons for challenging the law on humanist and moral grounds. I do not, however, believe that religious creeds offer a valid basis for doing so.

Abortion arguments should be based around the fundamentals of what constitutes an individuals rights and at which point the fine line between the mother and the child's interests can be crossed. It's a delicate business and not one that should be clouded with emotion, whether that's from one's personal feelings or one's religion.

Finally, in response to the wearisome "what if your mother had aborted you?" argument:

Well, first of all I wouldn't be here to object and secondly my mother had a choice. She chose to keep me but it was her decision to make, no-one else's.

Answer 1

I object for moral and religious reasons.

I too believe that life begins at conception and that humans do not have the right to take away the gift of life.

If you're going to say "What about the death penalty?" then I will tell you that I am not political by any means, and leave the judging up to God. He won't allow sin to go unpunished.

Even though I disagree with abortion, you won't find me protesting outside Planned Parenthood or anything like that. We all have free will, and some of us choose to obey God with it, while others don't.

Any Christian who condems a woman who chooses to abort her child to a fiery hell is obviously ignoring Jesus words to "turn the other cheek" and that the person who "is without sin should cast the first stone."

I rely on God to resolve all matters on this Earth in His due time. It's not my job to bomb abortion clinics in His name.

Answer 2

I don't object on religious grounds. Actually I don't really know why I object. I have always been this way, since I was little and found out that abortions happened. I have always felt abortions were wrong. Now that I'm older, I still feel it's wrong. I feel it should be up to the woman when her life is in danger, or rape, incest. I don't think women who have abortions are bad. I just wish more women used birth control so there weren't as many abortions. Honestly, I don't know why I am against it. I wish I wasn't because I do get very upset when I think about abortions. I feel sick when I think about it. I only have one thing to say about abortion. Use birth control. I know it's not 100% effective, but pretty dam close.

Answer 3

I so whole-heartedly agree with your position. I was dumbfounded by today's Supreme Court decision. I am APPALLED that a politician thinks they have the right override a medical decision.

Every woman has to have the right to determine when to have her child. If she wants to base her reasoning on religious principles that's fine. I'll even let her claim that if someone hurt her unborn child that it was a life and murder charges apply.

But to forcing that belief system on me is wrong. Just as wrong as say members of the Taliband making me cover myself from head to toe in a black burka. Really - just how far is society willing to go to protect a bunch of unborn cells? Would the president like to place every pregnant woman under house arrest to ensure that she doesn't do anything to hurt her fetus? Make sure she doesn't drink or snort cocaine (OK not a very subtle dig).

It is so contradictory that we want to protect unborn cells from harm yet we blow up pregnant women in Iraq and call them collateral damage.

If the religious right wants to end abortion, how about they all chip in and do a few things first. One, fund contraceptive research so that unwanted pregnancies have zero chance of occurring. Two, take care of all the kids currently in foster care and in orphanages. Let's look out for the kids that actually made it into this world before worrying about the ones that are not here yet.

And before anyone calls me a hypocrite, I do my best by giving my financial support and my time to organizations like Planned Parenthood, Mercy Corps, and the Visiting Nurse services.

Answer 4

My mom actually told me that if abortion had been legal when I was concieved, I would not be here. Not a nice thing to hear, let me tell you.
So, the argument "what if your Mom had aborted you" actually does mean something to me, that maybe you can't understand.
I am one who can truly say that, as a former fetus, I am opposed to murder in the womb.
The fact that I am a Christian is not the issue. The fact that I am a human being is.

But let me ask you...why do YOU think most (not all) Christians have more respect for life than most (although definitely not ALL) non-Christians?

Answer 5

My objection is the convenience of abortions. One abortion in a lifetime, I can understand. Three or more, ridicules! "Accidents" don't happen THAT often. I do not believe abortion should be a form of birth control. However, I have known people who use it as such. Women need to take responsibility for themselves and their bodies. If women did this there would be less need for abortion.

Answer 6

I object on human grounds, not religious. If a woman is too ignorant to take a pill or use a condom, why is abortion her only answer. There are people waiting years to adopt babies. I know, it's inconvenient, but hey, what about consequences for our own actions?. You screw around without taking any birth control, then you run to the doctor for an easy fix. It's not an easy fix, its murder. I'm guessing you don't watch the science and medical documentaries, or you'd see ultasounds of those "fetus's" sucking their thumbs, kicking, moving, being alive. So you see, it has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with humanity. I'm sorry we're living in a society of stupid people who can't remember to take a pill or use a condom, but maybe after giving a child up for adoption, their little, selfish brains will kick in and they'll remember to take a flaming pill. If it was only their body, fine, but it isn't. Once you create life, its not just your body anymore.

Answer 7

No, I object to abortion on moral grounds. Religion has absolutely nothing to do with morality.

The gestation period of dogs is roughly 9 weeks. In many states, it is illegal to kill a dog and the punishment for doing so is imprisonment.

Yet abortions 9 weeks after conception are legal in every state.

I object to abortion because I believe that a human life is more valuable than that of a dog at the same point in its life. Obviously, the US law system disagrees.

Answer 8

I'm atheist and while not against abortion in some cases, I hate to see abortion used as birth control. I believe it should be legal and safe for those choosing it, but with the number of effective means of controlling birth people should be responsible about it.

Answer 9

My objection is the same as if someone would walk into a classroom and kill 30 or 40 people. A life is a life no matter how old they are. A life should be given the same respect. One life is not greater than the other just because of age.
The doctor tears the limbs from the child or kills it with chemicals. KILLS the child. Does this make sense to anyone. THE DOCTOR KILLS THE CHILD. MILLIONS OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS MANNER. TIME TO STOP THIS MADNESS.

Answer 10

So, if they were not based on religion one could stick their nose in someone else's business? Really your question is just an attempt to stir something up among the ones who are religious. . .right.

FYI, I am a Christian, because the way I choose to live my life I don't feel that an abortion would be right for me. . .but what if it came down to life or death for me, you know. I will not use abortion as a form of birth control and I do have a problem w/ people doing that, but that is their lives and my guess is there are many women who struggle with that decision today. I believe how I believe but I am not going to guilt trip another woman to feel as I do.