What do non christian religions think about abortion? (Muslims, Mormans, JW's, ect.)?

Answer 1

in ISLAM
An assignment warrants serious in-depth studies, references and review, which means spending time and labour in libraries and other useful sources. Briefly, Islam does not permit abortion under normal health conditions, and considers it an elaborate act of killing an innocent person, which is heinous crime under any law.
Let me briefly explain for you once again.

(1) Abortion could be allowed for a lady's health sake, and that too when properly suggested by some responsible specialist/physician.

(2) Under normal health conditions, and particularly when the foetus is developed enough (that specialists consider it a live body), abortion amounts to deliberate killing and therefore, not allowed.

(3) Abortion or even prevention of conception for fear of economic hardships, is the negation of the basic article of Islamic faith that God is sole Provider and Sustainer of every living soul. That being the reason, the act will be un-Islamic.

(4) Seeking abortion for no "good" reason at all, and saying that the "mother" or "father" just does not want that baby - is inhuman and cruel thinking. No sane person would allow that.

(5) If even the conception is the result of extra-marital union or forced rape, abortion is not allowed, because the (innocent) baby to be, has the right to life, that can not be denied. The biological parents - both or either one - or else the society/state is responsible to take care of such "un-wanted" or illegal births.

Authentic specialist (medical) opinion can be obtained to ascertain if there was any serious danger to mother and child, and that there was really no other way to save the mother’s life, but through abortion. That seems only one condition, where abortion could be considered, again under the guidance of some learned scholar of Islamic Law. I am personally so scared about this issue of “abortion at demand”, that I generally flatly refuse to subscribe to the idea. The reason is that women (and at time husband as well) demand abortion for petty reasons, that only reflect inhuman anti-natalist mood. I am almost sure that in over-whelming cases the demand emanates from social taboos, the base-less economic fears, for not wanting to have a she baby and by way of fashion that has come along with the western concept of individuals’ rights and worldview. In a traditional Islamic society where alien culture is yet not dominant, the demand for abortion, or desire for a small family and the like, are still at the minimum level. Probably those areas provide genuine cases, where consideration was possible.

On the issue of euthanasia, Islamic position is that since a human being does not owns and masters his/her life, therefore, he can NOT decide and ask for death. No. The Islamic view starts from the fact that life (like the rest) is a trust from Allah, and can be terminated by Allah alone. There can be no euthanasia, whether with "dignity" or otherwise.

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The Qur'an clearly disapproves of killing other humans: “Take not life which Allah has made sacred” (6:151; see also 4:29 “If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (for ever)” (4:93). Allah (SWT) went even further, making unlawful killing of a single individual human being equal to mass murder of the whole of mankind: "Because of that, We ordained for the children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation for murder or for spreading mischief on earth, it would be as if he killed all mankind. And who saved a life, it would be as if he saved all mankind." (Al-Maidah, 5:32)

As to whether abortion is a form of killing a human, the Qur'an does not make any explicit statements. Only Surah 17:31 warns believers in general: “Kill not your children for fear of want. We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.”



There are those in Islam who oppose all abortions. A favored text to support this is: "Do not kill your children for fear of poverty for it is We who shall provide sustenance for you as well as for them." (Surah, Al-An' am, 6:151). This Qur'anic reference is to killing already born children--usually girls. The text was condemning this custom. The Arabic word for killing used in this text "means not only slaying with a weapon, blow or poison, but also humiliating or degrading or depriving children of proper upbringing and education." The text doesn't explicitly address the abortion and therefore doesn't close the argument on it.

The Qur'an says:



We created man from an essence of clay: then placed him, a living germ,

In a secure enclosure. The germ We made a leech; and the leech a lump of

Flesh; and this We fashioned into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh;

Then We develop it into another creation. (Surah Al-Mu'minoon, 23: 12-14)



This verse reveals how the fetus is formed and transforms into a complete human being.

The elaborate process of the development of the first human being is given in the Qur'an as follows:



He who has made everything which He has created most good. He

began the creation of man with(nothing more than) clay, and made

his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised.

Then He fashioned him in due proportion and breathed into him some-

thing of His Ruh(Life-Energy). And (with this) He gave you (the faculties

of ) hearing and sight and understanding. (Surah Al-Sajadah, 32:7-9).



During the development of fetus, the body received the Divine Ruh (Life-energy) and subsequently the human faculties of hearing, sight and understanding were developed.

There is no agreement among legal scholars – including those of the founders of the four schools of religious law of the early Islamic period – as to the exact point in time this happens, however.

Islam's approach to the issue of birth control and abortion is very balanced. It allows women to prevent pregnancy but forbids them to terminate it. In case of rape the woman should use the morning after pill or RU486 immediately after the sexual assault in order to prevent the possible implantation of a fertilized ovum. Modern technology (like ultra sound scan) has made it possible to know whether or not a child has a defect long before he is born. Some people justify the abortion of a defective fetus.

The Shari'ah allows abortion only when doctors declare with reasonable certainty that the continuation of pregnancy will endanger the woman's life. This permission is based on the principle of the lesser of the two evils known in Islamic legal terminology as the principle of al-ahamm wa 'l-muhimm (the more important and the less important). The Prophet said, "When two forbidden things come [upon a person] together, then the lesser will be sacrificed for the greater." In the present case, one is faced with two forbidden things: either abort the unborn child or let a living woman die. Obviously, the latter is greater than the former; therefore, abortion is allowed to save the live person

Answer 2

You might want to watch the movie "Saturday's Warrior" sometime and see a creative expression of how we as Mormons think abortion is a terrible thing. My mom said it is a sin against life. We believe the spirit of a new child may come and go for a while, with a term called "quickening," which means the spirit helps the body progress and grow. At some point in time we believe the spirit stays in the body for good. The process of bringing lives into the world is a sacred power. By the way, we as Mormons believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior of the World, the Son of God, the Redeemer of us all. The Atonement is central to our beliefs. Our Church is called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a reason.

Answer 3

I don't normally copy and past, but since you asked for the religion's view, here is what Gordon B. Hinkley, Pres. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormons) has to say about it.

Question 3: What is your position on abortion?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there were more than 1,200,000 abortions performed in 1995 in the United States alone. What has happened to our regard for human life? How can women, and men, deny the great and precious gift of life, which is divine in its origin and nature?

How wonderful a thing is a child. How beautiful is a newborn babe. There is no greater miracle than the creation of human life.

Abortion is an ugly thing, a debasing thing, a thing which inevitably brings remorse and sorrow and regret.

While we denounce it, we make allowance in such circumstances as when pregnancy is the result of incest or rape, when the life or health of the mother is judged by competent medical authority to be in serious jeopardy, or when the fetus is known by competent medical authority to have serious defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth.

But such instances are rare, and there is only a negligible probability of their occurring. In these circumstances those who face the question are asked to consult with their local ecclesiastical leaders and to pray in great earnestness, receiving a confirmation through prayer before proceeding.

There is a far better way.

If there is no prospect of marriage to the man involved, leaving the mother alone, there remains the very welcome option of placing the child for adoption by parents who will love it and care for it. There are many such couples in good homes who long for a child and cannot have one.

Answer 4

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians. Please do not insult them by pretending otherwise.

Adherents of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to teach that abortion is murder. While Christians are not under the Jewish Mosaic Law, they recognize that the bible teaches that the life of an unborn child is worth the same as a born child.

(Exodus 21:22-23) And in case men should struggle with each other and they really hurt a pregnant woman and her children do come out but no fatal accident occurs, he is to have damages imposed upon him... But if a fatal accident should occur, then you must give soul for soul

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20040922/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20041008/article_01.htm

Answer 5

I see you put JW and Mormons there just to incite a response. Both are Christian sects, no matter what people say, so get over your pettiness and accept it.

I believe that abortion is wrong unless either party is in danger of health problems. The Church has said that:

Human life is a sacred gift from God. Elective abortion for personal or social convenience is contrary to the will and the commandments of God. Church members who submit to, perform, encourage, pay for, or arrange for such abortions may lose their membership in the Church. lds.org

Answer 6

According to Mormons, the spirit doesn't actually enter the body until the moment of birth, as was the case with Jesus Christ, whose Spirit (Jehovah) spoke to Nephi the night before he was born:

"Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets. Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son—of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given"

Therefore, for Mormons, the fetus isn't actually a living being until it takes its first breath. So, in essence, Mormons should technically not take a stance against abortion. It is, however, in some cases a disqualifier for baptism if you've had an abortion. Go figure.

Answer 7

Jehovah's witnesses are Christian.
Jehovah views life as sacred and they all belong to him. Ezek. 18:4 (Look! All the souls—to me they belong. As the soul of the father so likewise the soul of the son—to me they belong. The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.) so the mother of an unborn child really cant decide if she keeps that child or not, it is already life therefore it belongs to Jehovah and Only Jehovah, so an abortion is considered a Murder.

Jehovah gave an example of how much he cares for an un-born child. Read Exodus 21:22-23.

Answer 8

JWs are Christians, and they don't agree with abortion because the Bible teaches that we should show and have respect for the gift of life. (Exodus 21:22, 23; Psalm 127:3)

Answer 9

In Islam it is permisable according to the situation, but if it's out of fear that a mother/family can't afford a good living for the child, then no.

By "according to situation" I mean something like a threat to the mother's life, or something in that form.


Peace.

Edit: I have to give Haroon two thumbs up, he did a great job. God bless him.

Answer 10

hmm arent Mormons and JW's Chrisitian ?

and most non Christian religions ( especially Pagan type religions ) allow for personal responsibility and choices
so one person in the same religion could have a different opinion to the next
so it would be hard to say as a whole religion , where they stand on a topic

Answer 11

well we "Mormons" are Christians, but we believe that abortion is a horrible idea. each person born into this world (or not born) has a spirit, and why should you choose whether they live or die. if you choose to kill them, they dont have the opportunity to come to this earth to prove themselves.