Religion and abortion

Numerous religious traditions have taken a stance on abortion but few are absolute. These stances span a broad spectrum, based on numerous teachings, deities, or religious print, and some of those views are highlighted below.[1][2]

People of all faiths and religions use reproductive health care services.[3] Abortion is perceived as murder by many religious conservatives.[4] Anti-abortion advocates believe that legalized abortion is a threat to social, moral, and religious values.[4] Religious people who advocate abortion rights generally believe that life starts later in the pregnancy, for instance at quickening, after the first trimester.[5]

The religious influence over the population of the country tends to be one of the massive determining factors on the legality of abortion.

  1. ^ BBC "Religion and Ethics" Be aware that these BBC pages do not cover all Protestant, Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist beliefs.
  2. ^ Patheos Public Square Topic Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Including Buddhist, Muslim, Mormon, and Pagan perspectives in addition to Catholic, Evangelical, Protestant, and Jewish perspectives.
  3. ^ "People of All Religions Use Birth Control and Have Abortions". Guttmacher Institute. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. ^ a b Beckman, Linda J (2017-02-01). "Abortion in the United States: The continuing controversy". Feminism & Psychology. 27 (1): 101–113. doi:10.1177/0959353516685345. ISSN 0959-3535. S2CID 151395674.
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