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Abortion in The Catholic World: Group 6 4G
Abortion in The Catholic World: Group 6 4G
Abortion in The Catholic World: Group 6 4G
Group 6
4G
Raffy Emata
Joven Hilario
Vittorio Panaguiton
Miggi Panlilio
Anton Recto
Vince Samorano
Jappse Taruc
Brian Viray
I. Introduction
In the event that a pregnancy has happened, once you've settled on one of two
options: staying pregnant, or ending your pregnancy, there are three more
fundamental decisions to make. Parenthood, premature birth or appropriation
are all similarly feasible, legitimate (in many areas) and substantial decisions,
any of which may be the best decision for somebody at a given time, and nobody
of those decisions is any less difficult or simpler to make than another.
B. Statistical Data
1. Worldwide
2. National
- Abortion is a reality for Filipino women. The illegality of abortion
has not deterred Filipino women from inducing unsafe abortion. It
has only made it dangerous for them where estimates in 2012
show that 610,000 women resorted to abortion, over 100,000
women were hospitalized and 3 women die every day due to
unsafe abortion complications.
- The 2004 national survey on abortion showed that nearly 90% of
those who induce abortion are Catholic. Regardless of Church
teachings, Filipino women still resort to abortion with the poor,
rural and young women being the most vulnerable to self-induced
unsafe abortion.
C. The CST about Abortion
- God loves each human life from the instant of his or her conception and
entrusts this gift to the protection of a mother and father. Abortion ends the
life of a child and offends God. It also deeply wounds the men and women
involved.
- Since almost every fetus has a Future like ours, most abortions are wrong.
Which abortions are moral? Pregnancies due to rape. The first 14 days of
pregnancy (the fertilized egg is not definitely an individual). Cases
where continuing the pregnancy threatens the womans life. The fetus is
anencephalic (it has a brain stem but lacks the cerebral hemispheres, and
will never be conscious of its environment). Why fourteen days? He
doesnt say, but two facts are relevant about this date. Until then, you
have a blastocyst, a group of cells which will contain both what will
become the fetus, but most of which will develop in other ways to support
the fetus (by becoming, in part, the placenta). At fourteen days, the cells
begin to differentiate. And until then, there still might be a division into
twins, triplets, etc.
III. Recommendations
- As Christians, abortion is an act that takes away life, and taking away life is
basically murder. Even though the child is yet to have a mind, it is still a
human being and has the right to live. Abortion should become illegal and
should be an act that is punishable by law if done.
LOCAL:
- In the Philippines, there is a non-profit organization called Pro-Life
that fights the legalization of Abortion and promotes the safety and
importance of human life.
USA:
- Hyde Amendment- Passed by Congress in 1976, the Hyde Amendment
excludes abortion from the comprehensive health care services
provided to low-income people by the federal government through
Medicaid. Congress has made some exceptions to the funding ban,
which have varied over the years. At present, the federal Medicaid
program mandates abortion funding in cases of rape or incest, as well
as when a pregnant woman's life is endangered by a physical
disorder, illness, or injury.
- There are actually over 340 non-profit organizations in the USA and
Canada that seek to end abortion. Some of which include Right to life
(and its branches), Americans United for Life, Lifeline UBC, and many
more.
C. OTHER SUGGESTIONS
- At the end of the day, it really depends on how the person involved actually
thinks or acts. Others may find abortion extremely wrong and some might
find it okay. But it all comes down on the perception of a parent and how they
raise their child. If the child thinks from an early age that abortion is okay,
then they will be predisposed to think that it really is fine once they grow up.
IV. Conclusion
V. References
- http://web.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/phil%20115/Marquis_abortion_o
utline.htm
- http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/abortion-and-catholic-social-teaching
- http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/ispeak/105680-reality-abortion-
philippines
- http://www.worldometers.info/abortions/