Religion perspectives on Abortion
The ever increasing technological advance of Western Society since the Industrial Revolution has given rise to a determined effort to secure mans control over all aspects of his existence. Having wiped God from his mind, modern man places himself upon the pedestal as the supreme lord of life and death. Only his own creative genius limits his authority. Man has seized control over the creation of life though contraception and abortion and now demands to have total control over death. The social revolutionaries now wave their hands high in the air challenging the legislation of euthanasia. Contraception, abortion and euthanasia are all fruits of the same anti-life mentality.Euthanasia is the intentional killing of a person, for compassionate motives, whether the killing is by direct action, such as legal injection, or by failing to perform an action necessary to maintain life. For euthanasia to occur there must be an intention to kill.In May 1995, the government of the Northern Territory of Australia became the first in the world to tread down this path by passing the "Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill" this law came into effect on the first of July 1996, however was revoked by overriding Federal Legislation in March 1997.
Currently the debate has been ragging fiercely within Australia. Coinciding with renewed legislative attempts to legalize euthanasia, Pope John Paul II has restated the churches traditional moral objection:"We confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of god, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable of a human person". Attempting to kill ones self, example by euthanasia, is a crime in Islam as well as a grave sin. The debate was very controversial and sparked a great deal of attention. The issue is based upon whether euthanasia should become legal in Australia. Since April 2001 the Dutch has legalized euthanasia, preparing the way for the rest of Europe to follow. It is for these reason that many people are seeking alternatives, along with selfishness and greed, we stir up the notion of euthanasia. Thus an act or omission which, of itself or by intention, causes death in order to eliminate suffering which represents a murder gravely opposing to the dignity of the human person and to the respect due to the living God, his Creator. In conclusion, it is our obligation as politicians of Australia to uphold human rights in every possible way. The Shari'a (which is a form of Islamic law) lists and specifies the indication of taking life. There is still another dimension to the pain and suffering. With further reference to the holy bible, Deuteronomy chp.
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