Abortion: Bible's Presence For Pro-Life

In opposition to pro-choice approval of legalization, an article of the Fordham Law Review, An American Tragedy: The Supreme Court on Abortion, delineates the decision in Roe v. Wade as unconstitutional on the grounds that the Court made egregious errors in the case. Byrn cites a number of mistakes, including the misinterpretation of common law, motivations behind nineteenth century abortion laws, the intent of the founding fathers, factual knowledge of fetuses, along with a disregard for the Supreme Court’s own definition of a person in section one of the fourteenth amendment compounded to generate the erroneous decision in Wade. As current interpretations of the fourteenth amendment include all human beings, especially the marginalized, as protected under the law, the exclusion of unborn children seems

Roe vs. Wade is the highly publicized Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Texas interpretation of abortion law and made abortion legal in the United States. The Roe v. Wade decision held that a woman, with her doctor, has the right to choose abortion in earlier months of pregnancy without legal restriction, and with restrictions in later months, based on the right to privacy. As a result, all state laws that limited women 's access to abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy were invalidated by this particular case. State laws limiting such access during the second trimester were upheld only when the restrictions were for the purpose of protecting the health of the pregnant woman. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the greater United States, which was not legal at all in many states and was limited by law in others.

Even though christians are pro-life, because christians feel that they are committing a sin once the child is terminated. Every life matters and if you go against the word of God you are going against God himself. No matter how a female

Throughout history Planned Parenthood has been in the spotlight of the court. In 1973, the supreme court case Roe v. Wade made headlines when it “ruled unconstitutional a state law that banned abortions except to save the life of the mother” (McBride) The case was brought up by Jane Roe, who said that banning abortions was in direct violation with her 14th amendment right to privacy.

In the case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that multiple U.S. amendments give Americans the right to privacy. Although the case ruled abortion a right for women, many states still implement rules and regulations that make a professionally administered abortion very hard, if not nearly impossible to obtain (Abortion). I believe that abortion should be legalized and made readily available all over the world. The easy availability of professional abortions reduces the rate of maternal death (Abortion).

“On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, a challenge to a Texas statute that made it a crime to perform an abortion unless a woman’s life was at stake. The case had been filed by “Jane Roe,” an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy. Siding with Roe, the court struck down the Texas law. In its ruling, the court recognized for the first time that the constitutional right to privacy “is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy” (Roe v. Wade, 1973).

Psalm 139:13-16 in the Bible indicates that life begins at conception and highlights the sanctity of human life. In the passage, it states, “For you created my inmost being;/ you knit me together in my mother’s womb./ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;/ your works are wonderful,/ I know that full well./ My frame was not hidden from you/ when I was made in the secret place,/ when I was woven together in the depths of the earth./ Your eyes saw my unformed body;/ all the days ordained for me were written in your book/ before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:13-16). The passage expounds how God is deeply involved with the creation of each human being. God “knit[ting]” together the individual in the “mother’s womb” highlights how God truly cares about how everyone is created. The passage also indicates how God knows each individual intimately, even before they are born.

The Right to Abortion On January 22, 1973, in a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down it’s landmark decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians (Planned Parenthood). There are many moments in history when Roe v. Wade has been so close to being overturned, yet it is still in place. Abortion should stay legal, or not overturned, for the health of women everywhere. First, this important case took place at the time of abortion being illegal in most states, including Texas, where Roe v. Wade began.

The motivations for anti-abortion laws varied from state to state. But in 1973 the supreme court “recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians. ”(Planned Parenthood Roe) This was called Roe v. Wade.

The Court held that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision gave woman the liberty to abort a fetus during the first trimester. It also defined different levels of state interest for the second and third

Abortion is not only a fluctuating concept in our society, but an ethical and emotional debate, as well. The image I have chosen presents concepts from a cultural and historical background, as well as presents an ethical, emotional, and logical appeal to the audience. The debate about abortion has simply been overblown and exhausted. The truth of the matter is, abortion is murder. Ending a life, whether innocent or guilty, is murder.

With almost half the nation divided among their views, abortion remains one of the most controversial topics in our society. Since Roe v. Wade, our views in society as well as following court cases have been progressing toward the woman’s right to choose. The precedent set by Roe v. Wade made the Supreme Court acknowledge that it cannot rule specifically when life begins and it also affirms that it is the woman’s right to have an abortion under the 14th Amendment. In the 1st Amendment, the Establishment Clause forbids the government from passing laws “which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another”. Many Christian pro-lifers use their religious beliefs to dispute when life begins.

56. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989): The Court upheld Missouri restrictions on abortions that “public employees and public facilities were not to be used in performing or assisting abortions unnecessary to save the mother 's life; encouragement and counseling to have abortions was prohibited; and physicians were to perform viability tests upon women in their twentieth (or more) week of pregnancy.” It was a fractured decision that seemed to contradict Roe v. Wade but the court decided to not revisit any parts of Roe v. Wade after this case. The Missouri restrictions did not violate the right to privacy or the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

As he formed us in our mother’s womb, he knew us and loved us. He called us His children. The Bible expresses that life is to be valued, and life begins in the womb. In the Old Testament, when a man got a woman pregnant leading to an injury or death to the mother or baby, the man was to have his life taken. In terms of abortion, this points to God stating that abortion is not sound or just.

In Exodus, God gives Moses the Ten Commandments. One of the commandments clearly says that murder is erroneous, never acceptable. What this means is that abortion is considered a sin, because it is murdering a human life. Proverbs 6:16-19, states that God hates seven things, one of them being the shedding of innocent blood, which in a way can be referred to