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ABORTION

In this piece of coursework, I will explain the issue of abortion. I will show the Catholic Church's point of view about this issue and also, other opinions and ideas will be expressed. What does abortion mean to you?

When people talk about abortion, they are talking about ending the life of an unborn child or expelling the foetus from the mother's uterus before the pregnancy reaches 'full term' and the growing embryo has had a chance to live. However, when talking about abortion, they may also mean a 'miscarriage' or 'spontaneous abortion'. This is when the abortion unfortunately happens naturally without the parents or doctors having any choice. Having said this, I think that in today's society, when abortion is mentioned, they mean a deliberate abortion, known as a 'procured abortion'. If a woman wants a 'procured abortion' to take place she has to talk her reasons through with a doctor and it must happen within the first twenty four weeks of the development of the foetus, a...

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