Fetal Rights Fetal rights are the moral rights or legal rights of the human fetus under natural and civil law. The term fetal rights came into wide usage after Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion in the United States. The concept of fetal rights has evolved to include the issues of maternal substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. Most international human rights...
Catholic Church And Abortion This article covers the relationship between Catholic Church and abortion. The official teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Paul II oppose all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy a zygote, blastocyst, embryo or fetus, since it holds...
Islam And Abortion This article covers the relationship between Islam and abortion. Muslim views on abortion are shaped by the Hadith as well as by the opinions of legal and religious scholars and commentators. The Quran does not directly address intentional abortion, leaving greater discretion to the laws of individual countries. Although opinions among Islamic scholars...
Pro-Life Prayers We have collected some of the best Pro-Life prayers to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Pro-life means opposed to legalized abortion; in other words...
Right To Life The right to life is the belief that a being has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another entity including government. The concept of a right to life arises in debates on issues of capital punishment, war, abortion, euthanasia, police brutality,...
Gender And Religion This article covers the relationship between gender and religion. Sex differences in religion can be classified as either “internal” or “external”. Internal religious issues are studied from the perspective of a given religion and might include religious beliefs and practices about the roles and rights of men and...
Free Love Free love is a social movement that accepts all forms of love. The Free Love movement’s initial goal was to separate the state from sexual matters such as marriage, birth control, and adultery. It claimed that such issues were the concern of the people involved, and no one else. Principles Much of...
Don’t Impose Your Morality on Me! “That might be your opinion, but don’t impose your morality on me!” When teaching about virtues and the moral life, I often think of a discussion I had with a college friend. He was taking an ethics class with a professor who promoted moral relativism the notion that there...