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Biological Violence Deliberate feticide is killing....
What is abortion
According to Jainism abortion is the act of extracting the unborn human being from womb an extraction that usually rips him or her to pieces is physical violence to a Jiva Doing something that causes someone harm, doing something to assist someone causing harm is violence, even if it is not intended. Jainism is based on principle of non-violence, cạusing death even if it is side effect is morally & religiously impermissible. It is wrong in all circumstances Abortion is immoral in the same degree as to kill you & me. Why Wrong?
1) Killing the fetus deprives it of its future. 2) It deprives the victim of all the projects experience enjoyment, & his, valuable future. 3) Choice to have to perform or to help abortion is morally wrong. 4) It is wrong to prevent child from coming into being, is wrongful act of killing which is punishable under law.
Conservative view - regards all abortion morally unjustifiable. The fetus is regarded as full fledged human person from the moment of conception. Any attempt to interfere with natural process of gestation & birth is morally unjustifiable.
If child is unwanted, adoption rather than abortion is morally acceptable solution. Reasons for abortion.
1. poverty. 2. dangerous work environment. 3. Medical ground - life of mother in danger. 4. child – fetus is disabled. 5. woman unfit for conception. 6. rape or incest. 7. desire to have opposite sex i.e. baby boy or baby girl. 8. undue burden on woman.
What is killed in an abortion, is living entity Human embryo is indeed human being Human embryos & fetuses are complete though immature human being, Life of an individual begins with complete fertilization which yields genetically & functionally distinct organism. In normal conception & sex cell of the father a sperm unites with a sex cell of mother ovum. Within chromosomes of these sex cells are DNA molecules which constitute information that guides the development of the new individual brought into being when 23 chromosome of each sex cells fusing together produce entirely new & distinct organism. In 8 to 10 weeks fetus has fully formed beating heart brain & a recognized human form fetus feels pain, cries & even suckthumb. Embryo is complete, whole organism, though immature.
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