It's 'Murder'

The decision whether abortion is morally correct or not, is strongly dependent on the Religious and also a Non-Religious (Atheist) point of view. Although viewpoints may vary from the different Religions, they all share one common teaching that identifies abortion as a sin or murder, which is why it should be made illegal.

Christians believe that the beginning of human life is at conception. Furthermore, when the foetus has formed it is regarded as a human being, which has human rights. Although abortion or the word 'Abortion' is not mentioned in the Christian scriptures (Holy Bible), the teaching in the 6th Commandment, which is "Thou shalt not murder" (Exodus 20: 6), automatically applies to the foetus. They also believe that instead of participating in a abortion, the baby should be given up for adoption if the parents are not able to support it.

In addition, this same viewpoint towards abortion is shared with the main religions in the world, which are Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Although the leaders and scriptures of these religions are different, they all oppose the idea of abortion and identify it as murder. However, the Buddhist judgment on abortion is not a matter of write or wrong, as they make an exception for abortion if the baby is going to be mentally ill, or cause health problems for the parents, especially the mother.

Atheists are also against abortion. Even though they do not have a central belief in a God or Heavenly being, they firmly believe that abortion abuses human life and that it is murder. The Atheists view on abortion, is not based on any scriptures or beliefs, it is based on morality. Furthermore, these people oppose many problems that occur in the world today such as unjust societies, murder and war violence. In knowing this, it is reasonable to conclude that Atheist disagree with abortion.