1. Sanctitcy of life
    1. ALL life is sacred
  2. Strong sanctity of life
    1. 'So God created humankind in his image'
    2. Blessed by God
    3. Given dominionship over world
  3. Weak sanctity of life
    1. Extraordinary means as a justification of killing
      1. Applies the Christian principle of love and compassion
  4. Justified Abortion
    1. Double Effect (Save mothers life but means Aborting the foetus)
  5. Following 'Defend the Innocent' Primary Precept
    1. You cannot Abort a child as it cannot defend for its self or use reason
  6. Quality of life
    1. Disability in the foetus
      1. They can be Aborted if screened and found to be disabled (physical or mental handicaps)
      2. Some people dislike this as the "disabled" child might live a full and loving life despite of the disability
      3. If every one did this there would be no "disabilities " in the human race
    2. Equality and Disability
      1. People who are disables should not be discriminated against in any way
      2. Allow disabled people to live a full life
  7. Pro-choice / Pro-life
    1. Pro-choice
      1. Mothers choice in abortion
      2. The people involved concern
    2. Pro-life
      1. Against Abortion
      2. wants child to be born
  8. Rights to a child
    1. Natural Law
      1. Primary precept
        1. Reproduction
    2. Infertility
      1. Inability to have a child
      2. Ways to get around infertility
        1. IVF
          1. In-Vitro Fertilisation - outside the human body using sperms of the husband or donor and the egg of the wife or a donor egg.
        2. AID
          1. When donor sperm is used
        3. AIH
          1. Artificial Insemination by Husband , sperm injected into wives reproductive tract