I Ching Thomas of RZIM wrote a good article on Abortion at the Graduate Christian Fellowship Singapore website, it is a human issue, not an american issue. Read in full here.
Excerpt: "A research by Frederica Mathewes-Green in the United States, indicates that the central driving force behind abortions lies in the network of relationships in which the women has around her. In other words, if a pregnant woman cannot find in her intimate social circle (i.e. family, spouse, boyfriend, friends) the love and support she needs to carry her pregnancy to term, she is likely to seek abortion...
Therefore, Christians, the church, as the body of Christ, is the extension of Christ’s compassion, acceptance and help. And this mission of the church should never be on the abstract level one but should be lived out in real and tangible ways:
1) Compassionate help
Concrete support (financial, spiritual, healthcare, etc), encouragement and compassion for the women who face crisis pregnancy (teen pregnancies, difficult pregnancies, etc)
2) Development of a Christian (ecclesial) context where abortion is generally unthinkable or not considered
The existence of an environment which eliminates most of the circumstances in which crisis pregnancies arise especially teenage pregnancies
· A real understanding of the sacredness of life which joyfully affirms the sanctity of every human life
Presently, there is a lack of real understanding of why abortion is immoral – most are assertions but few explanations – this involves the cultivation of character Christian ethics and not merely “management/control" Christian ethics.
For example, there is a need to teach the doctrine of sin which views death and termination of life as part of the brokenness of life apart from the reign of God. Death of any kind is a circumstance of the fall and violent death (as in abortion) is evidence of the tragic rebellion of humanity against its Creator. There is a need to teach on realistic sexual restraint and a need to faithfully practice it - we need transforming initiatives that are preventive
Excerpt: "A research by Frederica Mathewes-Green in the United States, indicates that the central driving force behind abortions lies in the network of relationships in which the women has around her. In other words, if a pregnant woman cannot find in her intimate social circle (i.e. family, spouse, boyfriend, friends) the love and support she needs to carry her pregnancy to term, she is likely to seek abortion... Therefore, Christians, the church, as the body of Christ, is the extension of Christ’s compassion, acceptance and help. And this mission of the church should never be on the abstract level one but should be lived out in real and tangible ways:
1) Compassionate help
Concrete support (financial, spiritual, healthcare, etc), encouragement and compassion for the women who face crisis pregnancy (teen pregnancies, difficult pregnancies, etc)
2) Development of a Christian (ecclesial) context where abortion is generally unthinkable or not considered
The existence of an environment which eliminates most of the circumstances in which crisis pregnancies arise especially teenage pregnancies
· A real understanding of the sacredness of life which joyfully affirms the sanctity of every human life
Presently, there is a lack of real understanding of why abortion is immoral – most are assertions but few explanations – this involves the cultivation of character Christian ethics and not merely “management/control" Christian ethics.For example, there is a need to teach the doctrine of sin which views death and termination of life as part of the brokenness of life apart from the reign of God. Death of any kind is a circumstance of the fall and violent death (as in abortion) is evidence of the tragic rebellion of humanity against its Creator. There is a need to teach on realistic sexual restraint and a need to faithfully practice it - we need transforming initiatives that are preventive
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