Respect for Life: Abortion in Islam and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Authors

Donna Lee Bowen

Keywords

Mormon studies, Islam, abortion

Abstract

While the indiscriminate taking of life is condemned by major religions and ethical systems worldwide, killing in some well-defined situations is less clearly condemned. For example, most major religious traditions put killing in war in a separate category. Euthanasia, which the Netherlands legalized in 2000, is passionately debated. Probably today's most debated means of taking life is abortion, for the purposes of this discussion abortion means not the unintentional loss of a fetus but a purposeful termination of pregnancy.

Recommended Citation

Bowen, Donna Lee (2001) "Respect for Life: Abortion in Islam and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 40: Iss. 4, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol40/iss4/13