oetus, it was not morally wrong. Now in the present day Catholics believe abortion is always wrong, they feel so strongly in Scotland that they are prepared to offer financial support to the mother of a child, so that she keeps the baby and does not opt for abortion. This has been a controversial issue of late as the church have tried to persuade a 12 yr. Old girl who has found herself pregnant to keep the baby by offering money. The reasons behind the churches actions are described in The Express newspaper, October 11 1999, by Eileen Bryden, a counsellor for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (a Pro Life supporter): "It is not an ideal situation given her age. But the girl is pregnant and abortion is the deliberate killing of an unborn child. It is natural for her to go ahead with the pregnancy and every effort to support her through it should be welcomed. I think that Cardinal Winning, like any other groups, offers a lifeline. Once a woman is pregnant she is a mother. The decision is whether she is going to be the mother of a living child or a dead child. Thats the bottom line." She defends the action of the church by saying that they are trying to help her be able to make the right decision. The money is given because she could not afford a child and the extra income would mean she could opt to keep the baby, instead of committing murder by having the baby aborted. Some of the other Christian churches, such as some Church of England Christians, perceive abortion to be wrong, but to be the best way out of a bad situation. "The Church of England believes that all human life, including life developing in the womb, is to be protected." Church of England Report This is a very similar statement to that of the Catholic church, they also see the foetus as a life, but unlike the Roman Catholic view that it is a complete person they see it as a developing one. "It also recognises that there are situations in which abortion is ju...
