Catholics

• do not accept under any circumstances as all life is sacred and Imago Dei
• Life begins at conception so to remove the fetus before it can survive his murder
• God gave life an only God can take it away due to imago dei as all humans reflect or mirror God
• Humans are the pinnacle of creation
• as a result Catholics believe that adoption is an alternative to abortion And that it is a good way of helping those who cannot have children
• Abortion is legal at any time for a handicapped fetus but otherwise up to 24 weeks. This is to prevent backstreet abortions.