Catholic

• Abortion is classed as murder as it goes against the commandment "Thou shall not kill"
• Catholic Church has an absolutist approach and is pro-life. They believe in sanctity of life (life is precious, sacred and God-given) and begins and the moment of conception "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" - Jeremiah
• Abortion goes against natural law, which is an act that goes against what nature intended
• If a women has lifesaving treatment whilst pregnant and a side effect is ending of the pregnancy, the Church accepts it. Known as the law of 'double effect'
• SPUC - Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child is and organisation that works to stop abortion and has been advocating on behalf of unborn children