To be fair, opposing abortion in case of rape is the most consistent perspective. If the whole idea is that life is sacred from conception, it doesn't make sense to be okay with 'murder' when it's a result of rape. I mean, what babby do?
The majority of Christians I grew up with or met were against abortion in almost all cases. A life-saving abortion might be considered if the child wouldn't survive either way.
The 'gray area' was masturbation and contraceptives. Usually anything that preceded the magical moment of the sperm reaching the egg was sort of okay (but obviously not ideal. why have sex without procreation?!).
While I personally think the argument is silly to begin with (bible doesn't say all that much on the topic), if the starting assumption is that anything after conception is a proper human being, then opposing abortion society-wide makes sense.
Well in my country that's the thing with the anti choice "if you like the peach, eat the velvet", they look at unwanted pregnancy as a punishment for having unprotected sex/not being on the pill.
To be fair, opposing abortion in case of rape is the most consistent perspective. If the whole idea is that life is sacred from conception, it doesn't make sense to be okay with 'murder' when it's a result of rape. I mean, what babby do?
The majority of Christians I grew up with or met were against abortion in almost all cases. A life-saving abortion might be considered if the child wouldn't survive either way.
The 'gray area' was masturbation and contraceptives. Usually anything that preceded the magical moment of the sperm reaching the egg was sort of okay (but obviously not ideal. why have sex without procreation?!).
While I personally think the argument is silly to begin with (bible doesn't say all that much on the topic), if the starting assumption is that anything after conception is a proper human being, then opposing abortion society-wide makes sense.
Yeah if they allow a rape or incest exception, they're basically saying "pregnancy is punishment for a woman enjoying sex" which isn't so great.
Well in my country that's the thing with the anti choice "if you like the peach, eat the velvet", they look at unwanted pregnancy as a punishment for having unprotected sex/not being on the pill.
Disgusting.
I/You don't think its great, but is there anything within the christian worldview that makes it 'not great' or inconsistent?
The rape or incest exception is the inconsistency, if anything. None of it is super inherent to Christianity, just feelings of moralism imo.