Abortion: The Legal Truth, the Religious Truth, the Philosophical Truth (Moral/Ethical)

By Stéphane Bordeau

This book tells the truth about the controversial subject called ABORTION; a source of endless conflicts in most countries.

You will be surprised to realize that the Catholic Church does not consider Abortion as a homicide, nor even as a crime, but only as a sin (for its members only).

You will learn how a simple medical procedure to terminate an unacceptable pregnancy has become the basis for major conflicts in the political arena.

Before assessing the legality of abortion, everyone should read this book. The facts are very surprising and the current furor against abortion is not justified.



Ce livre contient beaucoup dinformation concernant LAVORTEMENT. Il rvle la vrit propos dun sujet qui cause un vritable conflit dans tous les pays du monde.

Vous serez surpris de raliser que lglise Catholique ne considre pas lavortement un homicide, ni mme un crime, mais seulement un pch (pour ses membres seulement).

Vous apprendrez comment une simple intervention mdicale pour terminer une grossesse inacceptable cause un conflit majeur dans larne politique.
Avant dvaluer la lgalit de lavortement, chacun devrait lire ce livre. Les faits sont trs surprenants et la fureur contre lavortement nest pas justifie.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 6, 2008
• ISBN: 9781434355737

Stéphane Bordeau

From the mountains of information about abortion, the author has chosen to retain only facts that are legally provable, religiously real and philosophically supported by simple logic. The purpose of this book is to educate and it is hoped that because of its small size, the book will be read more widely. After reading the contents, the reader is free to retain, adjust or correct his/her beliefs. The author believes that abortion is a medical and humane concern that should not be associated with religion, morality or politics and that the subject should be completely excluded from all political debates. De toute linformation concernant les avortements, lauteur a choisi de garder seulement les faits qui sont prouvables lgalement, rels daprs la religion et philosophiquement supportables par une simple logique. Le but de ce livre estdinformer et l'auteur espre que son petit format aidera une plus grande diffusion. Aprs avoir lu ce livre, le lecteur est libre de garder, de modifier ou de corriger ses croyances. Lauteur croit que lavortement est un sujet mdical et humain, qui ne devrait pas tre associ avec la religion, la moralit ni la politique, et que le sujet devrait tre exclu de tous dbats politiques.

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© 2010 Stéphane Bordeau. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 10/11/2010

ISBN: 978-1-4343-5573-7 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4343-5572-0 (sc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2007910418

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

ABORTION

THE CONTROVERSY:

THE LEGAL ASPECT

WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN?

ADOPTION CONCERNS:

WHAT IS THE COST OF ADOPTION?

WHAT IS THE COST OF ABORTION?

WHAT IS THE MORAL STATUS OF THE FOETUS?

DOES A FOETUS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIFE?

CAN A FOETUS INHERIT?

IS ABORTION A HOMICIDE?

WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE?

WHAT RIGHTS HAS THE PARTNER?

DO ABORTIONS CAUSE MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS?

THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT

Date of Ensoulment (when does a foetus acquire its soul)?

THE MORAL ASPECT

CONCLUSION

The easy solution:

The difficult solution:

The value of life:

INTRODUCTION

L’AVORTEMENT

LA CONTROVERSE:

LE COTÉ LÉGAL

QUAND EST-CE QUE LA VIE COMMENCE?

L’ADOPTION ET SES PROBLÈMES:

COMMENT COÛTE UNE ADOPTION?

COMMENT COÛTE UN AVORTEMENT?

QUEL EST LE STATUS MORAL D’UN FOETUS?

EST-CE QU’UN FOETUS A DROIT A LA VIE?

EST-CE QU’UN FOETUS PEUT HÉRITER?

EST-CE QU’UN AVORTEMENT EST UN HOMICIDE?

QUELLE EST LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE L’ÉTAT?

QUELS SONT LES DROITS DU PARTENAIRE?

EST-CE QUE L’AVORTEMENT CAUSE DES PROBLÈMES MÉDICAUX OU PSYCHOLOGIQUES?

LE COTÉ RELIGIEUX

QUAND EST-CE QU’UN FOETUS ACQUIERT SON ÂME?

LE CÔTÉ MORAL

CONCLUSION:

LA SOLUTION FACILE :

LA SOLUTION DIFFICILE:

La valeur de la vie:

ENGLISH VERSION

ABORTION

THE LEGAL TRUTH

THE RELIGIOUS TRUTH

THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRUTH

(moral / ethical)

Stéphane Bordeau

INTRODUCTION

This little book deals with a very large issue: "ABORTION." The subject has created conflicts between the law, religion and society for centuries. It is a global problem that needs an urgent solution.

Problems arise due to a lack of knowledge of historical, legal and religious facts and ignorance of related adoption problems. A stigma of homicide has been attached to the termination of a foetus that surpasses normal concerns of the value of life, and that disagrees with the Catholic Church’s view on the matter.

Opponents of abortion call themselves Pro-Life and want every pregnancy to come to term, regardless if acceptable to the parents, and despite their health or ability to raise the child. They ignore the plight of the millions of defective or unwanted children who die from disease and lack of food every year. These small groups of religious partisans want to impose their extremist notions regarding the value of life on the rest of the world.

This document reveals many facts that most people do not know; facts that clarify the legal, religious and philosophical aspects of abortion. Few Christians realize that the Bible and the Catholic Church do not consider abortion as a homicide.

When society learns that almost every country in the world does not consider abortion as homicide, and that the Catholic Church itself does not consider abortion as homicide, or as a crime, but merely as a sin (which applies only to followers of the Church), the problem of abortion (assisted miscarriage) will be reduced to a simple medical issue between a woman and her physician.

Before any re-assessment of the legality of abortion