In Opposition to Abortion

  [368 words] Christians have always stood opposed to abortion. Abortion was common in the Roman Empire in which Christianity was born. Though there is no explicit New Testament reference to it, abortion was clearly condemned in the Christian literature immediately following the New Testament. For instance, in about AD 100 the Didache instructed, “And now the second commandment of the teaching. Do not murder…do not engage in pederasty…do not use enchanted potions, do not abort a fetus or kill a child that is born” (2:1-2). A law was passed in AD 374 that outlawed infanticide, child abandonment and abortion in the Roman Empire. Christians were very influential in the passing of that law. The Bible doesn’t allow Christians to be silent on this issue. Solomon said, “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. if you say, ‘But we knew nothing about this,’ does…