Religion and Abortion

Most religions are against abortion and consider it a sin. Christians, especially label it as a sin and one way pass to hell. Matt Slick wrote, "The primary reason abortion is wrong is because God said we are not to murder." He also writes that many people have been served justice for doing wrong things, but what did a baby in the womb do to deserve death? Have they broken any laws? No, they haven't. Yet they are still killed daily. (Slick
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Based on my research most religions do not support abortion. The only religion I saw that supported it was the Unitarian Universalism Church. They strongly support abortion rights. Judaism is a mix half and half. Generally, orthadox Jews oppose abortion and conservative Jews allow abortion. Islam does not have a specific view on whether abortion is okay. They all agree,however, that after 120 days, abortion is not allowed under any circumstances. They believe this becuase that is when a fetus is thought to become a living soul. Classic Hindus strongly condemn abortion. Most modern Hindus are getting abortions in India to prevent having a girl because boys are more valuable. Some Hindus do support abortion, but it is only when the mother's life is in danger or when the fetus could have a life threatening disease. Christians have a long history with abortion. It doesn't specifically say that abortion is condemned, but it does say in the ten commandments that "thou shalt not murder (wiki religion)." Many contemporary denominations are split though. The Catholic Church, Eastern Orthadox Church, Oriental Orthadoxy, and most evangelical Protestants consider abortion immoral. However, the Methodist Church, United Church of Christ, and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, among other are more leaniant with abortion. Buddhists don't have one single view of abortion. The traditional sources say that it should be rejected. The Dalai Lama says that abortion is not good, but there are certain circumstances where it would be approved. Overall the Buddhists say that if there is a health concern, it is okay, but will not go without karmic consequences. ("Religion and Abortion")
So as you can see, religions are all divided up when it comes to abortion. Some say it is condenmed no matter what, while others give a little leenway to the reason.

Below is a picture of religion and abortion. Basically God and the baby are trying to get together and Obama is stopping it.