Abortion Debate: Views, Facts & Arguments

1. Starter: What do you already know? Fill in one thing you already know about abortion Triangle of Learning One thing I already knew (Just fill in) this box) Give one argument for and against abortion Three things I have learnt S.C: I can identify what I already know about when life begins.

2. Date:Saturday, 21 December 2019 Classwork What is Abortion who has a right to say ? Success Criteria: • I can define abortion • I can identify what I already know about abortion. • I can understand and explain facts about the nature of abortion. • I can examine the Christian response to abortion. • I can evaluate attitudes towards abortion. • I can assess my knowledge through a GCSE question.

3. When does Life begin? Write in your books where you think human life begins and explain why. Birth Conception 24 Weeks 14 Weeks

4. When does life begin? When do you Think life begins?

5. The Developing Baby Here is what a developing embryo looks like over the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Time after fertilisation 30 Hours This is a zygote. It has only just been through fertilisation and has divided once.

6. The Developing Baby Here is what a developing embryo looks like over the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Time after fertilisation 5 Weeks It is now the size of a raisin. The brain and spinal chord are starting to develop.

7. The Developing Baby Here is what a developing embryo looks like over the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Time after fertilisation 6 Weeks A heart has started to beat. Arms and legs start to form.

8. The Developing Baby Here is what a developing embryo looks like over the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Time after fertilisation 8 Weeks It is now called a foetus (Latin for young one). It is producing it’s own stomach digestive juices.

9. The Developing Baby Here is what a developing embryo looks like over the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Time after fertilisation 9 Weeks Fingerprints are now formed and it will grip objects placed in its hand.

10. 1: How can we define abortion? An ABORTION is when a ‘foetus is expelled from the mother’s uterus before the pregnancy reaches ‘full term’ (40 weeks)’ Miscarriage Spontaneous abortion Procured Abortion – removed deliberately Working in pairs, you need to come up with at least FOUR adjectives that can be used to describe abortion – ONE of these FOUR words AT LEAST needs to be a positive adjective. Literacy

11. YOUR TASK 10 THE LAW Working in pairs, You now need to decide whether you think the law is fair or not fair –give reasons for your answer • The 1967 Abortion Act says an abortion can take place if TWO doctors agree: • The mothers life is at risk • There is risk of injury to mothers physical or mental health • There is risk to another child • There is a risk the baby may be born seriously handicapped

12. Card sort • Pro Life • Pro Choice Decide if the statements on your worksheet are PRO- LIFE or PRO-CHOICE. Separate them into two distinct columns. Challenge – add your own and use a few of the arguments to explain your own views.

13. Add to your pro life pro choice throughout the lesson… Pro Life Pro Choice

16. Reflect on what this picture means. Write your response in your books.

23. Opinion differs as to when life begins, a minority has no right to impose its views on the rest of us Every child has the right to be a wanted child. Abortion saves children from being unwanted If abortion became a crime thousands of women would risk their lives in back –street clinics If a women is raped and becomes pregnant then having the baby would be too much trauma The Abortion debateArguments for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peezG_HUnKk

24. What organisations support abortion • Groups such as “The National Abortion Campaign” and “The Abortion Rights Action League” campaign for the rights of women. They are pro-choice.

25. Organisations such as: Life SPUC (The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) What organisations are pro-life

26. The unborn child has a right to life The UN Declaration of human rights states that children need protection before, as well as after birth If abortion is acceptable, where do we draw the line? It is a form of infanticide The child could be adopted to parents who can give the child a chance to life Arguments against https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8FjtTDw834

27. Some facts for you to consider In 2015, for women residents in England and Wales: • the total number of abortions was 185,824. • the abortion rate was highest for women age 21. • 92% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation, 80% were at under 10 • 3,213abortions (1%) were under ground E, risk that the child would be born handicapped • 38% of abortions in 2015 were to women who had already had one or more abortions. Non-residents: • 5,190 took place last year.

28. Progress Check: Fill in one strength and one weakness about capital punishment Triangle of Learning One thing I already knew Give one argument for and against abortion One pro life argument is…. One pro choice argument is…. Three things I have learnt S.C: I can identify what I already know about abortion.

29. Task Read the list of possible people involved in decisions about an abortion: • The father • The potential grandparents • The doctor who will carry out the abortion • Members of a religion • The mother Write down why each would claim they have a right to have their views heard. Then rank them in order of priority. Does the foetus have any rights to be considered?

30. Section D practice GCSE question ‘Abortion is murder’. Discuss this statement showing that you have considered more than one point of view. (You must refer to religion and belief in your answer) 15 Marks 5 x PEE needed to gain full marks 1 X PEE - R – Religion 1 X PEE - O – Own opinion 1 X PEE - A – agree (and explained) 1 X PEE - D – disagree (and explained) 1 X PEE - S – summary (and explained)

31. Plenary: Fill in threethings you have learnt from today’s lesson! Triangle of Learning One thing I already knew Give one argument for and against abortion Three things I have learnt S.C: I can identify what I have learnt about abortion.