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Do you agree with abortion? Male 3.20 Female 3.30 Total 3.24 Do you think abortion in the first trimester should be legal? Male 2.20 Female 2.10 Total 2.16 Do you think life as a real human being begins at conception? Male 7.47 Female 6.30 Total 7.00 A woman should always have the right to have an abortion in case of an unwanted pregnancy. Male 2.33 Female 2.90 Total 2.56 By agreeing to the woman's decision on abortion, does this mean the man is not taking full responsibility for the child? Male 3.60 Female 3.30 Total 3.48 Do you think men pressure women to have an abortion? Male 3.00 Female 3.40 Total 3.16. Both groups answered on average regarding question #1 on abortion between “somewhat agree” and “neither agree nor disagree.” Both groups answered on average regarding question #4 on abortion in unwanted pregnancy. Both groups answered on average between “agree” and “somewhat agree.” On question 5, both groups were asked; by agreeing with the female’s decision, does this mean that the male is not taking full responsibility for the child? Both males and females answered between “somewhat agree” and “neither agree nor disagree.” Regarding question #3 on whether life as a real human being begins at conception, males responded that they strongly disagree whereas females answered, “somewhat disagree” and “strongly disagree.” When asked if they thought the first trimester should be legal, both groups answered on average regarding question #2 “probably yes” and “probably not.” Both groups answered on average regarding question #6 if they think men play a role in pressuring women between “about half the time” and “sometimes.”

Results After collecting my ANOVA data, I found that my P-value between groups male and female showed no significant difference when asked if they agree with abortion. The P-value was high when asked if they thought abortion in the first trimester should be legal, resulting in no significance between the two. Both groups were then asked where they stand if the female decides to have an abortion in case of unwanted pregnancy, which resulted in P-value=.338, which is greater than .05. Therefore, there is no significant difference between both groups. I used α=.05 to make my significance decision.

The Views of Christian vs Christian Female on Abortion Introduction In today’s world, people have varying views on the topic of abortion. This paper talks more about the topic of abortion and provides the answers to questions asked to both men and women with various religious beliefs.

Literature review Gender Differences in Christians’ Views on Abortion Western culture today is composed of a wide variety of religions dominating the sociopolitical and personal beliefs of individuals in the United States. One of the more prevalent issues, Abortion, is one that is heavily discussed across all political and social platforms, with different factors skewing views towards more pro-life or pro-choice beliefs (Campbell, 1980). However, as the issue of abortion continues to be debated, it becomes clear that there exists a wider spectrum of opinions regarding abortion beyond just pro-life and pro-choice. This spectrum includes the differences between not only religious views on abortions, but also between males and females within a particular religion. It is understood that Christianity’s ideals and morals heavily disapprove and disagree with abortion, favoring pro-life arguments. However, it is evident that in recent years, there exists a notable difference in the arguments and positions of Christian males and Christian females regarding the topic of abortion.

Christian males typically hold a more traditional stand, believing that abortion is the ending of a fetus’ life, whereas Christian women, when surveyed, show greater ambivalence toward the issue (Dean & Aune, 2015).

Religion, Gender, and Abortion In the United States, the topic of abortion is often very closely related to dominant religious views and morals (Campbell, 1980). Larger percentages of Protestant, Christian, and Catholic followers showed a strong disagreement with abortion. However, there exist many female religious followers who have also experienced an abortion. In fact, Catholic and Protestant women share the same rate of getting an abortion as women not affiliated with any religion at all (Dean & Aune, 2015). It then begs the question of where the religious beliefs end, and where personal gender-specific assertion of rights begin. The debate and stigma surrounding abortion are affected and caused by many different things, one of them being religion (Campbell, 1980).

In Christianity, its beliefs very strongly oppose abortion. However, there is no explicit explanation on where this opposition to abortion is derived from. There is no statement in the Bible that specifically claims that abortion is wrong yet this is one of the ideas that is prevalent within the Christian community (Ruble, 2012). For this reason, many individuals practice this belief and claim it to be one of the pillars of their values: a fetus is a living being that ought to be protected.

However, it becomes controversial when Christian women are confronted with an unexpected or unwanted pregnancy. Where a Christian male could easily ground himself back to his original religious morals, a Christian woman is confronted with the consideration of her individual life, her circumstances, and her decision independent from her religious background (Dean & Aune, 2015).

Contrasting Christian Views In understanding the differences between Christian males and females’ views on abortion, it is necessary to discuss the stigma that surrounds abortion. Because individuals are often influenced and dominated by the values of their society, they conceptualize what is “stigmatized” and what is not (Cherry, 2014). These core values are often based on religion, and because the United States has shown to be a fairly religious country, it follows that the topic of abortion would become so controversial.

Christian women are not exceptions to the possibility of desiring an abortion despite their religious background. Christian women could also face the same circumstances as women not affiliated with any religion and may need an abortion at one point in their lives. Christian women are then forced to deal with their necessity to assert their rights as a female, their independence to make their own decisions, but also deal with the strong stigmatization from their religion. Christian men, however, do not have to consider these same possibilities. For this reason, it is often found that Christian women are more likely to be ambivalent and unsure about where they stand on abortion, whereas Christian men are more likely to be static and traditional in their views (Campbell, 1980).

Women and Abortion Christian women show greater signs of ambivalence and liberalism when confronted with the topic of abortion, because the management of religious or moral beliefs conflict with the experience or contemplation of abortion. Women who are non-religiously affiliated deal with the same stigmas of abortion from surrounding communities as Christian women. Christian women have conveyed more alignment with the pro-life movements primarily due to fear of the opinions of their religious family members or community rather than their own perceived ideals (Rossinow, 2015). The emerging “Christian feminist” ideal expresses how a woman exists and has a right to live with intention according to her own life, not solely on her religion’s beliefs (Dean & Aune, 2015).

This growing belief is justified in the unfairness of how, based on traditional Christian views, a woman is expected and required to deliver a child once it is conceived, yet a man has no such obligation for impregnating her. Modern Christian women are beginning to see the unfairness with such conservative views, and thus, have begun developing more liberal positions aligning with the pro-choice movement (Rossinow, 2015).

Christian Males’ Perspectives Christian Males frequently display more traditional and static arguments regarding the topic of abortion. The vast majority consider the issue of abortion in consideration to a very general audience, in that there is no individuality to each woman who may choose to seek an abortion (Rossinow, 2015). Individuality could refer to the particular circumstances of a woman, whether it be financially, emotionally, or mentally. The more conservative views of the typical Christian male toward abortion fail to consider the individual solutions to individual problems of unexpected or unwanted pregnancy. This may be due to the fact that it is a decision they will never be forced to consider, and therefore the necessary empathy and contemplation is not there, as a Christian woman would have (Rossinow, 2015).

Concluding the Controversy The discussion of abortion and its disparities in the views between males and females in the Christian religion becomes a consideration of identity. A Christian woman is constantly facing the duality of her identity as a woman who desires the assertion of her rights, as well as her role as a Christian follower who is surrounded by its community values. A Christian man does not have to assert those same rights, because one does not ever contemplate the possibility of becoming pregnant or seeking out an abortion. For this reason, Christian women show greater ambivalence and empathy towards the pro-choice movement, whereas Christian men show more opposition to the pro-choice movement and strong agreement with the pro-life movement, deriving a large portion of their argument from their religious ideals of protecting all life (Dean & Aune, 2015).

According to the pro-life movement’s beliefs, women, regardless of religious affiliation, are expected to deliver a baby to full term. Men, however, are never asked to fulfill this same obligation. Due to the contrast in responsibility based on gender identities of individuals, differences can exist even within one religion regarding a topic as controversial as abortion.

Current Study

The purpose of this study is to know the views of Christian males and females on abortion. People from other religions would also give responses. Method The method used was interviewing respondents to get to know their views on abortion. Participants The study focuses on participants from the age of 19 to 30 years. These are individuals who are considered adults and their views are important in the collection and evaluation of data. They have experience concerning the various issues surrounding moral development in Christianity. They also have the freedom to give their views regarding abortion and its relationship to gender perceptions. 15 men took part in the study whereas the women who took part in the study were 8. Out of 23 participants, there were 14 participants who practiced Catholicism. 6 of the participants identified themselves as Christians while the remaining 3 participants identified themselves with other religions. Only 4 participants were married while the other 19 were single.

Data Collection and Method Concerning data collection, the study uses descriptive research to collect data. The study is more of qualitative data than quantitative since it focuses on using descriptive techniques compared to statistical inferences. The study employs questionnaires to collect data from the participants. It looks at the age, gender, and marital status associated with the participants. Measures The study is critical in understanding how both modern Christian men and women perceive the concept of abortion in society. It looks at abortion as a moral issue that affects different beliefs associated with Christianity. The study understands the differences women and men in Christianity have towards their religion. The interview questions included how close the respondents were to their faith, how they felt about laws on abortion, and whether they believed abortion was a legal or moral issue. Additionally, other questions asked during the interview consisted of when they thought human life begins, whether or not they believed that life is valuable, the stage of development which an unborn child should have human rights, whether a teenage girl could have an abortion without their parent’s consent, and the time frame in which abortion should be permitted.

The final questions asked during the interview portion included whether abortion could be viewed as murder or homicide and some of the emotional and psychological problems one could develop after the abortion procedure.

Data Analysis Based on their changing views, modern Christian women and men look at seeking an abortion as having the same simple reason as a pregnant woman who wishes to no longer be so. Despite the contemporary public discourse, the above reason may not be enough. Modern Christian women are not the ones who make important decisions regarding their religions. They still live under the influence of their men, who are not open to the changing nature of society. Despite their changing perception, they are asked continuously to justify their abortions. Their justification surrounds the response related to a default assumption that abortion has a wrong moral status as men think about it. However, this is not the case for all modern Christian women and men, despite most men arguing that abortion is wrong. The liberal ones from developed nations tend to view the assumption as incorrect (Sumerau, Grollman, & Cragun, 2018).

Men who perceive abortion as being wrong support their arguments with a specific theological framework that revolves around the values of motherhood over the needs, decisions, and interests of individual women. According to Dean & Aune (2015), modern Christian men and women supporting abortion are more inclined towards policy. They understand the need and nature of living in a country whereby the constitution legalizes abortion. Such men and women comprehend the significance of healthcare in supporting the needs of a woman who does not want to be pregnant. They uphold the rights of women with much dignity and argue against societal and cultural debates that shame and judge women for having abortions. Modern Christian men and women’s positive perception of abortion supports that women are rational, capable, and responsible moral agents that understand their role in protecting life. However, they also have to protect themselves against wishes that are detrimental to their current and future developments.

They understand that paternalistic presumptions that pregnant women lack the moral capacity to protect life are wrong. Information about the wrongful nature of abortion is seen by them as a fallacy of the past yielded by selfish paternalistic interests and views of society.

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