Sanctity/Quality of Life and Abortion GapFill

Within debates around medical issues such as euthanasia and abortion, there are two distinct and different ways of approaching the value of human life. The first is known as the  sanctity of lifetime of lifespecies of lifequality of life, which is the belief that God created life, and therefore it is a gift. It is special and should be protected. The second is  species of lifetime of lifesanctity of lifequality of life, which is the idea of how  valuableharmfulbadgood life is, valuing the experience of the person experiencing the life in question. Factors which influence this might include the  wealthhealthabilitytime of the individual, as it is considered that a life where an individual is suffering is of lesser value than a life without suffering. Many religious individuals, such as Christians, are largely against practices such as euthanasia and abortion based on the principle of the  qualityexperiencefecunditysanctity of life. They would argue that life is a gift from God and therefore should not be ended, as it is the place of  GodJesusRulersGovernment alone to make the decision about when life ends. For example, if a Christian believes that life begins at the point of  conception30 weeksfull termbirth then the ending of any pregnancy would be the ending of a life, and therefore immoral. This is because they believe that the life, even if it has only just formed, is still a life and is therefore sacred. Arguments for abortion often use  sanctity of lifelength of lifespecies of lifequality of life arguments, as they do not view the foetus as having personhood. They may point to the quality of life of the mother, and the impact that pregnancy and motherhood will impact on her. They may also argue that if the foetus has a  gendermedicalmentalfailure issue, then this may also be grounds for abortion.