jtc78@ihuxm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov) (01/19/85)
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This is a question related to psychological origins of anti-abortion
movement, not to whether the procedure is legal/moral.
Somehow, the whole anti-abortion thing seems to find stronger
support among the religious. While I am trying to avoid unnecessary
generalizations it looks like these things have more then casual
relation.
I do not know of any psychological explanation for
correlation between religiousness and anti-abortionism.
If there is interest, several quick-and-dirty schemes can be
suggested, but I am sure that content of certain religious
dogmas can hardly account for anything - there is no commandment
not to commit abortion, and for different people the scriptures
justify crusades, prohibit medical treatments, prescribe chastising
of kids (sometimes to death), order to love neighbor, ...
In other words, the content of dogmas is hardly the major reason,
and most certainly not the only one.
Anyway, psychological insights and general comments are welcome.
Mike Cherepov