Editing Religion and abortion (section)

==Baháʼí Faith==
Abortion, merely for the purpose of eliminating an unwanted child, is strongly deprecated in the [[Baháʼí Faith]], although medical reasons may warrant it. Among the possible reasons for terminating a pregnancy are rape, incest, lack of viability of the fetus, and health of the mother.<ref>{{cite web | last =Universal House of Justice | title = Bahá'í Quotes: Abortion| url = https://bahaiquotes.com/subject/abortion| access-date = 2022-07-07}}</ref> Though [[Shoghi Effendi]], the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, considered the intentional termination of a pregnancy as the ending of a life, there are no specific teachings in the Bahá’í sacred texts addressing it; the [[Universal House of Justice]] has thus concluded that it is not quite the same as murder and therefore within the purview of the Universal House of Justice to legislate on it, at a future date, if it so decides.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Semple | first =Ian | title =Interpretation and the Guardianship | journal =Lights of 'Irfán | volume = 6 | pages =208–209 | publisher = 'Irfán Colloquia | location =Evanston, Illinois | date =2005 | url = https://bahai-library.com/semple_interpretation_guardianship | access-date = 2022-07-07}}</ref>  At present, Baháʼís are encouraged to decide based on their own conscience in light of general guidance found in Baháʼí writings and medical advice.<ref>{{cite book| last =Bahá'u'lláh |author2 =Abdu'l-Bahá |author3=Shoghi Effendi |author4=Universal House of Justice |editor-last =Hornby| editor-first = Helen| title =Lights of Guidance: A Baháʼí Reference File | publisher =New Delhi: Baháʼí Publishing Trust | year =1983 | url =http://bahai-library.com/hornby_lights_guidance_2.html&chapter=2#n1154 }}</ref>