Religious traditions have taken positions on abortion, and these positions span a broad spectrum. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism normally have a main interception on the negativity caused by abortion. In countries where these religions have a strong presence, enforced laws become ten times more difficult for pro-choice advocates (Wikipedia, 2010). Speaking at an influential gathering in New York City on Thursday, Hillary Clinton declared that “religious beliefs” that condemn “reproductive rights” “must be changed” (The Independence, 2015). Hillary Clinton believes that “too many women are still denied basic access to reproductive health.” This predicts her opinion is similar to that of many other pro-choice advocates in favor of women's right to choose. The United Kingdom was founded on the principle of separation of church and state. In the 1st century AD, Britain had its own set of religious icons: pagan deities of the earth and Roman deities of the sky. Into this superstitious and violent world came a modern and fashionable cult from the East: Christianity. We tend to associate the arrival of Christianity in Britain with Augustine's mission in 597 AD (Religious Reasons, 2011). In reality Christianity arrived much earlier than that and in the 1st century AD there was no organized attempt to convert the English. The only way to insure the religious
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