For the exam you must know and understand: 

• explain religious ideas about the sanctity of life in relation to its preservation, the miracle of life and children being seen as a blessing and a gift
• discuss different views about when life begins, including at conception, the development of backbone, when the heart starts beating, at viability and at birth
• explain issues concerning the quality of life, including severe handicaps, unwanted children, poverty and suffering
• describe and explain the law on abortion including the 1967 and 1990 Acts
•  discuss pro-life and pro-choice arguments and pressure groups
• explain key religious teachings on which religious attitudes towards abortion are based
• explain the reasons used by religious believers for and against abortion based on these teachings

• discuss the rights of those involved, such as the mother, the father, other existing children and the unborn child

• explain the alternatives to abortion, such as keeping the child, adoption and fostering

• evaluate religious attitudes and responses to abortion, using religious texts, teachings and arguments where appropriate.