In political, moral, and Bioethical philosophy, it is explained as the capability of an entity to make an informed,
unforced decision.
To this day, these schools help Sunni Muslims decide on issues
such as worship, criminal law, gender and family, banking and finance, and even Bioethical and environmental concerns.
Although the Sikh
code of conduct does not deal directly with abortion(or indeed many other Bioethical issues), it is generally forbidden in Sikhism
because it is said to interfere with the creative work of God.
O'Malley asked the National Catholic Bioethical Center to review the contractual relationship, which
theologians in a survey conducted by The Boston Globe in March had unanimously supported on the grounds that Catholic hospitals would not participate directly in providing abortion and the arrangement would allow Caritas to deliver much-needed services to the poor.