Is Abortion My Choice?<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNot Your Body. Not Your Choice.<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tConversations between \u2018pro-lifers\u2019 and \u2018pro-choicers\u2019 can abruptly end, no matter how substantive the conversation has been, with a resounding, \u201cIt\u2019s my choice<\/strong>! It\u2019s none of your business!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\nDoes abortion truly come down to the private and autonomous decision of the mother?<\/p>\n
Catholic teaching unreservedly proclaims, \u201cNO!\u201d \u201cSo great is the value of a human life<\/strong>, and so inalienable the right to life<\/strong> of an innocent child growing in the mother\u2019s womb, that no alleged right<\/strong> to one\u2019s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life<\/strong>, which is an end in itself and which can never be considered the\u00a0\u2018property\u2019<\/strong> of another human being.\u201d (Pope Francis, 86)<\/a><\/p>\nA new life<\/strong> has begun! The child is not the mother\u2019s body. Abortion is not a legitimate choice. \"A widespread<\/strong> and insensitive<\/strong> mentality has led to the loss of the proper personal and social sensitivity to welcome new life.\" (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\nThe safeguarding of human life takes precedence over individual choice so \"one can never claim freedom of opinion as a pretext for attacking<\/strong> the rights of others, most especially the right to life<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 2)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"A](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A-pro-choice-protester-holds-up-a-sign-during-a-march.-The-argument-negates-the-personhood-and-distinction-of-the-human-in-the-womb.jpg\" "\\"A")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOne of the\u00a0serious problems of our time<\/strong>\u00a0is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\nPope Francis<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t![\"Pro-choice](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pro-choice-protestor-in-march-holding-sign-that-says-reproductive-freedom.jpg\" "\\"Pro-choice")
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat About My<\/span> Freedom?<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThere is a pervasive and insidious mentality<\/strong> that we are \u201cfree\u201d to do whatever we want regardless of consequences. But \"Life<\/strong>, especially human life, belongs to God<\/strong>; whoever attacks human life attacks God<\/strong>\u2019s very self.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 9)<\/a><\/p>\n\"There are some indeed who go so far as to deny<\/strong> the existence of a moral order<\/strong> which is transcendent, absolute, universal and equally binding<\/strong> upon all.\" (Mater et Magistra, 205)<\/a><\/p>\nThis \u2018freedom of choice\u2019 argument - the backbone of cultural, social, and political justification of abortion \u2013 \u201creveals its more sinister and disturbing aspect<\/strong> in the tendency\u2026to interpret the above crimes against life as legitimate<\/strong> expressions of individual freedom, to be acknowledged and protected as actual rights.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Evangelium Vitae, 18)<\/a><\/p>\nBut \"can one exempt women, any more than men, from what nature demands of them\u2026<\/span>all publicly recognized freedom is always limited<\/strong>\u00a0by the certain rights of others.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 15)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nWhat we are suffering is \u201ca corruption of the idea and the experience of freedom<\/strong>, conceived\u2026as an autonomous power of self-affirmation, often against others, for one\u2019s own selfish well-being<\/strong>.\u201d (Familiaris Consortio, 6)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nSo, \"The legal toleration of abortion\u2026can in no way claim to be based on respect for the conscience of others<\/strong>, precisely because society has the right<\/strong> and the duty to protect itself<\/strong> against the abuses<\/strong> which can occur in the name of conscience and under the pretext of freedom<\/strong>.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 71)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAbortion...cannot be a human right - it is the very opposite.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nPope Benedict XVI<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nShould Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nAbortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Not Your Body. Not Your Choice.<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tConversations between \u2018pro-lifers\u2019 and \u2018pro-choicers\u2019 can abruptly end, no matter how substantive the conversation has been, with a resounding, \u201cIt\u2019s my choice<\/strong>! It\u2019s none of your business!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\nDoes abortion truly come down to the private and autonomous decision of the mother?<\/p>\n
Catholic teaching unreservedly proclaims, \u201cNO!\u201d \u201cSo great is the value of a human life<\/strong>, and so inalienable the right to life<\/strong> of an innocent child growing in the mother\u2019s womb, that no alleged right<\/strong> to one\u2019s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life<\/strong>, which is an end in itself and which can never be considered the\u00a0\u2018property\u2019<\/strong> of another human being.\u201d (Pope Francis, 86)<\/a><\/p>\nA new life<\/strong> has begun! The child is not the mother\u2019s body. Abortion is not a legitimate choice. \"A widespread<\/strong> and insensitive<\/strong> mentality has led to the loss of the proper personal and social sensitivity to welcome new life.\" (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\nThe safeguarding of human life takes precedence over individual choice so \"one can never claim freedom of opinion as a pretext for attacking<\/strong> the rights of others, most especially the right to life<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 2)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOne of the\u00a0serious problems of our time<\/strong>\u00a0is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\nPope Francis<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat About My<\/span> Freedom?<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThere is a pervasive and insidious mentality<\/strong> that we are \u201cfree\u201d to do whatever we want regardless of consequences. But \"Life<\/strong>, especially human life, belongs to God<\/strong>; whoever attacks human life attacks God<\/strong>\u2019s very self.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 9)<\/a><\/p>\n\"There are some indeed who go so far as to deny<\/strong> the existence of a moral order<\/strong> which is transcendent, absolute, universal and equally binding<\/strong> upon all.\" (Mater et Magistra, 205)<\/a><\/p>\nThis \u2018freedom of choice\u2019 argument - the backbone of cultural, social, and political justification of abortion \u2013 \u201creveals its more sinister and disturbing aspect<\/strong> in the tendency\u2026to interpret the above crimes against life as legitimate<\/strong> expressions of individual freedom, to be acknowledged and protected as actual rights.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Evangelium Vitae, 18)<\/a><\/p>\nBut \"can one exempt women, any more than men, from what nature demands of them\u2026<\/span>all publicly recognized freedom is always limited<\/strong>\u00a0by the certain rights of others.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 15)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nWhat we are suffering is \u201ca corruption of the idea and the experience of freedom<\/strong>, conceived\u2026as an autonomous power of self-affirmation, often against others, for one\u2019s own selfish well-being<\/strong>.\u201d (Familiaris Consortio, 6)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nSo, \"The legal toleration of abortion\u2026can in no way claim to be based on respect for the conscience of others<\/strong>, precisely because society has the right<\/strong> and the duty to protect itself<\/strong> against the abuses<\/strong> which can occur in the name of conscience and under the pretext of freedom<\/strong>.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 71)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAbortion...cannot be a human right - it is the very opposite.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nPope Benedict XVI<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nShould Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nAbortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Conversations between \u2018pro-lifers\u2019 and \u2018pro-choicers\u2019 can abruptly end, no matter how substantive the conversation has been, with a resounding, \u201cIt\u2019s my choice<\/strong>! It\u2019s none of your business!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n Does abortion truly come down to the private and autonomous decision of the mother?<\/p>\n Catholic teaching unreservedly proclaims, \u201cNO!\u201d \u201cSo great is the value of a human life<\/strong>, and so inalienable the right to life<\/strong> of an innocent child growing in the mother\u2019s womb, that no alleged right<\/strong> to one\u2019s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life<\/strong>, which is an end in itself and which can never be considered the\u00a0\u2018property\u2019<\/strong> of another human being.\u201d (Pope Francis, 86)<\/a><\/p>\n A new life<\/strong> has begun! The child is not the mother\u2019s body. Abortion is not a legitimate choice. \"A widespread<\/strong> and insensitive<\/strong> mentality has led to the loss of the proper personal and social sensitivity to welcome new life.\" (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n The safeguarding of human life takes precedence over individual choice so \"one can never claim freedom of opinion as a pretext for attacking<\/strong> the rights of others, most especially the right to life<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 2)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> There is a pervasive and insidious mentality<\/strong> that we are \u201cfree\u201d to do whatever we want regardless of consequences. But \"Life<\/strong>, especially human life, belongs to God<\/strong>; whoever attacks human life attacks God<\/strong>\u2019s very self.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 9)<\/a><\/p>\n \"There are some indeed who go so far as to deny<\/strong> the existence of a moral order<\/strong> which is transcendent, absolute, universal and equally binding<\/strong> upon all.\" (Mater et Magistra, 205)<\/a><\/p>\n This \u2018freedom of choice\u2019 argument - the backbone of cultural, social, and political justification of abortion \u2013 \u201creveals its more sinister and disturbing aspect<\/strong> in the tendency\u2026to interpret the above crimes against life as legitimate<\/strong> expressions of individual freedom, to be acknowledged and protected as actual rights.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Evangelium Vitae, 18)<\/a><\/p>\n But \"can one exempt women, any more than men, from what nature demands of them\u2026<\/span>all publicly recognized freedom is always limited<\/strong>\u00a0by the certain rights of others.\"\u00a0<\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 15)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n What we are suffering is \u201ca corruption of the idea and the experience of freedom<\/strong>, conceived\u2026as an autonomous power of self-affirmation, often against others, for one\u2019s own selfish well-being<\/strong>.\u201d (Familiaris Consortio, 6)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n So, \"The legal toleration of abortion\u2026can in no way claim to be based on respect for the conscience of others<\/strong>, precisely because society has the right<\/strong> and the duty to protect itself<\/strong> against the abuses<\/strong> which can occur in the name of conscience and under the pretext of freedom<\/strong>.\" (Evangelium Vitae, 71)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Should Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\u201cOne of the\u00a0serious problems of our time<\/strong>\u00a0is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pope Francis<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>What About My<\/span> Freedom?<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
\u201cAbortion...cannot be a human right - it is the very opposite.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Pope Benedict XVI<\/span><\/a><\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>
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