{"id":47834,"date":"2023-02-23T19:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/?page_id=47834"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:05:15","slug":"should-abortion-be-legal-landing-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/abortion\/should-abortion-be-legal-landing-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Abortion be Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 hover-btn-border et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/pathologies-overview\/#newsletter\" data-icon=\"5\">Join our Newsletter<\/a>\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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Should Abortion Be Legal?<\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The State Does Not Have the Power<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Should abortion be legal? No. While the law can make abortion legal - it can never make it right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>[N]o law<\/strong> whatsoever <strong>can ever make licit an act which is intrinsically illicit<\/strong>, since it is contrary to the Law of God which is written in every human heart, knowable by reason itself\u201d. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelium-vitae\/#62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Evangelium Vitae, 62)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Human life<\/strong> \"<strong>does not belong<\/strong> to society, nor does it belong <strong>to public authority<\/strong> in any form to recognize this right for some and not for others\". <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19741118_declaration-abortion_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 11)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"The <strong>inalienable right to life of every innocent human individual<\/strong> is a constitutive element of a civil society and its legislation\u2026from the moment of conception\".<em> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P7Z.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(CCC, 2273)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"[W]e must accept that there are certain limits\u2014<strong>limits<\/strong>\u2026<strong>which no one<\/strong>, whether as a private individual or as a public authority, <strong>can lawfully exceed<\/strong>.\" <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/humanae-vitae\/#17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Humanae Vitae, 17)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"<strong>Human law<\/strong> can abstain from punishment, but it<strong> cannot declare to be right what would be opposed to the natural law<\/strong>, for this opposition suffices to give the assurance that a law is not a law at all.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/cfaith\/documents\/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19741118_declaration-abortion_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 21)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>ABORTION BANS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Abortion is legal in California, New York, and Ohio, while abortion bans or restrictions are in effect in Georgia, Texas, and Alabama. Catholic social teaching guides us to support abortion laws that <strong>defend<\/strong> the sanctity of human life.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\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 class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Abortion-protest-and-march-outside-the-capitol-building-in-Washington-D.C.jpg\" alt=\"A protestor holds up a sign saying that abortion should be legal.\" title=\"Abortion protest and march outside the capitol building in Washington D.C\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Abortion-protest-and-march-outside-the-capitol-building-in-Washington-D.C.jpg 720w, https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Abortion-protest-and-march-outside-the-capitol-building-in-Washington-D.C-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-47836\" \/><\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">\u201cThe <strong>law must provide appropriate penal sanctions<\/strong> for every deliberate violation of the child's rights.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P7Z.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CCC, 2273<\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\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 class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/A-young-woman-sits-in-deep-thought-at-the-end-of-the-day.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman sits and thinks about what she can do about abortion laws.\" title=\"A young woman sits in deep thought at the end of the day\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">What Can I do About Abortion Laws?<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLife must be <strong>protected<\/strong> <strong>with the utmost care<\/strong> from the moment of conception\u201d. <\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Gaudium et Spes, 51)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe earnestly beg Our sons, immersed though they be in the business of this world, <strong>not to allow their consciences to sleep<\/strong>; not to lose sight of the true hierarchy of values.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Mater et Magistra, 245)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\"It becomes necessary, therefore, on the part of all, to <strong>recover an awareness of the primacy of moral values<\/strong>, which are the values of the human person as such.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/familiaris-consortio\/#8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Familiaris Consortio, 8)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\"[T]hey must also <strong>bring their professional activity into conformity with the Church's social teaching<\/strong>. Their attitude must be one of loyal trust and filial obedience to ecclesiastical authority.\" <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/mater-et-magistra\/#241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Mater et Magistra, 241)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery sacrifice and every hardship will be compensated by <strong>the smile of the many children who, thanks to you, can enjoy the priceless gift of life<\/strong>. I warmly encourage you to make every effort so that everyone\u2019s right to life will be recognized and an authentic democracy, inspired by the values of the civilization of love, will be built.\u201d <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/speeches\/1998\/may\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_spe_19980522_movimento-vida.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 5)<\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">\u201cAnyone who is Christian has a duty to bear witness to the Gospel: to <strong>protect life courageously<\/strong> and lovingly in all its phases.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<h5><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2014\/april\/documents\/papa-francesco_20140411_movim-per-la-vita.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 mosaic_width et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\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<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/abortion\/is-abortion-my-choice-landing-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/abortion\/abortion-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2023\/05\/pope-francis-on-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2024\/07\/abortion-quotes-from-the-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2023\/01\/consistent-teaching-what-is-pro-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is to be Pro-Life?<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\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<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2022\/11\/will-god-forgive-an-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/2023\/06\/reasons-why-abortion-is-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reasons 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