<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The pro-life side of the abortion debate does not argue exclusively from a Biblical standpoint, and the Catholic Church does not consider abortion to be just a religious matter.<\/span><\/p>\n The reasons against abortion are ancient, scientific, and secular.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The argument against abortion goes back millennia<\/strong>. \u201cI will not give to a woman an abortive remedy.\u201d (Hippocratic Oath, CA fifth \/third centuries BC) <\/span><\/p>\n \"[I]t should be made clear that the argument against abortion is based not only on the data of faith but also on reasons of the natural order... The right to life does not depend on a particular religious conviction. It is a primary, natural, inalienable right that springs from the very dignity of every human being.\" (Pope St. John Paul II, 4)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRespect for human life is not just a Christian obligation. Human reason is sufficient to impose it on the basis of the analysis of what a human person is and should be.\u201d (Declaration on Procured Abortion, 8)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFrom the time that the ovum is fertilized, a new life is begun\u2026It would never be made human if it were not human already<\/strong>.\u201d (Declaration on Procured Abortion, 12)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[E]very person sincerely open to truth and goodness can, by the light of reason\u2026come to recognize in the natural law written in the heart the sacred value of human life from its very beginning\u201d. (Evangelium Vitae, 2)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life. The textbooks teach us that.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201c[T]he conclusions of science regarding the human embryo provide a valuable indication for discerning by the use of reason a personal presence at the moment of this first appearance of a human life: how could a human individual not be a human person?\u201d (Instruction on Respect for Human Life, I, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis reminds us how clear this is: \u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life<\/strong>. The textbooks teach us that.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis teaching remains valid and is further confirmed, if confirmation were needed, by\u00a0recent findings of human biological science\u00a0which recognize that in the zygote resulting from fertilization the biological identity of a new human individual is already constituted\u201d.\u00a0(Instruction on Respect for Human Life, I, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Should Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Is Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n What is Pro-Life?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Will God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion in the Bible<\/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<\/div> Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\tScientific and Secular Reasons Why Abortion is Wrong<\/span><\/h1>\n
A Prohibition Both Ancient and Secular<\/h5>\n
by CAPP-USA<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
Why Abortion is Wrong: The Argument from Reason<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cSometimes we hear people say, \u2018You Catholics do not accept abortion; it\u2019s a problem with your faith\u2019. No, the problem is pre-religious.<\/strong> Faith has nothing to do with it.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Stages-of-human-development-in-the-womb-designed-by-brgfx.jpg\")
<\/p>\nReasons Against Abortion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
One need not be religious to understand that taking an innocent life is wrong.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Why Abortion is Wrong: The Argument from Science<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Support for abortion does not align with scientific fact: from the moment of conception, the zygote is a human person<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nScientific Evidence<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cTo this perpetual evidence modern genetic science brings valuable confirmation<\/strong>. It has demonstrated that, from the first instant, the program is fixed as to what this living being will be: a man, this individual-man with his characteristic aspects already well determined. Right from fertilization is begun the adventure of a human life\u201d. (Declaration on Procured Abortion, 13)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHuman Dignity<\/a><\/h2>
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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSolidarity<\/a><\/h2>
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