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To: Vanders9
My understanding is that the medical principle has always been to put the life of the mother ahead of that of the unborn child, if it should ever, God forbid, come to having to choose.

That is morally corrupt.

It is my belief that the only consistent approach is what the Catholic Church teaches...that no illicit act can be made licit due to a desire achieve a desirable outcome for another being. All direct abortion is intrinsically evil.

"The inalienable right to life of every innocent human individual is a constitutive element of a civil society and its legislation:
'The inalienable rights of the person must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority. These human rights depend neither on single individuals nor on parents; nor do they represent a concession made by society and the state; they belong to human nature and are inherent in the person by virtue of the creative act from which the person took his origin. Among such fundamental rights one should mention in this regard every human being's right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception until death.'(79)
'The moment a positive law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law. When the state does not place its power at the service of the rights of each citizen, and in particular of the more vulnerable, the very foundations of a state based on law are undermined. . . As a consequence of the respect and protection which must be ensured for the unborn child from the moment of conception, the law must provide appropriate penal sanctions for every deliberate violation of the child's rights.' (80)
2274 Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human being.

1,117 posted on 05/31/2009 3:40:22 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ([Advocate for] Mitt Romney[?], God help you, but you're on the wrong website ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: big'ol_freeper

Sorry, you are wrong on that point.
The Catholic Church recognize the rare need to protect the life of the Mother, and supports actions that give “equal protection to both” -—

Deliver the baby, even if premature, and try to keep the baby alive!


1,119 posted on 05/31/2009 3:44:31 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: big'ol_freeper
I disagree. And so do you actually.

Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human being.

Is not the mother a human being that needs to be treated as a person, defended in her integrity, and healed as far as possible? There are hard choices to be made in this imperfect world. Sometimes it is a choice between mother and baby.

1,183 posted on 05/31/2009 4:31:17 PM PDT by Vanders9
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