What The Catholic Church Says About Abortion
There Cannot Be Two Parallel Lives
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“The social doctrine of the Church... is a question of the lay Catholic's duty to be morally coherent... There cannot be two parallel lives in their existence: on the one hand, the so-called 'spiritual life' with its values and demands; and on the other, the so-called 'secular' life, that is, life in a family, at work, in social responsibilities, in the responsibilities of public life and in culture.” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life 2002, no. 6)
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We Are Either Complicit or Not
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Some argue that abortion is not evil in every case. But the Catechism is clear.
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“Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable.“ (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2271)
With our vote, we are either complicit with this evil or we are not.
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The Embryo Must Be Defended
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“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.”(Catechism of the Catholic Church #2274)
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We Defend The Unborn With Our Voices AND Our Votes
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“Laws which legitimize the direct killing of innocent human beings through abortion or euthanasia are in complete opposition to the inviolable right to life proper to every individual; they thus deny the equality of everyone before the law.” (Pope John Paul II, Evangelium vitae 1995, no. 72)
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Under No Circumstance
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There are some who, although against abortion personally, justify abortion for certain people under certain circumstances. But again, the Catechism is clear.
“Human life is sacred ...no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being." (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2258)
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Precedence Over Opinions
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”The life of the child takes precedence over all opinions. One cannot invoke freedom of thought to destroy this life...such is the case of a law which would admit in principle the liceity of abortion. Nor can he take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of such a law, OR VOTE FOR IT. Moreover, he may not collaborate in its application.” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Procured Abortion, November 18, 1974, nos. 19-22)
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Pro Choice Is Not A Choice
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“No Catholic can responsibly take a ‘pro-choice’ stand when the ‘choice’ in question involves the taking of innocent human life.” (U.S. Bishops' Document, Resolution on Abortion, 1989)
Where The Republican Candidates Stand
Former President Donald Trump was the first president to attend a pro life march in Washington DC during his presidency. He has taken credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who repealed Roe v. Wade. Trump has since said the issue of abortion should now be settled by individual states.
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After the platform was released, the anti-abortion group, SBA Pro-Life America, issued a statement saying that Trump’s platform reaffirms the party’s “commitment to protect life through the 14th Amendment.”
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“We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those Rights.”
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118th Congress Sen. JD Vance has stood up against the extremist nominees of the pro-abortion Biden-Harris administration, and against pro-abortion action both in the administration and through legislation advanced by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Sen. Vance has voted consistently to defend the lives of the unborn and infants. This includes stopping hard-earned tax dollars from paying for abortion, including abortion travel expenses, whether domestically or internationally, and pushing back on the administration’s extreme abortion executive actions.
Sen. Vance was actively engaged in fighting Ohio's extreme abortion amendment, advocating publicly for the protection of unborn children. Sen. Vance spoke on the Senate floor against the Department of Defense’s illegal and immoral abortion travel policy. He also gave a speech calling out the Biden administration's politicized Department of Justice, which arrested a pro-life father. During an Oversight hearing, Sen. Vance drew attention to major CEOs and their companies’ abortion activism.
Where The Democratic Candidates Stand
Vice President Kamala Harris has made abortion a central issue in the presidential race and is perhaps the most pro-abortion candidate to ever run for the Presidency. She is the first vice president to visit a clinic run by Planned Parenthood. At the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, she attacked former President Donald Trump for appointing the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade. It’s worth noting an abortion “truck” was stationed outside this year’s DNC where passersby could receive free abortions.
She has long advocated for legislation that would enshrine reproductive rights nationwide. “When Congress passes a law to restore reproductive freedoms, as president of the United States, I will sign it into law,” she said at a rally for her 2024 campaign in Atlanta, Georgia.
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As California Attorney General, Harris launched an investigation into an anti-abortion group that published recorded interviews with Planned Parenthood leaders.
Kamala Harris refuses to name even one limit on abortion that she would support. Not at 37 weeks or 38 or 39 – or even 40. Neither would her campaign predecessor, Joe Biden.
It has been said that the democratic party supports abortion on demand up until birth. Harris voted against the 2020 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would ensure that healthcare professionals “exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.”
In 2019 Harris co-sponsored Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) signature Medicare for All bill, which would have outlawed private insurance and forced everyone into new, government-run health plan.
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Vice Presidential running mate, Governor Tim Walz enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes Tuesday, signing a bill meant to ensure that the state’s existing protections remain in place no matter who sits on future courts.
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Democratic leaders took advantage of their new control of both houses of the Legislature to rush the bill through in the first month of the 2023 legislative session.
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The Minnesota governor signed a broad abortion rights bill into law leaving Minnesota with essentially no restrictions on abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
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