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the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
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the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
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bioethics
catholic church
abortion
pregnancy
human life
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Religious ethics
Methods of ethics
Philosophical ethics
Bioethics
Christian denominations
Roman Catholic
Biblical Theology
Bible (texts, commentaries)
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Church and Ecumenical Statements on Bioethics and Biotechnology
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BG126_Abortion_Light_and_shadows.pdf
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/228325
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Abstract
"To all our fellow citizens we say: Abortion is an assault on human dignity, an act of violence against both mother and child and the whole human family. Legal protection for unborn human life must be restored in our nation. As the Second Vatican Council also reminded us "Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia, or wilful self-destruction...all these things and others of their like are infamies indeed. They poison human society, but they do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury. Moreover, they are a supreme dishonor to the Creator" (Gaudium et spes, 27)."
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1997-11-12
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