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"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; Before you came to birth, I consecrated."
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"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; Before you came to birth, I consecrated." (Jer 1;5) I think that the Catholic Church's teaching that human is sacred, has a great impact on its teaching on abortion. The church teaches that abortion is totally and utterly, immoral,wrong, and evil. The church teaches that human life begins at conception, so any termination from after the moment of conception is wrong. "Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception"(Catechism 2270). The Catholic Church teaches that human life begins in the womb at the moment of conception. The church thinks that the life of each human (even at embryonic and foetal stage) is precious. "You shall not procure [an] abortion, nor destroy a new-born child" (Didache 2:1-2). The Didache from AD70 reported this on the subject of abortion. It clearly outlaws abortion, and is more evidence that the...
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