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On the question, is abortion a human right, politicians, particularly Catholic politicians, have clear, resounding guidance from the Magisterium. Life is a right. Abortion is not.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCatholic politicians and legislators, conscious of their grave responsibility before society,\u00a0<\/span>must feel particularly bound<\/strong>\u2026<\/span>to introduce and support laws<\/strong>\u00a0inspired by values grounded in human nature.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Sacramentum Caritatis, 231)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cPoliticians and legislators\u2026as\u00a0<\/span>servants of the common good<\/strong>, are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>duty bound to defend<\/strong>\u00a0the fundamental\u00a0<\/span>right to life<\/strong>\u201c.\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThose who hold the reins of government should not forget that it is the duty of public authority by appropriate laws and sanctions to\u00a0<\/span>defend the lives of the innocent<\/strong>\u2026in the first place infants hidden in the mother\u2019s womb.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Pius XI, 67)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/United-States-congressmen-and-women-gathered-in-the-Hall-of-Representatives-to-deliberate.jpg” alt=”Catholic politicians cannot support the claim that abortion is a right.” title_text=”United States congressmen and women gathered in the Hall of Representatives to deliberate” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Congresswoman-Nancy-Pelosi-speaks-about-the-Womens-Health-Protection-Act-which-would-legalize-abortion-under-federal-law.jpg” alt=”Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the President, all lawmakers and enforcers cannot support grave offenses against life, like abortion.” title_text=”Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi speaks about the Women’s Health Protection Act which would legalize abortion under federal law” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n There are can be no abortion “rights” as they contradict the right to life, itself! \u201cThese human rights [do not] depend on<\/strong>\u00a0nor do they represent a concession made by\u00a0society and the state<\/strong>; they belong to human nature and are inherent in the person.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2273)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe law is not obliged to sanction everything, but it cannot act contrary to a law which is deeper<\/strong>\u00a0and more majestic than any human law\u201d.\u00a0(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 21)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n It is \u201cnever licit\u2026take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of such a law<\/strong>\u00a0or vote for it\u201d.\u00a0(Evangelium Vitae, 73)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI appeal to political leaders\u00a0not to allow children to be considered as a form of illness<\/strong>, nor to abolish in practice your legal system\u2019s acknowledgment that abortion is wrong. I say this out of a concern for humanity.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u201c[N]o one can ever renounce this responsibility<\/strong>, especially when he or she has a legislative or decision-making mandate\u201d.\u00a0(Evangelium Vitae, 90)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201c[T]hose who are not in the community cannot take Communion<\/strong>\u2026they are out of the community, excommunicated, they are \u2018excommunicated’\u201d.\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” 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text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Should Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Is Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n What is to be Pro-Life?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Will God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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Pope Pius XI, 64<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
The Law and the Legislator<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201cTo claim the right to abortion<\/strong>, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law\u2026This is a death of true freedom<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pope St. John Paul II<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
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