What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?<\/span><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
The Bible is NOT Silent on Abortion!<\/h5>\n
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by CAPP-USA<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n <\/p>\n
Abortion in the Bible<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
You may have encountered an objection that abortion is not mentioned in the Bible. Let us unambiguously affirm:\u00a0the word \u201cabortion\u201d<\/strong> is not in the Bible<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBut what about the \u2018concept\u2019 of abortion? Is the Bible silent on that?<\/span><\/p>\nRight from the beginning God reveals our dignity: \u201cLet us make man in our image, after our likeness.\u201d (Genesis 1:26) No other creature in all the universe is made in God\u2019s image. Abortion destroys a unique bearer of God’s image.<\/span><\/p>\n\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-visitation.jpg\")
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The Bible says a great deal about abortion!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Life Begins in the Womb<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
And the word \u201cconceived\u201d is paired with \u201cbore & birth\u201d from the very beginning of Genesis making clear life begins in the womb:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u201cEve\u2026conceived and gave birth\u201d (Gen 4:1).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cIn sin my mother conceived me\u201d (Psalm 51:7).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cYou knit me in my mother\u2019s womb\u201d. (Psalm 139:13).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201c[F]rom my mother\u2019s womb you are my God\u201d (Psalm 22:10-11).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cGod from my mother\u2019s womb had set me apart and called me through his grace\u201d (Galatians 1:15).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cBefore I formed you in the womb, I knew you<\/strong>\u201d (Jeremiah 1:5).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cYour hands have formed me and fashioned me\u201d (Job 10:8).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scripture teaches that\u00a0our lives are fashioned by God. From the moment we are \u201cconceived\u201d we have human dignity<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\u201cthe Lord who made you…who formed you from the womb\u201d (Isaiah 44)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nDefend Life from the Moment of Conception<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
So, the Bible talks about abortion<\/strong> without using the word. The Bible makes it clear that life is sacred. A gift from our Creator.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThat is why the Church teaches that \u201cHuman life must be respected and protected absolutely\u00a0from the moment of conception.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2270)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nAnd there is, of course, the ultimate example: God became man! When Mary pays a visit to her cousin, Elizabeth\u2019s baby, upon hearing Mary\u2019s greeting, \u201cleaped in her womb\u201d. (Luke 1:41)<\/span><\/p>\nThe Savior’s life on Earth began at the Annunciation, not Christmas and \u201cEvery child who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIn the Bible life<\/strong>, human dignity<\/strong>, begins in the womb<\/strong>, not with the first breath at birth.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Bible Condemns Killing the Innocent<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The fifth commandment states, \u201cThou shalt not kill<\/strong>\u201d (Exodus 20:13). The child in the womb is a person. And \u201cthe Lord hates\u2026hands that shed innocent blood\u201d (Proverbs 6:16-17).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThat is why the Church insists that \u201cThe deliberate murder of an innocent person\u00a0is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and every one, always and everywhere.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2261)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAbortion is murder\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInviolable Human Dignity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201cThe inviolability of the person\u2026is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul, 38)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[E]very human being is endowed with a dignity that must never be\u2026destroyed\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 12)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLet\u00a0the\u00a0abortion\u00a0and killing of innocent lives\u00a0end.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nShould Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIs Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nAbortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nQuotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWhat is Pro-Life?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nWill God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nReasons Why Abortion is Wrong<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/abortion\/” button_text=”More About Abortion” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/articles\/” button_text=”Back to Articles” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Widget of Issues ” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” saved_tabs=”all” 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=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ 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_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_css_main_element=”width: 100% !important;” make_fullwidth=”on” global_module=”31023″ saved_tabs=”all” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_slider show_image_video_mobile=”on” module_class=”three-principles” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#084369″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_text_color=”#084369″ width=”100%” width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_slide_image_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_slide_image_phone=”width: auto;||margin: 0 auto !important;”][et_pb_slide heading=”Three Key Principles” button_link=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” image_alt=”Three circles containing symbols of the three principles of catholic social teaching: human dignity, subsidiarity, and solidarity.” image_tablet=”” image_phone=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.png” image_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” z_index=”0″ overflow-x=”hidden” overflow-y=”hidden” link_option_url=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 300px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” 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=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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Abortion in the Bible<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
You may have encountered an objection that abortion is not mentioned in the Bible. Let us unambiguously affirm:\u00a0the word \u201cabortion\u201d<\/strong> is not in the Bible<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBut what about the \u2018concept\u2019 of abortion? Is the Bible silent on that?<\/span><\/p>\nRight from the beginning God reveals our dignity: \u201cLet us make man in our image, after our likeness.\u201d (Genesis 1:26) No other creature in all the universe is made in God\u2019s image. Abortion destroys a unique bearer of God’s image.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n
The Bible says a great deal about abortion!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Life Begins in the Womb<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
And the word \u201cconceived\u201d is paired with \u201cbore & birth\u201d from the very beginning of Genesis making clear life begins in the womb:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- \u201cEve\u2026conceived and gave birth\u201d (Gen 4:1).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cIn sin my mother conceived me\u201d (Psalm 51:7).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cYou knit me in my mother\u2019s womb\u201d. (Psalm 139:13).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201c[F]rom my mother\u2019s womb you are my God\u201d (Psalm 22:10-11).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cGod from my mother\u2019s womb had set me apart and called me through his grace\u201d (Galatians 1:15).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cBefore I formed you in the womb, I knew you<\/strong>\u201d (Jeremiah 1:5).<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u201cYour hands have formed me and fashioned me\u201d (Job 10:8).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scripture teaches that\u00a0our lives are fashioned by God. From the moment we are \u201cconceived\u201d we have human dignity<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\u201cthe Lord who made you…who formed you from the womb\u201d (Isaiah 44)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nDefend Life from the Moment of Conception<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
So, the Bible talks about abortion<\/strong> without using the word. The Bible makes it clear that life is sacred. A gift from our Creator.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThat is why the Church teaches that \u201cHuman life must be respected and protected absolutely\u00a0from the moment of conception.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2270)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nAnd there is, of course, the ultimate example: God became man! When Mary pays a visit to her cousin, Elizabeth\u2019s baby, upon hearing Mary\u2019s greeting, \u201cleaped in her womb\u201d. (Luke 1:41)<\/span><\/p>\nThe Savior’s life on Earth began at the Annunciation, not Christmas and \u201cEvery child who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIn the Bible life<\/strong>, human dignity<\/strong>, begins in the womb<\/strong>, not with the first breath at birth.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Bible Condemns Killing the Innocent<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The fifth commandment states, \u201cThou shalt not kill<\/strong>\u201d (Exodus 20:13). The child in the womb is a person. And \u201cthe Lord hates\u2026hands that shed innocent blood\u201d (Proverbs 6:16-17).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThat is why the Church insists that \u201cThe deliberate murder of an innocent person\u00a0is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and every one, always and everywhere.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2261)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAbortion is murder\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInviolable Human Dignity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201cThe inviolability of the person\u2026is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul, 38)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[E]very human being is endowed with a dignity that must never be\u2026destroyed\u201d. 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Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” 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=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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You may have encountered an objection that abortion is not mentioned in the Bible. Let us unambiguously affirm:\u00a0the word \u201cabortion\u201d<\/strong> is not in the Bible<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
But what about the \u2018concept\u2019 of abortion? Is the Bible silent on that?<\/span><\/p>\n Right from the beginning God reveals our dignity: \u201cLet us make man in our image, after our likeness.\u201d (Genesis 1:26) No other creature in all the universe is made in God\u2019s image. Abortion destroys a unique bearer of God’s image.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bible says a great deal about abortion!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cthe Lord who made you…who formed you from the womb\u201d (Isaiah 44)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That is why the Church teaches that \u201cHuman life must be respected and protected absolutely\u00a0from the moment of conception.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2270)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n And there is, of course, the ultimate example: God became man! When Mary pays a visit to her cousin, Elizabeth\u2019s baby, upon hearing Mary\u2019s greeting, \u201cleaped in her womb\u201d. (Luke 1:41)<\/span><\/p>\n The Savior’s life on Earth began at the Annunciation, not Christmas and \u201cEvery child who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n In the Bible life<\/strong>, human dignity<\/strong>, begins in the womb<\/strong>, not with the first breath at birth.<\/span><\/p>\n That is why the Church insists that \u201cThe deliberate murder of an innocent person\u00a0is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and every one, always and everywhere.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 2261)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAbortion is murder\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[E]very human being is endowed with a dignity that must never be\u2026destroyed\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 12)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLet\u00a0the\u00a0abortion\u00a0and killing of innocent lives\u00a0end.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Should Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Is Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n What is Pro-Life?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Will God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Reasons Why Abortion is Wrong<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/abortion\/” button_text=”More About Abortion” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/articles\/” button_text=”Back to Articles” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”30px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#054368″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Widget of Issues ” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” saved_tabs=”all” 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=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ 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_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_css_main_element=”width: 100% !important;” make_fullwidth=”on” global_module=”31023″ saved_tabs=”all” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_slider show_image_video_mobile=”on” module_class=”three-principles” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#084369″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_text_color=”#084369″ width=”100%” width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_slide_image_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_slide_image_phone=”width: auto;||margin: 0 auto !important;”][et_pb_slide heading=”Three Key Principles” button_link=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Three-Principles.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” image_alt=”Three circles containing symbols of the three principles of catholic social teaching: human dignity, subsidiarity, and solidarity.” image_tablet=”” image_phone=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3-Key-principle-icons-resized.png” image_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” z_index=”0″ overflow-x=”hidden” overflow-y=”hidden” link_option_url=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/catholic-social-teaching-principles\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 300px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles –\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Human Dignity” button_link=”\/human-dignity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Human-Dignity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/human-dignity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Solidarity” button_link=”\/solidarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solidarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/solidarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” 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=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nLife Begins in the Womb<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
And the word \u201cconceived\u201d is paired with \u201cbore & birth\u201d from the very beginning of Genesis making clear life begins in the womb:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Scripture teaches that\u00a0our lives are fashioned by God. From the moment we are \u201cconceived\u201d we have human dignity<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Defend Life from the Moment of Conception<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
So, the Bible talks about abortion<\/strong> without using the word. The Bible makes it clear that life is sacred. A gift from our Creator.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe Bible Condemns Killing the Innocent<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The fifth commandment states, \u201cThou shalt not kill<\/strong>\u201d (Exodus 20:13). The child in the womb is a person. And \u201cthe Lord hates\u2026hands that shed innocent blood\u201d (Proverbs 6:16-17).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nInviolable Human Dignity<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201cThe inviolability of the person\u2026is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul, 38)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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