“You have heard that it was said to the men of old, “You shall not kill: and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.” But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.”
Some abortion advocates recognise the folly of arguing from the alleged silence of scripture to justify abortion. Just because the scriptures do not specify thou shalt not kill a fetus inside a mother, it does not mean we are meant to interpret the term thou shalt not kill to being limited to human beings that have already been born. To many, the term “life” begins at conception and taking a “life” includes those lives that have not yet begun outside the womb.
The first issue is where does life begin – con
The second issue that affects abortion is the “right of the woman to choose”. They believe that (as it is not murder when the fetus has not been born) each woman should have the right to decide what does and does not happen to her body.
The fifth commandment is concerned with respecting the right of every human being to life, Catholics believe that this right, has been given by the Creator. In this commandment god demands that human life be safeguarded and protected.
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