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Gender & Sexuality

Sanctity of Life

The sacredness of mortal life from conception through natural death — abortion, contraception, miscarriage, infant loss, euthanasia, end-of-life care.

What's at issue

The sacredness of mortal life from conception through natural death — abortion, contraception, miscarriage, infant loss, euthanasia, end-of-life care. Score when the document substantively engages the moral status of human life or the doctrine that life is sacred. Pure foreign-policy or geopolitical commentary that mentions civilian casualties is NOT sanctity-of-life.

Where it appears in the Proclamation

Paragraph 5 — Sanctity of Life
Paragraph 6 — Sacred Responsibilities & Divine Accountability
Paragraph 7 — Marriage, Children & the Roles of Mothers and Fathers

Reading

Abortion: What God Teaches, and the Hard Cases
What is Surrogacy and Why is it a Problem
Abortion and Medical Issues
Abortion: Understanding “My Body, My Choice”
Before Bethlehem: What Jesus Christ’s Life in the Womb Teaches Us About the Sanctity of Life
If We Really Love Each Other, Why Wait Until Marriage?
What If I’m Pregnant and Feel Pressure to Have an Abortion?
Why Does God Ask Us to Become Mothers and Fathers?
Why Seeing Christ as an Unborn Baby Will Change Your Christmas Forever