"By Thee have I been holden up from the womb: Thou art He that took me out of my
mother's bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of Thee." - Psalms 71:6
"Lo, children [are] an heritage of the Lord: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his]
reward." - Psalms 127:3
"For Thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother's
womb." - Psalms 139:13
"Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the
womb?" - Job 31:15
"Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will
help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen." - Isaiah
44:2
"Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called
me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name. And
now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb [to be] His servant, to bring Jacob again
to Him, though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God shall be my strength." - Isaiah 49:1, 5
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out
of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." - Jeremiah
1:5
What The Catechism of the Catholic Church says on
"Abortion:"
2271. "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every
procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable.
Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely
contrary to the moral law: You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not
cause the newborn to perish. [Didache 2, 2: SCh 248, 148; cf. Ep. Barnabae 19, 5: PG 2,
777; Ad Diognetum 5, 6: PG 2, 1173; Tertullian, Apol. 9: PL 1, 319-320.] God, the
Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must
carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the
utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable
crimes. [GS 51 # 3.]"
2272. "Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The
Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human
life. 'A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae
sententiae,' [CIC, can. 1398.] 'by the very commission of the offense,' [CIC, can. 1314.]
and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law. [Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.] The
Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes
clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is
put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society."
2274. "Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be
defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human
being. Prenatal diagnosis is morally licit, 'if it respects the life and integrity
of the embryo and the human fetus and is directed toward its safe guarding or healing as
an individual.... It is gravely opposed to the moral law when this is done with the
thought of possibly inducing an abortion, depending upon the results: a diagnosis must not
be the equivalent of a death sentence.' [CDF, Donum vitae I, 2.]"
2322. "From its conception, the child has the right to
life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a
'criminal' practice (GS 27 # 3), gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church
imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human
life."
PRAYER TO MARY, MOTHER OF THE UNBORN by
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare
the life of the unborn child that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.
Amen.
Abortion 