The Right to Life and Abortion
The American Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception, its beginning. “From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life” (Catholic Catechism 2270).
How can we have liberty or pursue happiness without having life. Slavery is a great evil. Murder or abortion is a greater evil for it destroys all rights. The State did not create us, design us, or give us life. Nor did it give us the right to life. Therefore the State cannot take away that right. All persons, not just some, have a “natural right” to life simply because of their nature, because of what they are: human persons. (in all stages from embryo to old age)
(In 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled that it was legal to kill an unborn human being it did it without a right to do so. This nation has struggled with this issue and will do so until this immoral and illegal action can be reversed to return our country to a moral footing regarding human life. )
