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Abortion

Jeremiah 1:4-5

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations”

Catholic Perspective

Jeremiah tells us that God knows us before we are conceived in our mother’s wombs. God knows and loves us at the moment of our conception. Moreover, he “consecrate[s]” the unborn. The unborn should be respected as human persons, having the right to life and other human rights.

Common Objections

+WHO IS TO SAY WHAT GOD’S PLAN IS FOR AN UNBORN CHILD?
+EXODUS 21 DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AN UNBORN CHILD AS A PERSON.
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