Category Archives: abortion

Over 100 Million Abortions Occur Worldwide Each Year

Posted on 15 July 2019 by

China Alone A 2014 study published in Reproductive Health Matters found that, of women in China age 20 to 49, from the year 1970 to 2010, the lowest yearly rate of abortion was 18.0% in 2001.[1] According to United Nations … Continue reading →

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The Georgia HeartBeat Abortion Law: Knowledge of Pregnancy

Posted on 31 March 2019 by

One of the complaints about the Georgia HeartBeat Abortion Law, which bans abortion from the time that a doctor can detect a heartbeat, is that it begins supposedly “before most women know they are pregnant”, at what the media is … Continue reading →

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Is the IUD an abortifacient?

Posted on 9 August 2018 by

Here are the answers from the top 5 search results at Google.com on 2018-08-09: 1. What an abortifacient is — and what it isn’t (National Catholic Reporter) Feb 20, 2012 by Jamie Manson https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/what-abortifacient-and-what-it-isnt “The reality is that there is … Continue reading →

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Is Ireland Still Catholic After The Vote?

Posted on 31 May 2018 by

The Washington Post reports that Ireland has voted to repeal the constitutional amendment making most abortions illegal. Life of the mother abortions have been legal since 2013. And travel to other nations for abortion is also legally permissible. But the … Continue reading →

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Germain Grisez justifies many direct abortions

Posted on 20 January 2018 by

In his book, ‘The Way of the Lord Jesus’, Roman Catholic moral theologian Germain Grisez openly rejects magisterial teaching against direct abortion to save the life of the mother. And he approves of partial birth abortions. Grisez claims that it … Continue reading →

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Reply to the Usual Claims on Birth Control for Medical Reasons

Posted on 23 May 2017 by

Those who claim that the intrinsically evil acts of using abortifacient contraception while sexually active is moral for a medical reason usually make the same set of grave moral errors. A list of those errors, with the correct understanding, follow. … Continue reading →

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Sinful Secular Society has influenced Catholic Moral Theology

Posted on 19 May 2017 by

A couple of recent Gallup polls show that Catholics in the U.S. have largely lost their moral compass. Newsweek reports that 55% of non-Catholic Christians support legalized same-sex marriage. What about Catholics? It’s 65% for Catholics. We have the teaching … Continue reading →

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Birth Control Pills for a Medical Purpose? The Catholic Answer

Posted on 17 May 2017 by

Is it moral for Catholic spouses to both (1) use abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose and (2) continue having marital relations? The correct Catholic answer: The spouses must refrain from sex while taking abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose. … Continue reading →

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The Principle of Double Effect and Intrinsically Evil Acts

Posted on 13 May 2016 by

The Principle of Double Effect (PDE) has been badly misunderstood by most teachers of Catholic ethics, and it is often misrepresented. The main problem is that you cannot understand the principle of double effect, unless you first understand the three … Continue reading →

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Are IUDs abortifacients or contraceptives?

Posted on 28 March 2016 by

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Question Do inter-uterine devices (IUDs) work by preventing conception or by killing a conceived prenatal? I sought an answer by searching articles from medical journals at scholar.google.com. I found a study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology … Continue reading →

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Three types of Pseudo-Dogma plague the Church

Posted on 16 March 2016 by

The infallible teachings of the Roman Catholic Magisterium are termed “formal dogma”. These dogmas are inerrant. They contain important truths on matters of faith, morals, and salvation. They are required beliefs to which the faithful must give the full assent … Continue reading →

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Mark Latkovic on Contraception and Life

Posted on 8 March 2016 by

Over at Crisis Magazine, Mark S. Latkovic argues against the use of abortifacient contraception in cases involving the Zika virus: More Reasons Why the Pill Can’t Be Used Against the Zika Virus. His main point, of course, is that contraception … Continue reading →

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Janet Smith’s clever exceptions to intrinsically evil acts

Posted on 5 March 2016 by

In her latest article on contraception, Pope Francis and contraception: A response to Christopher Kaczor, Catholic theologian Janet E. Smith continues to spread false doctrine among the faithful on contraception. In my previous post (Janet Smith’s grave errors on Contraception … Continue reading →

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Free book on abortion and contraception

Posted on 3 March 2016 by

I’ve made the Kindle version of my book Roman Catholic Teaching on Abortion and Contraception free for 5 days, March 3 through March 7. Please take advantage of this opportunity to deepen your understanding of magisterial teaching on this important … Continue reading →

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Janet Smith’s grave errors on Contraception and Sterilization

Posted on 2 March 2016 by

In a new article, Did Paul VI approve of Congo nuns using the Pill? Does it matter if he didn’t?, Catholic theologian Janet E. Smith continues to assert certain grave errors on contraception and abortion. See my previous post: Janet … Continue reading →

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Questions and Answers on Contraception and Abortion

Posted on 28 February 2016 by

* When does human life begin? At the moment of conception (i.e. fertilization), a new human life begins. The human person, from conception, is comprised of a body, which begins as a single cell, and a soul, which is directly … Continue reading →

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Catholics who Approve of Abortion in Cases of Rape

Posted on 23 February 2016 by

Sinful secular society often begins their push for “abortion rights” by citing cases of rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother. But once they have a foothold in law and culture, having convinced people that abortion is … Continue reading →

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Janet E. Smith’s grave errors on Abortifacient Contraception

Posted on 21 February 2016 by

In a recent article, Catholic theologian Janet E. Smith correctly asserts: “The Church has never taught that if the harms are serious enough, it is permissible to use contraception.” True. The Magisterium teaches that grave harm in the circumstances can … Continue reading →

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Eventually, faithful Catholics will be driven out of the Health Care System

Posted on 5 February 2016 by

A faithful Catholic physician cannot prescribe abortifacient contraception, nor refer patients for abortions. He or she cannot morally prescribe ED (erectile dysfunction) drugs for recreational purposes, which seems to be their main usage today. He cannot perform, nor refer patients … Continue reading →

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The Moral Object of Abortifacient Contraception for a Medical Purpose

Posted on 4 February 2016 by

The Moral Object Morality concerns the knowingly chosen acts of human persons. By exercising the gifts of reason and free will in any knowing choice, the human person acts, and such acts are subject to the eternal moral law. Every … Continue reading →

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