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galoriam
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Is an abortion allowed if the woman’s life is at stake? What about an etopic pregnancy?
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davidv
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Abortion is the murder of an innocent human life and is never permitted.
The Catechism contains a fuller explanation of why here.
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Tietjen
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Click here and scroll about halfway down. I hope it helps.
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Redratfish
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In the case of an etopic pregnancy, the tube may be removed, which has the side affect of the child dying. However, the child may never be directly killed.
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Newbie2
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Yep. Directly in this case meaning purposefully.
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PrayHarder
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Read up on the principle of “double effect.” Basically it states that a good act is permissible even if it has a side effect that would otherwise be considered bad (I know this is a simplificaiton). So if the goal is to save a woman’s life (good) and, while do so, the baby is aborted (bad) then it may be morally permissible. You have to be really careful and clear when you use this principle because there is a lot of ways it can be misunderstood and misused. Read up more on it.
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galoriam
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Thank you all so very much for all your prompt responses! I printed out the part from the Catholic Encyclopedia and will use it. THANK YOU 
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Edward_H
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With double effect: remember it is never permissible to directly do evil to seek a good.
“There has to be a sincere rejection by the will regarding the evil effects.”
I am not near my notes but the brief summary mention of the principle above is not quite sharpened enough.
“There has to be a sincere rejection by the will regarding the evil effects.”
I am not near my notes but the brief summary mention of the principle above is not quite sharpened enough.
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