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Mark77
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**As several others have said, it isn’t an either/or question, it’s a both/and.I wouldn’t say so, but it seems to me that the issue of abortion is now more about political point scoring than a genuine interest in the human right(s) of the unborn.
The fact remains that new legislation always takes considerably long to implement. It would only make sense therefore to divert all that energy on a task that is incredibly difficult to achieve (if it ever will) to the much more simple and exigent task of those around the world who are dying because of malnutrition and other causes. This is in conformity with St. Therese of Lisieux’s “Little Way”, an approach that made her become a Doctor of the Church.
I don’t know about what you perceive, but from what I gather, there is so much emphasis on abortion that everyone seems to have forgotten that there are people in this world who are essentially “born to die”. It’s almost as if people only care about others until they are born.
It is estimated that 15 million babies die from abortion each year around the globe (registered abortions only). johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/wrjp3310.html
It is also estimated that 15 million children die from starvation each year. library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/stats.htm
We must put equal efforts into reducing both numbers drastically!
Jesus taught us;
“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’” (MT 25:40)
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Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae!
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