atheism and children

[Catholic_Lady]

Any Catholic that argues against abortion "except in cases of rape" is blatantly going against very fundamental Church teaching, which states that abortion is always wrong. I agree with the Church that abortion is always wrong and never understood the rape argument myself. The life of an unborn human being is wroth just the same as the life of his or her mother, which is worth the same as the life of every other person.

It's a shame your Church doesn't put such a noble view into practice. What of the life of the mother, in the case of ectopic pregnancy? Is abortion still wrong?

I think churches should stick to theological matters, and leave decisions like this to the person who must live or die on his or her own decision. An organization of men who will never have to face such a shattering decision should probably avoid opining on it.

In the case of an ectopic pregnancy, we believe it is moral to remove the damaged/rupture portion of the fallopian tube. The baby will die as a result of this, but his/her death will be an unintended consequence, and not a direct, intentional attack.

Likewise, if a cancer patient gets pregnant, she can still undergo cancer treatments and chemo. If her child dies, it's tragic, but it will be an unintended consequence, not a direct action taken with the intent of killing the child.