Abortion - Deliberate, intentional destruction of the human fetus at any stage after conception or the expulsion of it from the womb when it is not viable.
Morally, from the viewpoint of natural law ethics and from divine revelation, abortion is a fundamental evil. The right to life is the most basic of all human rights; the right to life of the innocent is inviolable. The destruction of innocent human life is contrary to the law of God and is, in the words of the U.S.
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