DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, June 9, 2008

From California Catholic Daily:

"Preventive action"

Unsure how Mexico's Supreme Court will rule on abortion, Baja California legislators seek protection for unborn in state constitution

As Mexico's Supreme Court continues hearing arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a law that legalized unrestricted abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy in the Federal District, legislators in some states are not waiting for the high court's ruling to take what they are calling "preventive action" in favor of the unborn.

Although the challenged law permits abortions only in the Federal District (the nation's capital, which includes Mexico City), pro-lifers elsewhere in Mexico fear a favorable court ruling could lead to a rush to approve similar laws in the country's 31 states.

Pro-life legislators in Baja California (major cities include Tijuana, Ensenada and Mexicali) say they don't want to take any chances. Eight of the 11 justices on the Supreme Court would have to vote to declare the Federal District abortion law unconstitutional, and legal experts say such a result is not guaranteed, especially since some justices are known to make "creative" interpretations of the law.

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