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.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sad Story

Rare exception

Tijuana prosecutor says abortion ok for 12-year-old rape victim

State prosecutors in Baja California have given the green light for a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant after twice being raped to obtain a legal abortion.

Rape, "genetic malformation," and grave risk to the life of the mother are the only exceptions to a Baja California law making abortion a criminal offense. In order to obtain an abortion under any of the exceptions, a woman must first present evidence and obtain permission from state legal authorities, then find a physician willing to perform the procedure.

The case involves a girl identified publicly only as "Yesenia," who is six weeks pregnant after allegedly being raped first by her brother-in-law and later by a man identified only as "a mechanic." The child's mother brought the case to the attention of authorities.

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