In the 2008 guide to The Mental Capacity Act, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England Wales stated that “Christian faith gives us reason to cherish life, as a gift from God, and also gives reason to accept death, when it comes, with hope in God”.
This statement reflects the fundamental moral teaching of the Church that human life, and every person’s right to life, must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception until death, and that when laws are passed that deprive a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them”¦the very foundations of the state are undermined.
We are all older than we think ”“ around nine months older. We celebrate the anniversary of the day on which we were born, but we have actually been in existence since the moment of our conception.
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Neil McNicholas: We all have a right to life… so why do we let many unborn children die?
In the 2008 guide to The Mental Capacity Act, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England Wales stated that “Christian faith gives us reason to cherish life, as a gift from God, and also gives reason to accept death, when it comes, with hope in God”.
This statement reflects the fundamental moral teaching of the Church that human life, and every person’s right to life, must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception until death, and that when laws are passed that deprive a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them”¦the very foundations of the state are undermined.
We are all older than we think ”“ around nine months older. We celebrate the anniversary of the day on which we were born, but we have actually been in existence since the moment of our conception.
Read it all.