Abortion

It is not surprising that in an argument expressed by Pope John Paul II that we find only religious and moral authority as arguments against abortion. To Pope John Paul II and the Roman Catholic Church, "abortion, together with infanticide" are viewed as "unspeakable crimes" (Pope 330). Some of the strengths of this argument include the Pope's view that linguistics surrounding abortion are often used to hide its true nature. Such terminology as "interruption of pregnancy" only serve, according to the Pope, to mask abortion for what is truly is, "the deliberate and direct killing...of a human being" (330).

Pope John Paul II then argues that the reason all abortion is criminal and an act of murder is bec

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