Abortion and Excommunication: An E-Z Cartoon Lesson 4 Kidz

It has been my understanding that Cannon Law, at least in recent decades, allows for abortion is the mother's life is in danger. This seems fair, no one can ask someone to lose their life in that scenario. At the same time, mothers who have chosen to give their life for their child are honored and in some instances granted sainthood. I does strike me that this story seems to be receiving disproportionate attention. Am I a little paranoid in presuming that those who would okay abortion in all instances wish to highlight extreme cases, which are very rare, to suit their larger goal? That said, the Church's position should be clarified, is not abortion considered tragic but acceptable when two lives hang in the balance?

Where does invitro fertilization come in? If 6-12 eggs are fertilized but not all implanted or some are discarded, is this an excommunication activity? Does any conception control fit this category? That would include the use of medicines, surgery and barriers. Short of being celibate any engagement thwarting the opportunity to procreate might be considered an excommunication situation! What about people too old to have children? Is the act of attempted procreation merely an act of lust and thus a possible excommunicatable offense? But then as the bible goes on to say, be fruitful and multiply, celibacy might just be a direct offense to the word of God as spoken through the bible and therefore a possible excommunicatable offense. Sounds to me time to find a religion or faith more non threatening. Vote with your feet. Organized religion needs you, not necessarily the other way around. God loves us all regardless of if we belong to an organized religion or not.

I wonder if there are really thoughtful rc bishops left? The present ones are theocons who not only present a threat in their authoritarianism to catholics,, but in seeking to enshrine their dogmas into law they undermine the pluralistic society and abuse the separation between church and state of which they are disdainful yet which ironically has allowed the catholic church to flourish.

Religion needs you to survive. Don't risk excommunication, merely vote with your feet and go to a church (if you want that community) that meets your needs. You are not on this earth to meet some organized religions needs. The organization is here to serve you. If they want to excommunicate you, do it first and vote with your feet.

We spend more time investigating what features a prospective new car offers than the religion we follow yet we sink more resources into the religion. The bible is moot and never say's thou shalt not use your brains. Neither does the Quran or most scholarly religious texts. While it does say be fruitful an multiply it does not say multiply sufficiently to overburden your environment! If fruitful and multiply was its edict, then why do clergy practice celebacy? Clear violation of the fruitful an multiply protocols. Kind of hipocrasy, if you think about it.

The key word is "automatic". Nuff said!

I had a theraputic abortion, twin pregnancy @ 9 weeks gestational age. Twin B already compromised, Bp was out of control, had been for 1 month, kidneys atarted to fail, ect My MD gave me and my husband the dignity to weigh the pros and cons, utilize pastorial support, good counciling made available to me in the hospital. Dr finally needed a decision, we terminated. MD said my body was already rejecting the pregnancy so the surgical termination just completed it. Not every pregnancy creates a living child. I have no regrets but would've loved a different choice, I'm grateful I'm alive to ponder this.

The decision should be between God and the woman.

I dont get what the big deal is. The church has always put the child's life ahead of the mother's.