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TWO LIVES, ONE LOVE. THIS IS THE TITLE OF THE SUBMISSION TO THE CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY BY THE IRISH CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE. [1] According to the document, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference decided to respond to the invitation of the Citizens' Assembly and make the submission on the topic of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution of Ireland [Bunreacht na hEirann]. [2]
Human life is sacredThe Bishops state "We make our submission in the hope that we can be of assistance to the Citizens' Assembly in its task of reflecting on the right to life. We believe that human life is sacred from conception until natural death and that Article 40.3.3 reflects the appropriate balance of rights."[2]
"Some people argue that the right to life of the unborn should be a matter of personal choice on the part of the mother. Others argue that, while they are opposed to abortion as a general principle, they believe that there are some children to whom the right to life does not apply, either because they have been diagnosed with a serious medical condition or because they have been conceived as a result of rape. We wish to state our firmly held belief, based on reason as well as faith, that there is no such thing as a human life without value. We accept, of course, that death is part of our human condition. What we reject is the suggestion that any person can decide when it is time for another person to die." [3]
Retention of the Eighth AmendmentThe Bishops call for the retention of the Eighth Amendment."Article 40.3.3, sometimes referred to as the Eighth Amendment, reads: The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right." [4]
"The deletion or amendment of Article 40.3.3 would serve no purpose other than to withdraw the right to life from some categories of unborn children. To do so would radically change the principle, for all unborn children and indeed for all of us, that the right to life is a fundamental human right." [5]
The Joy of LoveThe words of His Holiness Pope Francis in his 2016 publication The Joy of Love are quoted:
"The gift of a new child, entrusted by the Lord to a father and a mother, begins with acceptance, continues with lifelong protection and has as its final goal the joy of eternal life ... So great is the value of a human life, and so inalienable the right to life of an innocent child growing in the mother's womb, that no alleged right to one's own body can justify a decision to terminate that life, which is an end in itself and which can never be considered the 'property' of another human being." [6]
Article 40.3.3 of the ConstitutionThe Bishops state the following in the submission: "Some of those who advocate deleting or changing Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution, have made it clear that they wish to make abortion available on demand in Ireland. Others say that they are opposed to abortion in general, but would want to see it permitted in certain difficult circumstances.
We do not share that view, because we believe that every unborn child, irrespective of his or her medical condition or the circumstances of his or her birth, has the right to be treated equally before the law." [7]
Power of LanguageThe Bishops refer to the power of language.
"We wish to refer briefly to the use of language with reference to unborn children. Words like 'foetus' and 'embryo' and 'zygote' have specific technical meanings. We question why, in public discourse, healthy unborn children are always referred to as 'the baby' while those who, in the opinion of some, do not measure up to expectations are routinely defined as the 'foetus' or the 'embryo'. We are concerned that language is being used with the intention of depersonalising certain categories of unborn children in a way which seeks to normalise abortion." [8]
Voice of IrelandAll over Ireland, the voices of the people are raised that the sanctity of life of the unborn child in this land must continue to be protected. The Eighth AmendmentThe Eighth Amendment is a piece of legislation that ensures the protection of the most basic of human rights. The first issue the Citizens' Assembly has been asked to consider is that of a referendum to repeal the right to life of the unborn child, currently protected under the eighth amendment of the Constitution. [9]
Concerns of the Irish peopleConcerns about abortion among the Irish people include the following:
- Thousands of Aborted babies used for heating in the United Kingdom, Alleged News [10]
- Girls aborted because they are female in the United Kingdom, Alleged News [11]
- Aborted babies cut up and body parts sold for profit, Alleged News [12]
- Baby with still beating heart after abortion procedure then had brain cut out, Alleged News [13]
- Aborted baby cells - HEK 293, human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby - used in research and development of artificial flavour enhancers in beverages, Alleged News [14]
- Aborted baby cells used in facial skin creams, Alleged News [15]
- Babies tortured during and after abortion procedure, Alleged News [16]
- Deaths of women due to legal abortion procedure, Alleged News [17] and [18]
- Scientifically proven link between Abortion and later development of Breast Cancer in women, Alleged News [19] and [22]
- Scientifically proven link between Abortion and Risk of Premature Birth, Alleged News [20] and [22]
- Scientifically proven link between Abortion and Subsequent Suicide of the Bereaved Mother, Alleged News [21] and [22]
- Abortion survivors - those who survived the abortion procedure - been affected by the abortion, [23] such as having one arm sheared off during the abortion procedure [24]
- Some babies survive the abortion procedure and are left to die, Alleged News [25]
- Aborted baby parts placed into rats in experiments, Alleged News [26]
Kitchen table and Church porch
The question raised by so many on the street, around the kitchen table and church porch, is
Why consider aborting our Irish citizens when we have quantifiable evidence of the horrors visited upon women and their innocent children through this procedure?
ABORTION IS MURDER!
THE INNOCENT UNBORN OF IRELAND
MUST CONTINUE TO BE PROTECTED
[1] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conferencehttp://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[2] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 1http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[3] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, pages 1 to 2http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[4] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 2http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[5] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 3http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[6] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 4http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/[7] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 6http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[8] Two Lives, One Love. Submission to the Citizens' Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, page 5http://www.catholicbishops.ie/2016/12/09/two-lives-one-love-submission-to-the-citizens-assembly-by-the-irish-catholic-bishops-conference/
[9] Ireland: The Sanctity of Life continues to be upheld as the people make their voice heard at the Citizens' Assemblyhttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2016/12/ireland-sanctity-of-life-continues-to.html
[10] Aborted babies incinerated to heat UK Hospitals, Alleged Newshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/15/aborted-babies-incinerated-to-heat-uk-hospitals/
[11] Hove campaigner loses sex-selection abortion fight, Alleged Newshttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34978638
[12] Congressional Panel finds Planned Parenthood and Others Broke Law Selling Aborted Baby Parts, Alleged Newshttp://www.lifenews.com/2016/12/01/congressional-panel-finds-planned-parenthood-and-others-broke-law-selling-aborted-baby-parts/
[13] Live Baby Planned Parenthood Cut Up to Sell for Parts "Had a Face, Nose, and Eyelids", Alleged Newshttp://www.lifenews.com/2015/08/19/live-baby-planned-parenthood-cut-up-to-sell-for-parts-had-a-face-nose-and-eyelids/
[14] Pro-life groups call for Pepsi boycott over Aborted Fetal Cell Lines, Alleged Newshttps://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-groups-call-for-pepsi-boycott-over-aborted-fetal-cell-lines
[15] Aborted Fetus Cells used in Beauty Creams, Alleged Newshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/3/aborted-fetus-cells-used-in-anti-aging-products/
[16] Shocking Photos of Gosnell Murder Victims Included in Grand Jury Report, Alleged News. Warning; Not Suitable for Childrenhttp://www.operationrescue.org/archives/shocking-photos-of-gosnell-murder-victims-included-in-grand-jury-report/
[17] Graphic Autopsy Images Released of Woman Dying From Legal Abortion, Alleged News. Warning, Not Suitable for Childrenhttp://www.lifenews.com/2013/01/09/graphic-autopsy-images-released-of-woman-dying-from-legal-abortion/
[18] Dublin Woman Who Travelled To London for an Abortion died from 'Extensive Internal Blood Loss', Alleged Newshttp://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dublin-woman-who-travelled-to-london-for-an-abortion-died-from-extensive-internal-blood-loss-29437862.html
[19] Link between Abortion and Breast Cancer; Alleged Newshttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2016/12/link-between-abortion-and-breast-cancer.html
[20] Link between Abortion and Risk of Premature Birth, Alleged Newshttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2016/12/link-between-abortion-and-risk-of.html
[21] Link between Abortion and Suicide; Alleged Newshttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2016/12/link-between-abortion-and-suicide.html
[22] Texas gives Women considering Abortion a Brochure Confirming Abortion Raises Breast Cancer Risk; Alleged Newshttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2016/12/texas-gives-women-considering-abortion.html
[23] The Abortion Survivors Networkhttps://theabortionsurvivors.com/
[24] Babies who Survived Abortion, and are Now Adults: Time for Our Voice to be Heardhttps://healthimpactnews.com/2015/babies-who-survived-abortions-and-are-now-adults-time-for-our-voice-to-be-heard/
[25] How many Babies are Born Alive and Left to Die after Botched Abortions? The Numbers will Shock You, Alleged Newshttps://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/how-many-babies-are-born-alive-after-failed-abortions-and-left-to-die-the-n
[26] Innocent Humans and Innocent Animals, Vulnerable and Defenceless used in Experiments; Scientists Transplant Organs from Aborted Babies into Rats for Future Harvest, Alleged Newshttp://lumierecharity.blogspot.ie/2015/07/innocent-humans-and-innocent-animals.html
Bishops make official submission to Citizens' Assembly on abortionhttp://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/bishops-make-official-submission-citizens%E2%80%99-assembly-abortionWith thanks to www.catholicbishops.ie, telegraph.co.uk, bbc.com, lifenews.com, lifesitenews.com, washingtontimes.com, operationrescue.org, independent.ie, theabortionsurvivors.com, healthimpactnews.com and irishcatholic.ie
