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In Catholicism, under what circumstances is 'abortion' condoned?

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In Catholicism, under what circumstances is abortion condoned besides ectopic pregnancy? Two specific circumstances I'm wondering about: 1. If the pregnant female was raped at a very young age e.g. 5 years old 2. If the pregnant woman has an going illness that for some reason can't be treated while pregnant or would harm the fetus if treated. And in this case is whether or not the pregnant woman is raped relevant? Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/83385/is-abortion-okay-if-the-mothers-life-is-at-risk-according-to-catholicism (but I didn't see here the specific circumstances I mention above - real world circumstances happening in Ohio ) > In Catholic morality, abortion is always wrong. Another principle is that intention is primary: it's about saving lives. When in saving the mother's life and reasonable care has been done for the unborn baby but the baby still does not survive, it's not called abortion as it is the unintended side effect. **Edit**: There was a question as to whether the treatment for an ectopic pregnancy counts as an abortion. I'd call it a 'justifiable abortion' similar to like justifiable homicide , but I think then that would be called like 'justifiable termination of a pregnancy' while the analogue of 'justifiable abortion' would be like 'justifiable murder'.
Asked by BCLC (474 rep)
Sep 29, 2022, 03:18 AM
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