The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
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Abortion kills twice. It kills the body of the baby and it kills the conscience of the mother. Abortion is profoundly anti-women. Three quarters of its victims are women: Half the babies and all the mothers.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights the moral and emotional consequences of abortion on both the unborn child and the mother.
Mother Teresa's quote asserts that abortion has devastating effects, not only ending the life of the unborn child but also causing deep emotional and moral harm to the mother. By framing abortion as an action that devalues women's lives, she emphasizes her belief in the sanctity of life and the need to protect both mothers and their children from such choices.
Themes
AbortionLifeMotherhoodEthicsConscienceWomen
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at a pro-life rally might use this quote to emphasize the moral implications of abortion.
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