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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the interesting question for Catholic theologians are the edge cases. In a fire, do you save the 5 year old, or the 100 frozen embryos? If life begins the moment the sperm hits the egg, how do you explain twins that don’t split until day 6? Does the soul split in half, or were there two souls in one body? If abortion is acceptable to save the life of the mother, why? [/quote]

That is erroneous. Catholic Church does allow the removal of a fetus  such as ectopic pregnancy or cancerous uterus. Neither are viewed as abortion to the church. [/quote]

the church only allows removal of the fallopian tube. it does not allow an injection of methotrexate, which kills the embryo non-invasively. it only allows the more harmful, invasive method that makes the woman suffer more and undergo permanent harm. It is a savage and cruel position that deserves zero respect. [/quote]

Now you are reaching. You gripe that they won’t allow removal and then when you learn otherwise, you gripe that it’s done not to your preference. 
You don’t even know if it’s true and you are not a physician. [/quote]

Huh? The “gripe” is that the Catholic church only permits the invasive, harmful removal of the fallopian tube, when in many cases the woman could just get an injection of methotrexate. This has nothing to do with my preferences - it’s about allowing women to receive the medical care that is safe and effective, as determined by her and her doctor. The Catholic position on this point is so transparently nonsensical that it is clearly working for some other goal than to actually suss out the morality of the situation. [/quote]

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