Pope Francis Abortion Quotations

Abortion isn't a lesser evil, it's a crime. Taking one life to save another, that's what the Mafia does. It's a crime. It's an absolute evil.

It is necessary to reaffirm our solid opposition to any direct offense against life, especially when innocent and defenseless, and the unborn child in its mother's womb is the quintessence of innocence. Let us remember the words of Vatican Council II: 'Therefore from the moment of its conception life must be guarded with the greatest care while abortion and infanticide are unspeakable crimes.'

While new rights are attributed to or indeed almost presumed by the individual, life is not always protected as the primary value and the primordial right of every human being. The ultimate aim of medicine remains the defence and promotion of life.

Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you.

The right to life is the first among human rights.

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself.

Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.