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What do Roman Catholics think about abortion?

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Roman Catholics believe that human life is sacred, and abortion is not in keeping with Christian values.

They believe that life begins at conception and therefore abortion is a form of murder. Recent catechism reforms have decided that the aborted embryo goes to Heaven.

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The official position of the church is that abortion is infanticide (killing a baby), since it views life (the establishment of the soul) as beginning at conception. Many Catholics follow that view, although the percentage varies among countries and regions.

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