If the Declaration states our creed, there can be no right to abortion, since it means denying the most fundamental right of all to human offspring in the womb. One human being has the right to take the life of another only in defense of his own life, or when through acts of war an aggressor forfeits his immunity from harm. This means that, except where necessary to save the physical life of the mother, abortion involves the unjust taking of a human life. The mere fact that the individual in the womb is wholly in its mother's physical power, and completely dependent upon her for sustenance, gives her no right whatsoever with respect to its life, since the mere possession of physical power can never confer such a right. Might does not make right.
Abortion is therefore a breach of the fundamental tenets of our public moral creed.
The doctrine of separation of church and state as it has been articulated in recent years by our Courts, including the Supreme Court, is an erroneous misinterpretation of the Constitution, that actually provides the framework for massive violations of our first amendment rights. The first amendment prohibition of established religion aims to forbid all government sponsored coercion of religious conscience. It does not forbid all religious influence upon politics or society. The free exercise of religion means nothing if, in connection with the ordinary events and circumstances of life, individuals are forbidden to act upon their religious faith. I believe that the court initiated prohibition of school prayer was only the symptom of a deeper problem in our educational system, which is the neglect of moral education and character formation.