One of those decisions may be the right to life. Good morning honourable judges, teachers and fellow students. I am here today to talk to you about a very important topic, abortion. Abortion is a very controversial issue, however, in the Catholic faith to which we belong, there should be no controversy at all. This does not only mean life outside the womb, or one's spirit or dignity, but also includes those little ones in the womb.
Human life begins at conception.
Humans are defined as beings that have 46 chromosomes in each cell, and this is true from the moment of conception. Life is defined as something growing, developing, maturing and replacing its own dying cells - again, all this is true of the fetus. A fetus is therefore a human and alive. The term fetus is a medical term used for the growing embryo within the mother, and one which you will hear from pro-abortionists. We Catholics and the rest of the world need to understand that only God can take life, for He is the one that gives life.