id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt _005195811 Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Statement on abortion : April 17, 1969 1969 .txt text/plain 802 25 49 We are certain that respect for human dig- nity and the reverence for human life are such widely shared values in our society that the dis- cussion by lawyers, doctors, ethicians, social scientists and all concerned citizens of ethical questions like abortion will lead to a deeper understanding of the eminent value and inviola- bility of human life. Consequently, we have frequently affirmed as our own the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, that “whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person . . cache/_005195811.txt txt/_005195811.txt