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Human life is sacred. The dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Direct attacks on innocent persons are never morally acceptable, at any stage or in any condition. In our society, human life is especially under direct attack from abortion. Other direct threats to the sanctity of human life include euthanasia, human cloning, and the destruction of human embryos for research.
Catholic teaching about the dignity of life calls us to oppose torture, unjust war, and the use of the death penalty; to prevent genocide and attacks against noncombatants; to oppose racism; and to overcome poverty and suffering. Nations are called to protect the right to life by seeking effective ways to combat evil and terror without resorting to armed conflicts except as a last resort, always seeking first to resolve disputes by peaceful means. We revere the lives of children in the womb, the lives of persons dying in war and from starvation, and indeed the lives of all human beings as children of God.
Major Issues: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Death Penalty, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, War, Torture
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Web Sites
Life Issues: Cloning, Euthanasia, Stem Cell Research, Abortion www.rtl-lifespan.org
USCCB: Pro-Life
Pax Christi USA - Catholic Website on Peace
USCCB: Iraq: The Way to Peace
Video
Adult and Embryonic Stem Cell Research www.micatholicconference.org
Catholic leaders have joined with the grassroots organization MiCAUSE in urging a "no" vote on Michigan's Ballot Proposal 2, which permits unrestricted, unregulated research with embryonic stem cells. Campaign Commerical
Photo Gallery: Iraqi Refugees in Limbo
Podcasts
USCCB Faithful Citizenship: Dignity of the Human Person
Documents
USCCB - A Campaign in Support of Life
USCCB: A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death
USCCB: Brochure- Catholic Campaign to End the Use of The Death Penalty
Michigan Catholic Conference statement on the Death Penalty
Michigan Bishops Letter on Stem Cell Research
Michigan Catholic Conference Focus: The Science of Stem Cells
Pope Benedict - 2007 World Day of Peace Message
USCCB: Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics
USCCB: Q&A on the War in Iraq
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