"We do not want to follow
the other countries of the world which have abandoned the protection of
the weakest members of the human family, starting first with so-called
'only limited abortion' and ending up with even more horrific
consequences and all the damage that comes in the wake of abortion to
society in general." -Elizabeth Bunster of Chile es Vida.
(Santiago, Chile)—[LifeSiteNews]
In a massive rejection of the government's insistence on pushing
through legislation to open the country to "legal abortion," Chileans
from all walks of life, social status and religions amassed this
past Saturday in downtown Santiago for a "Celebrate Life" rally. (Photo via LifeSiteNews.com)
Evangelical Christians along with Catholics
and others denounced the legislative push by President Michele Bachelet
and other elected officials which calls for legalizing abortion of
unborn children conceived in rape, or who are determined to have a
medical condition incompatible with life, or where there is danger to
the mother's life.
Many of those present at the rally are
particularly concerned with members of the Christian Democratic Party
who are supporting the pro-abortion legislation. "It is a mockery that
members of a party that calls itself 'Christian' dare to legalize the
killing of the innocent," lamented Carmen Croxatto of Chile's Pro-Life
Pro-Family Network.
Senator Carolina Goic, the president of the
Christian Democratic Party and chair of the Senate Heath Committee, is
reportedly ready to push the legislation to the next step. "She needs to
work to defeat this legislation now, and not approve it moving forward
to the full Senate," said Croxatto.
Pro-life leaders promise to make this the
key determinant in the upcoming elections, declaring that any candidate
or party who supports this legislation will not get their vote. "We do
not want to follow the other countries of the world which have abandoned
the protection of the weakest members of the human family, starting
first with so-called "only limited abortion" and ending up with even
more horrific consequences and all the damage that comes in the wake of
abortion to society in general," according to Elizabeth Bunster of Chile
es Vida."
Chile has had no legal abortion for decades
and is an example for the world, not only for its exemplary legal
protection of mother and child, but also for its very low maternal
mortality...
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Topic: 100,000 Chileans Protest Pending Abortion Law—Demand "Christian" Democrats Return to Roots
