Catechism has a section in it dealing with "Just Wars", where...under certain circumstances...it is, in essence, sanctioned for "Prudential Judgement" reasons...i.e. for the Greater Good, which may be rephrased as "Freedom".
So too, in the case of Abortion...it is always a grievous sin and certainly not a sign of the life our Creator envisons ...BUT...under certain real world, human circumstances (e.g. Rape or other forms of forced pregnancy) it could be sanctioned...and since the RCC has never taught that a fetus has "Personhood", a pastor could consider counseling a woman with that in mind, especially given the physical, emotional, mental and economic impacts of an unwanted pregnancy on her Freedom as a Person. In no way, however, should the government control a woman's own reproductive choices.
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