“For nearly 2,000 years of Christian civilization, taking the life of an unborn child was regarded as a vile and heinous moral offense which degraded humanity. . . . Abortions to avoid illegitimate births, or otherwise for convenience, were performed with a secrecy that was as much the mark of the shame attaching to the deed as a consequence of its illegality.” LifeYearsChildrenChristianHumanityMoralBirthCivilizationConsequenceMarkShameDeedsAbortionOffenseSecrecyConvenienceUnbornUnborn Child Author:Ronald Butt