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“But responsibility likewise falls on the legislators who have promoted and approved abortion laws, and, to the extent that they have a say in the matter, on the administrators of the health-care centers where abortions are performed. In this sense abortion goes beyond the responsibility of individuals and beyond the harm done to them, and takes on a distinctly social dimension. It is a most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be societys promoters and defenders.”

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Pope John Paul II, born on May 18, 1920, and died on April 2, 2005, was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the longest-reigning popes in history. During his papacy from 1978 to 2005, he was dedicated to promoting world peace and unity, advancing church reform, and visiting numerous countries and regions. more

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