Outstanding speech by a 12-year-old girl on Abortion.

I am sad to announce the passing of our founder, my friend Father Edward M Robinson, O.P.



Father Robinson was a giant of a man.

Father Edward Robinson, O.P., Fr. Edward Mathias (Matt) Fr. Edward Mathias (Matt) Robinson, O.P., a Catholic Dominican priest, was born in Duluth, MN on May 13, 1914. Survived by his brother, Thomas (Tim) Robinson and many nieces and nephews. He went to his eternal rest on March 29, 2012. Fr. Matt joined the St. Joseph Province of the Dominican Order in 1935 professing Simple Vows on Aug. 16, 1935 and Solemn Vows on Aug. 16, 1938. In 1940 he joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was ordained to the Diaconate on Dec. 21, 1940 and to the Priesthood on June 6, 1941. In 1980, he became a member of the St. Martin de Porres Province. For the first few years of his ministry, Fr. Matt studied and did research at the Insitutum Divi Thomase in Cincinnati, OH. For the next twenty years, he was a teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL. In 1966 he was assigned to Dallas where he would remain for the rest of his life. For the first 16 years, Fr. Matt was an instructor at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas. From 1982 to 1988, Fr. Matt taught at Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving. During his time at Bishop Lynch and Cistercian, Fr. Matt's final and most passionate ministry was begun as a Pro-Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Dallas which he served in for 38 years. In this ministry, he would make updates to the unbornperson.org website and also had published Fetal Life and Abortion in 1975. Fr. Matt served as a spiritual director and confessor to many University of Dallas staff and students. A viewing and wake will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday at the Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas campus in Irving. Office for the Dead at 5:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 2 at the Church of the Incarnation. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., prior to the service. Burial will follow the Mass at Calvary Hill Cemetery in Dallas. In lieu of flowers, we request that donations be made to the Southern Dominican Province, 1421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 200, Metairie, LA 70001-4144.

A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION ON THE PERSONHOOD OF PRE-BORN HUMAN BEINGS

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NEW DISCUSSION QUESTION--UPDATED 11 FEB, 2012:
  
Editor's Note:  During the thirty-nine years of legalized abortion we, the people of the United States, have heard many reasons  

why we should not have undertaken that step, everything from economic losses to baby-care markets to cultural losses of unique 

talents ordained to serve the common good.  At a higher degree of sensitivity, other reasons for opposing abortion focus on the 

prime victim, the human being who is deprived of life by "the procedure." Various suggestions for "softening" the ordeal suffered 

by that victim, such as the use of anesthesia, confuse the ethical issue.  Opposition to abortion should not be sidetracked by such

suggestions.  They obscure the fact that the issue is not the manner in which the victim is deprived of life, but that the victim is 

deprived of life. The fact of the matter is that every human being has a right to his or her life, and that is the central issue of


our discussion. Abortion is a direct infringement of that right. We invite our readers to evaluate the foregoing, simplified statement,


using the nine Sections of text materials on this site, along with additional insights from their own deposit of verifialble truth.  E.R. 


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NEW DISCUSSION QUESTION UPDATED 23 JAN, 2012:

It might occur to some of us that the 1973 decision, Roe v. Wade, could be seen as an act of tyranny, the unjust turning of a government

 against its citizens.  By examining the decision and its implementation, it may seem that the U.S.Government is forcing its citizens to be

 complicit in the destruction of its unborn members. The government could be accomplishing this by defending those who dispose of 

their unborn babies, and penalize those who try to protect them against the killing which is not only a right but also an obligation; 

to do so.  We invite our readers to comment on the above statements.  E.R.  
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After twelve years of constructive communication with viewers of our web site, we have been making some revisions in its format.  
Our original purpose is unchanged: to uphold the personhood (human-beingness) of the offspring of human parentage, from the moment 
of conception (fertilization).    We continue to hold for the logical and moral consequence of being human, namely, having a right to life,
from that same moment of conception. 
We chose this time for revision to honor our original site designer and its twelve-year webmaster, Mr. William Traxler, who had 
suggested the revision, but had died before it could be started.  Our new webmaster and designer is Mr Bill Garre.   
 Even during our early days of examining the basic problems raised by the 1973 Supreme Court decision, "Roe V. Wade," we became 
engaged in discussing other examples of disrespect of the human offspring, as in the misguided attempts to clone a human being. In 
another instance many of our readers have appreciated having followed our biological, as well as our moral, demonstration against 
the use of embryonic stem cells, simply because embryonic cells are not designed to function in mature tissues.
 
 In Phase Two of our web site, we will encourage studies of consequences (moral, biological, social and economic) that have found 
their way into our culture. 

For readers who wish to submit questions or comments for discussion, please feel free to do so. 




DISCUSSION QUESTION UPDATE 25 OCT, 2011:



Editor's Note:

IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAGE to demonstrate, with the science of Philosophy, assisted by the biological sciences, that the human being begins to exist as a person at the moment of conception and, therefore, has the right to life.  In contrast, Roe v. Wade will be shown to be defective in its treatment of what it is that is being killed by abortion.  YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ISSUE WILL BE APPRECIATED AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.

Abortion is a serious, desperate choice.  Since involvement frequently obscures the full view of abortion, the aspects suggested on this Page may be of value to those who wish to examine the problem from the vantage points, not only of compassion, but of reason.

We are not unmindful of the anxieties and anguish of real, live persons who become involved in the experience of abortion, especially the mothers, who are always women, frequently young women.  We know of the confusion and, often, the frightening sense of loneliness and despair which accompanies the experience.  We know, too, of the see-saw tensions pressing upon parents after discovering an unplanned pregnancy.  We know the inner conflicts of conscience, accompanied by the outer stresses of "getting it over with" and "facing the consequences."

And we are conscious of the influences of social response to the woman's plight.  We know that the father is sometimes supportive of the mother and their child, and sometimes not.  We know also of the concern of people who offer the distressed parents what they feel to be the best solution for their problem.  Among these we know of the  Pro-Choice and the Pro-Life people and their intense, personal involvement in rendering their diverse services to assist in solving the problem.

We also feel a kinship with the object of so much dismay, the "little one" who had been ushered into the scene without any choosing of its own.  We feel kinship because we were once in the same situation, just making our start in life and completely dependent on others for our survival.

WE CONSIDER IT HELPFUL to have made the above statement, because much of our document will be couched in language and content which may seem impersonal and speculative, as though it were nothing but an academic exercise.  But it is real people to whom we address ourselves, and it is about real people that we are concerned.  It just happens that the unhappiness of abortion cannot be eliminated without seeing it for what it is, not only emotionally, but through a process of careful reasoning.

ABORTION, ITS DEFINITION:  In medical literature, the natural death of a baby before birth (miscarriage) is called an abortion.  The deliberate killing of a baby before birth is also called abortion.  Obviously, abortion must be understood from the context in which it finds itself.  In the first instance the death is outside of human causality; in the second, it is the result of human choice.  In this instance there are ethical and legal consequences to consider.

In our discussion, the word "abortion" will be used only to indicate the deliberate killing, before birth, of an offspring of human parentage.  It is our intention to include in this definition all prenatal stages of the offspring's development, including its beginning, at conception.

For the sake of clarity, the death of a baby, consequent to a legitimate procedure to save the mother's life, as in the case of an ectopic pregnancy, is not to be called an abortion.  In this instance there is no direct attack upon the baby's life.  The ethical principle governing "the double effect" will justify this position.

In Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the term abortion is used in the same sense in which we intend to use it, except for one important difference.  These decisions are based upon the gratuitous assumption that a human life is not present at the time of conception.  It is not evident whether the Court was willing to concede that a human being exists at anytime prior to birth.

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