The Archbishop of Mexico noted that “the instruction Donum vitae of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith states that the human being must be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception.”
"For this reason, from this moment on, the inviolable right to life of every human being must be recognized, and most especially those who cannot defend themselves," Cardinal Aguiar said.
He also pointed out that “since 1948, the United Nations Organization established several universal rights, one of them is the Right to Life. These rights are called ‘universal’ because they affect all humanity and therefore take priority.”
“The rights of women, on the other hand, are sectoral, since they are only for a part of society. The universal - Pope Francis reminds us - is greater than the sectoral, and therefore, women's rights cannot go against universal rights, which is a logical principle,” he explained.
The cardinal said the Supreme Court ruling "is facilitating the false way out, when the woman finds herself with an unexpected and unwanted pregnancy, under pressure in different ways."
The Archbishop of Mexico noted that “some studies carried out by Church organizations that care for (women with) what’s called post-abortion syndrome, as well as priests when administering the Sacrament of Reconciliation, bear witness that approximately 85% of the women who undergo this procedure have serious consequences to their physical, emotional, moral, psychological and spiritual health.”