Prolife vs. Prochoice

[Julia1996]

Originally Posted by LittleWay92

Actually, what I said was that their lives are equally important because they both have souls. We can't choose the baby over the mother and we can't choose the mother over the baby. We have to try to save both. If the mother needs a surgery or something to live, we can try to do that and if the baby dies, that is a side effect of the treatment. If delivering early will save the mother, we can try to do that and try our best to save the baby with medical treatment. We may have to do risky things to try to save both lives, but no matter what, we cannot simply end the baby's life to save the mother. That is the Church's teaching. Abortion is never an option.
Would the surgery be considered abortion if it is very likely that the baby would die as a result of the surgery?
In the case of a raped teenager, saving the life of the child is more important than saving the mother emotional pain. Everyone in life has a cross to bear. We aren't guarunteed happiness in this life, but by doing what's right and trusting God, we can hope for happiness in heaven.
Ok. Makes sense. Would it still be wrong to give up the baby if the baby would be living an unhappy life, or would be raised as a non-Catholic, assuming the mother is Catholic?
Correct, the Church does not approve of invitro fertilization, even in the case of a couple who can not conceive. We believe that the best option in that situation would be adoption. We also believe it is ok to get surgery or medication to help the parts (such as sperm count or ovulation or hormones in the woman), but for the actual getting pregnant, it needs to happen naturally, through the marital act. Invitro involves the sin of masturbation and also involves destroying unused embryos, The Church forbids invitro for these reasons and I believe for others as well. You can read more about it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which you can probably find online.

My friend just gave me a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church after I told her I wanted to convert. I will check up on that.