Abortion and the Sanctity of Life

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb; thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb; thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb; thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb; thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; sanctified thee.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

Striking a pregnant woman and causing harm — disputed key passage on prenatal life.

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

Striking a pregnant woman and causing harm — disputed key passage on prenatal life.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Striking a pregnant woman and causing harm — disputed key passage on prenatal life.

Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Striking a pregnant woman and causing harm — disputed key passage on prenatal life.

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

The babe leaped in Elisabeth's womb at Mary's greeting.

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

The babe leaped in Elisabeth's womb at Mary's greeting.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

The babe leaped in Elisabeth's womb at Mary's greeting.

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

The babe leaped in Elisabeth's womb at Mary's greeting.

The LORD hath called me from the womb; formed me from the womb to be his servant.

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Hands that shed innocent blood — among things the LORD hates.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Hands that shed innocent blood — among things the LORD hates.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

God created man in his own image — basis of human dignity.

Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not kill.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

Thou art he that took me out of the womb; my God from my mother's belly.

I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

Thou art he that took me out of the womb; my God from my mother's belly.