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wealthofnations2022-11-25 02:15 pm
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fic: render unto caesar.
Quote in relation to the Abortion Reform of 2012
“The discussion of free abortion is still provoking many, myself included. I was only a young man when abortion was made legal in Luxembourg in 1978, living through my twenties while the unrest and rage kept sparking, among women, among doctors, among politicians. To this day, I have my own private opinions on the matter – but that is the crux of the matter. They are private opinions that must not colour my politics. As a politician, I am no Catholic. As a Catholic, I am no politician. Secularism, ironically, relies on Jesus’ teaching, that we render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s. My private, Christian beliefs on abortion shall not keep me from carrying out secular justice as an elected representative. I have been elected by many citizens in this country, some of which are pro- and some of which are against abortion, but we can’t deny rights to one half of our voter base in favour of the other’s. My advice to those who vote for CDP who are against free abortion is this, simply: don’t get one. In the end, what we do with our bodies is a private matter that the rest of us need not get involved in. That is my final say and where my vote will go.”
“The discussion of free abortion is still provoking many, myself included. I was only a young man when abortion was made legal in Luxembourg in 1978, living through my twenties while the unrest and rage kept sparking, among women, among doctors, among politicians. To this day, I have my own private opinions on the matter – but that is the crux of the matter. They are private opinions that must not colour my politics. As a politician, I am no Catholic. As a Catholic, I am no politician. Secularism, ironically, relies on Jesus’ teaching, that we render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s. My private, Christian beliefs on abortion shall not keep me from carrying out secular justice as an elected representative. I have been elected by many citizens in this country, some of which are pro- and some of which are against abortion, but we can’t deny rights to one half of our voter base in favour of the other’s. My advice to those who vote for CDP who are against free abortion is this, simply: don’t get one. In the end, what we do with our bodies is a private matter that the rest of us need not get involved in. That is my final say and where my vote will go.”