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Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides,) - "Abortion is always and without exception direct murder of a human person" the Buenos Aires Catholic Doctors Consortium CDC said in a statement issued to counter attempts by the public health authorities to allow abortion in all cases of violence. The statement continues: "natural right teaches unequivocally that the right to life is the first of all human rights and no one can dispose of it". Therefore neither politicians, nor legislators nor authorities can expect doctors, who by vocation, profession and tradition swear to protect life and health, to practise abortion killing the smallest and most helpless of all human beings”. The CDC said "to allow abortion or extend the period as some want to do now, will only aggravate the problem and allow the murder of babies because they are the weakest and most defenceless." The statement also recalls every doctor's right to objection of conscience. The CDC concludes "urging politicians, legislators and authorities to protect life and health of all citizens, whther elderly, adult, young people, children, new born babies or an unborn child ". (RG) (Agenzia Fides 5/7/2007; righe 14, parole 221)
