"It involves the conviction that a human being is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at every stage of development." The defense of unborn life "is closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right," the pope wrote. "Nowadays, efforts are made to deny them their human dignity and to do with them whatever one pleases, taking their lives and passing laws preventing anyone from standing in the way of this," the pope wrote in The Joy of the Gospel, his 2013 apostolic exhortation, which set out the vision and priorities for this pontificate. Throughout his pontificate, the editorial said, Pope Francis has advocated for the protection of all human life, including the life of unborn children, "the most defenseless and innocent among us." The court ruling, Tornielli wrote, "could provide an opportunity to reflect on life, the protection of the defenseless and the discarded, women's rights and the protection of motherhood." The Vatican published the editorial June 25, the day after the Supreme Court ruled that there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States, giving individual states the power to legislate abortion. Those efforts should include finding ways to protect maternal health and lower the maternal death rate, assist poor women, provide or expand paid family leave and control access to guns in the country, said the piece written by Andrea Tornielli, editorial director at the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication. Wade would lead to cooperative efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women's rights and motherhood, said an editorial in Vatican News and L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v.
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