A True Democracy Respects God-Given Rights

Catholic Exchange author Angie Allen argues that a true democracy must respect rights granted by God, specifically the freedom to act according to conscience and religious conviction. Allen states that laws contradicting natural law do not provide true freedom but instead require submission to government will under the labels of personal autonomy and liberty.

Allen identifies abortion and euthanasia as examples of laws that violate natural law. The author contends that describing abortion as a fundamental right or a choice is a manipulation of language that obscures the destruction of human life. Allen asserts that the unborn child possesses the same fundamental rights as a person outside the womb and that the preborn are the ones whose rights are being taken away.