Thread by @Catholic4Choice

THREAD: Historically, Catholic disapproval of #abortion was not rooted in concern for the fetus. It was based on the assumption that only someone who engaged in forbidden sexual activity would need to have an abortion. (1/5)

Catholic arguments against abortion did not usually focus on the morality of abortion itself because scientifically, theologically, and morally, the fetus was not considered a person. (2/5)

Many church officials and anti-choice Catholics now use what's called the ontological argument against abortion by claiming that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception. (3/5)

For most of church history, the ontological argument was much less popular than the idea that women's sexuality was inherently sinful. (4/5)

The hierarchy's newfound obsession with so-called "fetal personhood" is a blatant attempt to cover up the fact that anti-abortion ideas are rooted in misogyny. (5/5)

#DisinfoDebunk #TheMoreYouKnow #BansOffOurBodies