THE WHOLE LIFE ETHIC
What Does It Mean to be Whole Life?
The Whole Life ethic acknowledges that issues that appear to be separate such as human sex trafficking, political violence, famine, abortion, female genital mutilation, euthanasia, pornography, embryo destruction and many others are actually related threats to the dignity of the human person.
The Whole Life ethic recognizes that a threat anywhere to human dignity constitutes a threat to human dignity everywhere.
The Whole Life ethic is dedicated to promoting and defending human dignity in all its stages. In the United States the biggest threat is abortion, other places it may be female genital mutilation, famine, forced sterilization, or lack of civil rights.
To be Whole Life is to see every person as an end in themselves, not as a means to an end - we rejoice in the person for the sake of the person, not for what we think a person may do for us.