"Unbridled passions. Fiery protests. Sharp rhetoric. These realities characterize our nation as it waits with bated breath for the formal decision of the Supreme Court on the debate regarding abortion. The debate over abortion, however, and its constitutionality leads us to consider a more fundamental question: what is the purpose of law? To answer this question, we can look to the definitions of the eternal and natural law as means of perfection for the human person.
"The perfection of the human person consists in the attainment of happiness that comes in knowing the truth and choosing the good. Consequently, every human being seeks this end of happiness when choosing to act. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Brother Cornelius Avaritt, O.P., reflected on the importance of remembering that the purpose of "every just law, the most fundamental of which is the eternal law, is to guide man to perfection."
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Dominicana: The Perfective End of Law (24 MAY 22)
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