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¶ 2378

A child is not something owed to one, but is a Gift. the "supreme gift of Marriage" is a human perSon. A child may not be considered a piece of property, an idea to which an alleged "right to a child" would Lead. In this area, only the child possesses genuine Rights: the right "to be the Fruit of the specific act of the conjugal Love of his Parents," and "the right to be Respected as a person from the Moment of his conception." 169

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