Jer 1, 5 I knew you, before you were born

Jeremiah

(Jer 1, 5) I knew you, before you were born

[5] Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.

(CCC 2270) Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life (Cf. CDF, Donum vitae I, 1). Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you (Jer 1:5; cf. Job 10:8-12; Ps 22:10-11). My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth (Ps 139:15).