Archbishop Chaput: Abortion the Pivotal Issue

This from Zenit (6/16/04):

“[Denver] Archbishop Chaput wrote. ‘[A]bortion is the central social issue of this moment in our national history -- not the only issue, but the foundational issue; the pivotal issue. For Catholics to ignore it or downplay it or 'contextualize' it would be an act of cowardice.’”

Do you agree with Archbishop Chaput?

And, here I am NOT talking about electoral politics or this election cycle but more broadly about building a culture of life consistent with Revelation and natural law.

My own conclusion is yes, it is the foundational issue at this moment in our national history, just as slavery was a century and a half ago. If we fail to protect the weakest and most defenseless members of the human family, isn’t our house built on sand?