Hi Gerry! Great citation!

It is generally understood that infants in the womb are already conscience and some freedom.
Mary and Elizabeth and John joyful in the womb is a good example.

Infants in the womb do not have access to baptism. It would seem being unable in the extreme to receive baptism, complicates the situation. I'm not trying to reignite the Pelagian heresy.

Referenced: The Hope of Salvation For Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized.

Thomas's solution (nor Augustine's solution) does not appear to be the final answer.

Thank you for reading.

All the best!

God bless the glorious martyrs of Japan, & may their vindication come soon, along with that of all the innocents slaughtered there.

According to Wikipedia, the Miyuki Ishikawa case (a serial killer midwife) was the principal reason why Japan eased restrictions on abortion. I can't find data to support the claim that the U.S. Military instituted abortion to prevent Japan from having enough people to go to war again.The Eugenic Protection Law of 1948 made Japan the 1st nation to legalize abortion, and it also allowed the government to sterilize "defective" people against their will. Some 16,000 were sterilized.

Thank you for writing. Mostly agree and thank you for your insights. One item, I don't think aborted babies go to hell but we trust them to the mercy of God.