Editing Consistent life ethic (section)

===Eileen Egan===
In 1971, the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] pacifist [[Eileen Egan]] coined the phrase "seamless garment" to describe a holistic reverence for life.<ref name="Dear 2005" /><ref name=Leach>{{cite news |url=https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/soul-seeing/cardinal-bernardin's-gift-fits-all-sizes |last=Leach |first=Michael |title=Cardinal Bernardin's gift fits all sizes |work=National Catholic Reporter |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> The phrase is a [[Bible]] reference from John 19:23 to the [[seamless robe of Jesus]], which his executioners left whole rather than dividing it at his execution. The seamless garment philosophy holds that issues such as abortion, capital punishment, militarism, euthanasia, social injustice, and economic injustice all demand a consistent application of moral principles valuing the sanctity of human life. "The protection of life", said Egan, "is a seamless garment. You can't protect some life and not others."  Her words were meant to challenge members of society who divided their commitment to protecting and cherishing human life, choosing anti-war stances but not anti-abortion work, or  those members of the [[anti-abortion]] movement who were in favor of capital punishment.