HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of force, fraud, or coercion.

2258 "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being."56

Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

John 15:17 - These things I command you, that ye love one another.

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• There are approximately 20 to 30 million slaves in the world today.
• Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking). It reportedly generates a profit of $32 billion every year. Of that number, $15.5 billion is made in industrialized countries.
• The Human Trafficking Hotline has received more than 26,727 calls this year