Highlights from Fall 2022 issue of Human Life Review (www.humanlifereview.com):<\/p>\n
That is what the pro-life movement is about. We are not simply anti-abortion as we are so often painted to be. We are pro-life, pro the mystery of life, pro the wonder of life, pro the joy of life. And we are impelled to share this message with everyone. We need to bring the Gospel of Life<\/em> The encyclical Gospel of Life recognizes the full range<\/em> How do you feed the hungry? You shop for your mother and stock her cupboard with nutritious food, take her out to lunch, or cook for her. You visit her in the nursing home, sit with her and her friends in the dining room, assisting those who need help by cutting their meat<\/strong> or spoon-feeding the weak.<\/p>\n How do you help the thirsty? You take your father out for a cup of coffee at his favorite coffee shop or split a beer with him while you watch Sunday football together. You give him ice chips to relieve the awful dryness, and swab his mouth<\/strong> when he cannot swallow.<\/p>\n You welcome a stranger by visiting with your beloved aunt who has forgotten who she is and who you are, reintroducing yourself every time. You clothe the naked when you do your uncle\u2019s laundry<\/strong>. You care for the sick every time you accompany your mom to visit the doctor, bathe her feverish head, hold her in your arms to comfort her, change her diaper, and in a hundred other You may not be able to add days to the life of a loved one, but you can add life to their days. [The Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization (halovoice.org)]<\/p>\n After consulting with a doctor who is not pro-life, a woman can be prescribed chemical abortion, that is, abortion by two pills, which now accounts for more than 50% of all abortions in the USA. New York is now an official “sanctuary state” for abortion, offering abortion pills free to anyone. New Jersey Governor Murphy is also pushing this, as are several other states. Walgreens, CVS & Rite Aide will provide them over the counter.<\/p>\n Such pills put a woman at serious risk as they force her body to go into labor and expel the baby. The abortion is done in her home, in her bathroom, and sadly she will witness all that happens there. These pills can only be taken within the first 10 weeks after conception but no ultrasound is required before they are given. Because women no longer have to take the first dose of the abortion pills in the presence of a physician, it is impossible to know no whether they actually take the\u00a0drugs or not \u2013 or whether abortions are forced on them without their consent.<\/p>\n Imagine the fallout for women as they deliver their dead baby alone without any follow up. What about women who are past the 10-week period? Who will be there if they see the remains and how will they process that? What if there are complications? The Life Legal Defense Foundation is currently involved in two malpractice lawsuits involving young women who were seriously injured by abortion drugs. When taken in the second trimester, abortion pills can cause uterine rupture, excessive bleeding, and other life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n Two studies have found that chemical abortions have four times the complication rate<\/strong> as surgical abortions. One study used comprehensive data from the California Medicaid program from 2009 to 2010. Another analyzed 42,000 Finnish women who obtained abortions between The 2023 label removes the requirements<\/strong> for pill dispensers to advise patients that, should they require emergency care after taking the drug, they ought to let the emergency department healthcare providers know that they are undergoing a medication abortion.<\/p>\n With the government\u2019s elimination of common-sense restrictions on dispensing abortion drugs, data on abortion rates and complications are unreliable at best. According to the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher Institute, only 28 states require abortionists to report post-abortion<\/strong> Motherhood must be treated as a great end and a great task<\/em> \u201cToday, we are under an assault on our sense of virtue, enduring an affront to the innate holiness that we are all called to, an attack on the family structure, and the sacredness of the gift of life. Today, young Americans are delaying marriage while they wait for career success. Nearly 60% of them live together without the commitment of marriage. Yet cohabitating couples have only 25% of the net worth that married couples have in the same age group. (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2019, for the ages 25-34.) It seems that the emotional commitment in the marriage vow is a driver of success. Marriage actually means “for richer for richer”; it is the unmarried couples who get the “for poorer” part. Plus, many other riches, in addition to money, come with marriage.<\/p>\n Those in successful marriages know that their bond with another person is far more important than any career goal. All of society suffers from instability when marriage rates drop. Maybe the hard reality of cold cash can reverse this troubling culture that undervalues the Plenty of bad stuff comes from our computer, smart phone or tablet. Any addiction to gambling, videogames or porn drives our brains to want more and with more intensity, causing us to ignore more important aspects of our lives such as work, family, school. Parents of students should be alert and make use of programs such as This free monthly newsletter is used by dozens of churches as a bulletin insert, and since 2013 has had over 30,000 readers. To receive each month\u2019s issue in your inbox, email Frank Tinari, Ph.D. at tinarifr@shu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Issues We Face Highlights from Fall 2022 issue of Human Life Review (www.humanlifereview.com): Vicki Thorn was the founder of Project Rachel in 1984 in her Milwaukee archdiocese to console and heal women mourning their aborted children, a process that could take years for some. Today, Project Rachel is a nationwide ministry of the Catholic Church.…<\/p>\n
\nto the heart of every man and women and to make it penetrate every part of society.<\/em>
\nJohn Cardinal O\u2019Connor (1920-2000)<\/p>\n
\nCaregiving is Pro-Life<\/h4>\n
\nof threats against human life… war, poverty, life….<\/em>
\n\u201cFor I was hungry and you gave me food, I was<\/em>
\nthirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you<\/em>
\nwelcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and<\/em>
\nyou cared for me, in prison and you visited me.\u201d<\/em>
\nMatthew 25:34-36<\/em><\/p>\n
\ngentle ways. You visit the imprisoned when he is a shut-in, unable to go where he wants to go.\u00a0You keep him company<\/strong> and play Rummy or Checkers to pass the long hours.<\/p>\nTake a Pill, Kill a Baby<\/h4>\n
\n2000 and 2006. Loosening the regulations on chemical abortions will only increase those risks. [Michael New, LifeNews.com, 1\/13\/23]<\/p>\n
\ncomplications<\/strong>. This is exactly what Planned Parenthood and other abortionists want: zero factual reporting, zero accountability. It is clear what the federal administration leadership really wants. Thankfully, a lawsuit has been filed against the FDA. One of the plaintiffs is the American Assoc. of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists<\/p>\n
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\nin itself. For with it is connected the mother’s work in giving<\/em>
\nbirth, in feeding, and in rearing. No one can take her place.<\/em>
\nNothing can take the place of the heart of a mother always<\/em>
\npresent. True respect for work brings with it a proper esteem<\/em>
\nfor motherhood. It cannot be otherwise. The moral health of<\/em>
\nthe whole of society depends on it.<\/em>
\nPope St. John Paul II<\/p>\n
\nActor Who Plays Jesus in\u00a0The Chosen<\/em><\/h4>\n
\nAs followers of Jesus, we are charged to be the standard bearers who defend & preserve
\nthe dignity of every human, but especially the most vulnerable which begins with the initial
\nstages of life, and continues over life\u2019s stages. You are here today for the noblest and worthiest of causes: to allow the unborn to enter into the world.\u201d [March for Life 2023: speech of Jonathan
\nRoumie, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IYY2-wf-cl0<\/a>]<\/p>\nMonetary Value of Marriage<\/h4>\n
\nbeauty of marriage. [Anne Schlafly Cori, EagleForum.org, 11\/13\/22]<\/p>\nFor High School Students<\/h4>\n
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\narch-for-life-signs\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPornography Addiction<\/h4>\n
\nCovenant Eyes (forwards screen shots to a designated accountability partner) or Accountable2You.<\/p>\n
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