DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

FROM OPERATION RESCUE:

Pro-Life Ads To Counter Recent Liberalization Of Abortion In Mexico

July 19th, 2007 Tijuana, Mexico - Christian missionaries Tyler and Connie Youngkin have announced an opportunity to place 20 minutes of pro-life programming on a popular Tijuana television station around one of Mexico's most-watched soap operas to counter the recent liberalization of abortion in that country. A predominately Catholic country, Mexico recently moved to allow abortions through the first three months. The Youngkin's ads will attempt to dissuade young women from seeking abortions with graphic footage of aborted babies and interviews with Sarah Smith, a woman who, as a baby in the womb, survived an abortion attempt. Connie Youngkin is a former nurse and a well-known pro-life activist from the San Diego, California, area who worked with Operation Rescue during the 1990's before leaving for the mission field. She and her husband, Tyler, now run an orphanage and outreach to prostitutes in Tijuana's "red-light" district. "Now is the time to educate the people of Mexico about the reality of abortion and help them understand what a mistake they have made. I am confident that the pro-life television spots will do just that, and save innocent lives," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "I worked with Connie for years and know first hand of her strong faith, amazing ministry, and selfless dedication to the pre-born, orphaned children, and women," said Newman. "We know that any project that the Youngkins are involved with will be a tremendous success." The Youngkins are currently raising money to purchase the television air-time for the pro-life ad campaign. Anyone interested in contributing to this project is encouraged to e-mail the Youngkins at tycon_mx@yahoo.com.
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About Operation Rescue Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America. Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates. Click here to make a donation.

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LIFE IS SACRED

An example of the traditional magisterial teaching which indicates that it is never morally licit to intentionally kill a child through abortion in order to “save the life of its mother” comes from the teaching of Pope Pius XII:

“Every human being, even the infant in the mother's womb, has the right to life immediately from God, not from the parent or any human society or authority. Therefore, there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic or moral ‘indication’ that can show or give valid juridical title for direct deliberate disposition concerning an innocent human life-which is to say, a disposition that aims at its destruction either as an end in itself or as the means of attaining another end that is perhaps in no way illicit itself. Thus, for example, to save the life of the mother is a most noble end, but the direct killing of the child as a means to this end is not licit.”