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.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

"Sarah's Law"

Proposed initiative would require family member chosen by girl affected be notified before minor could undergo abortion

Backers of "Sarah's Law," a proposed family notification initiative designed to protect young girls from dangerous and sometimes fatal complications of abortion, say they have already collected more than 200,000 signatures toward the nearly 700,000 needed to qualify the measure for the June 2008 California ballot.

The initiative takes its name from "Sarah," a 15-year-old girl who died slowly from an overwhelming infection following an abortion she kept secret from her family. Had a family member known about the abortion, it is likely the infection would have been detected early and her life saved.

Read this story here: California Catholic Daily