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.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Food stamps vs. abortion

Catholic and Planned Parenthood "lobby days" fall on same date this year, but don't expect a showdown

Likely by p ure coincidence, the California Catholic Conference and Planned Parenthood have scheduled their annual legislative lobbying events in Sacramento on the same day this year -- April 22.

But don't expect much in the way of fireworks as the public policy arm of California's bishops and the state's nine Planned Parenthood affiliates bring hundreds of followers to the capital to press legislators on their respective agendas. The Catholic Conference's agenda makes no mention whatsoever of unfettered, tax-funded abortions in California. Abortion didn't make it onto the Conference's list of legislative priorities.

Read this article here: California Catholic Daily