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, July 17, 2009

DC Appropriations Bill Shows 'Pure Political Cowardice' Says Fr. Pavone

STATEN ISLAND, NY, July 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented today on the House leadership's refusal to allow a separate vote on taxpayer funding for abortions in the District of Columbia.

"The House leadership knows that the public does not want to pay for abortions so they refuse to allow a separate vote on the question," said Fr. Pavone. "Their pure political cowardice, however, will not shield supporters of the DC appropriations bill from pro-life scrutiny."

Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro- life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.