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.

Monday, February 22, 2010

OBAMA OKAYS ABORTION FUNDING

Responding to President Obama's health care proposal is Catholic League president Bill Donohue:

Every time President Obama's spokesmen are asked about the Senate health care bill that authorizes federal funds for abortion, they reply that none of the bills put forth are the president's own. Moreover, the president has said that he would never sign a health care bill that funds abortion.

This issue is now settled, once and for all. President Obama's own proposal, which modifies some aspects of the Senate bill, has just been released. According to Newsweek, "The President makes no changes to the controversial abortion language included in the Senate bill."

While it is true that the pro-abortion camp will not be happy with the president for not striking some restrictions it deplores, the fact remains that President Obama could have adopted the pro-life friendly language of the House bill. The fact that he didn't is what matters most.