Dear Friends for Life, Canadian poll shows that most say abortion is morally wrong. Out of Carleton University School of Journalism, this poll found that: 89% of respondents agreed that "nothing is more important than family"; 67% agreed that marriage by definition is between a man and a woman; 60% agreed that "abortion is morally wrong." Abortion drug is approved in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new "Ella" drug. This is said to prevent pregnancy up until five days after intercourse. This, of course, is nonsense. If ovulation has occurred, sperm swim through the female genital tract in as little as 30 minutes and she then can be fertilized within that half hour. The problem here is that almost fifty years ago pro-abortion people redefined the word conception so it would no longer mean the time of union of sperm and egg, but rather the time of implantation within the uterus. By that definition, even though this new drug prevents a five-day-old living human embryo from planting and therefore kills him or her, this drug is now falsely called a contraceptive. The reason the backers of Ella can promote it as "more effective" is because Ella, like its close chemical cousin RU 486 - blocks progesterone receptors in the uterine lining. This destroys the capacity of the mother's reproductive organs to produce the progesterone necessary to support the embryo through the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. Tell others about the new abortion drug "Ella". Pray for those who are involved in abortions which are exterminating our unborn children - God's unique creations. God Bless,Jerry Novotny, OMI (Quote) "No one has ever become poor by giving." - Anne Frank **************************************** Lifeissues.net NEWSLETTER #495 October 10, 2010 ****************************************
(TABLE OF CONTENTS): 1. The Truth Behind Abortion Pills 2. Two More Women's Deaths Linked To RU-486 3. Russia sees rise in pro-life views 4. Families Teach Meaning Of Life, Says Pontiff 5. Doctors React to Winner of Nobel in Medicine 6. Columnist Speaks From The Heart On Down Syndrome 7. Organ Transplants Can Kill People 8. Bioethics Watch: The Most Amazing Recovery 9. Even in petri dish, life merits protection 10. "A Life Like Yours" 11. Fewer Children, Later Marriage, More Divorce In Canadian Families: Study 12. Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Identifies Six Myths About Breast Cancer ******************************************************* (Help defend the truth): I thought you would be interested in this online protest to Boston College Law School - a Catholic institution - urging them to remove Planned Parenthood from their web site where it is listed as a "pro bono organization." It only takes about 30-seconds to fill out and God will bless you for defending the unborn. Thank you. Please visit this link: http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/get-involved/protests/boston-college-abortion-links.html ******************************************************* ITEM #1. The Truth Behind Abortion Pills The abortion industry is in celebratory mode these days. They are rapidly achieving a long hoped-for goal of making chemical abortions more acceptable and easily accessible. The problem is they are resorting to profound and dangerous deception to get what they want. View full article at Townhall.com:
http://townhall.com/columnists/VirginiaFoxx/2010/09/15/the_truth_behind_abortion_pills/page/1 ----------------------------------------- ITEM #2. Two More Women's Deaths Linked To RU-486 Two more deaths have been linked to use of the abortion drug RU-486, according to doctors at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pro-life leaders are warning that countless more women could stand threatened now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the drug ella, which is similar to RU-486, as an "emergency contraceptive." View full article at LifeSiteNews.com:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/oct/10100411.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #3. Russia sees rise in pro-life views Joseph Meaney thinks the change in public opinion, reflected in the Levada poll, can be attributed to the church in Russia and to plain, cold facts. "The fact is that Russia is dying out. The population has actually shrunk by over 12 million people just since 1992," he explains. "So literally, Russia is a dying country, and abortion is one of the main reasons for it." View full article at OneNewsNow:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1174122 ----------------------------------------- ITEM #4. Families Teach Meaning Of Life, Says Pontiff The family is fundamental because it is the first place where people learn the meaning of life, Benedict XVI is affirming. View full article at Zenit.org:
http://www.zenit.org/article-30539?l=english ----------------------------------------- ITEM #5. Doctors React to Winner of Nobel in Medicine In vitro fertilization has brought happiness to many couples, but at an "enormous cost," says the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations in response to the inventor of IVF being chosen for the Nobel prize in medicine. Robert Edwards, a Cambridge reproductive biologist, was announced as the winner on Monday. "Although IVF has brought happiness to the many couples who have conceived through this process, it has done so at an enormous cost," a statement from the federation (FIAMC) affirmed. "That cost is the undermining of the dignity of the human person. Many millions of embryos have been created and discarded during the IVF process. View full article at Zenit:
http://www.zenit.org/article-30557?l=english Read more at Lifeissues.net:
In Vitro Fertilization - Why Not Tell the Truth? -by Judie Brown
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/brown/brown_44ivfandtruth.html "Gnostic Soup": Pagan fertility gods, IVF, Hollywood, cloning/genetic engineering, bioethics, transhumanism, libertarians, drugs, eugenics, etc. -by Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D.
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/irv/irv_108gnosticsoup.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #6. Columnist Speaks From The Heart On Down Syndrome When Irish columnist and TV presenter Brendan O'Connor's daughter Mary was born with Down Syndrome he and his wife Sarah were heartbroken, but every day she mends their hearts a little bit more. Writing in the Sunday Independent, O'Connor gave a searingly honest and heartfelt account of their experience in coming to terms with their daughter's condition. View full article at Family and Life:
http://www.familyandlife.org/Abortion-and-Embryo/1907/8/22.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #7. Organ Transplants Can Kill People Debating the wisdom of organ transplantation has finally become a matter of public discussion. The fact that it has taken forty years to get to this point is disturbing. The delay is, if nothing else, a testimony to the slithery nature of views propounded by organ donation proponents. But we are finally having honest discussion in the public square. Article is located at LifeIssues.net:
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/brown/brown_68transplants.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #8. Bioethics Watch: The Most Amazing Recovery Scientists have invented an efficient way to produce apparently safe alternatives to human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a long-sought step toward bypassing the moral morass surrounding one of the most promising fields in medicine. Article can be found at LifeIssues.net:
http://www.lifeissues.net/writers/val/val_24recovery.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #9. Even in petri dish, life merits protection I started out as an embryo. So did you and everyone else who shares this planet with us. And there is great significance to this irrefutable fact beyond the shared experience. Time magazine's cover story this week about the influence of life in the womb states the case: "We are the way we are because it's in our genes: the DNA we inherited at conception." Yes, upbringing and environment have a huge impact on our lives, but one thing never changes until our last natural breath: our DNA. Each human embryo is unique -- it does not have the same DNA of the mother or father. That cell not only becomes us, it is us. View entire article at Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101003/OPINION01/10030443/1322/Even-in-petri-dish-life-merits-protection&template=fullarticle ----------------------------------------- ITEM #10. "A Life Like Yours" Perhaps families are informed that the child will have Down Syndrome, or perhaps a birth defect that will lead either to early death, or to a lifetime of challenges. The pressure on such families to abort is often enormous. They are told, "It is the right thing to do" and, "You should not make the child suffer." Some are even made to feel they are doing something "unethical" by bringing forth such children. There are also time pressures placed on such parents. Doctors often want the decision to terminate, made quickly, within a matter of days. View entire text at Archdiocese of Washington:
http://blog.adw.org/2010/10/a-life-like-yours-on-the-dignity-of-the-disabled-and-the-call-to-save-them-from-abortion/ ----------------------------------------- ITEM #11. Fewer Children, Later Marriage, More Divorce In Canadian Families: Study "Today's families are smaller. Adults wait longer to marry if they do so at all. Common law unions are no longer just a preliminary or trial stage before marriage but, for many, an alternative to marriage," the study reveals. The study found that 'Married with children' families now represent only 39% of all families, versus 55% in 1981, with cohabiting couples with children, and married couples with no children, now also representing about 38% of families. View entire text at LifeSiteNews.com:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/oct/10100510.html ----------------------------------------- ITEM #12. Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Identifies Six Myths About Breast Cancer The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer has published an open letter to editors at Prevention asking them to make corrections in its story, "Twelve myths to ignore about breast cancer," for the sake of protecting women's lives. The Coalition is also publishing a real list of breast cancer myths spread by the cancer charity industry. They are: View full article at Christian Newswire:
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/9668815132.html ******************************************************** YOU CAN CHANGE SOCIETY: 1. BE INFORMED: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:6. Visit Lifeissues.net Website for insights into current Life Issues www.lifeissues.net. All prior email Newsletters Archives are located online at http://lifeissues.net/newsletters/mojo.cgi?flavor=archive&list=lifenews&start=0 3. PRAY DAILY: for the courage to be God's presence in society and to strongly support those who are deemed "unworthy of life". "If My people who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 4. BECOME INVOLVED: Several years ago Fr. Jerry created a project entitled, "Journey for Life into the Heart of Asia". The project appeals for donations to help finance plane travel for lectures and seminars to developing countries in Asia. Strong focus is centered on reaching Asian Catholic Major Seminaries, Universities, Parishes, Hospitals and Family/Pro Life related groups. The lectures place emphasis on "The Asian Family at Crossroads: Life Issues, Trends and Challenges". For information about no-cost Pro Life Talks to your group in Asia: contact Fr. Jerry at jerry@shirt.ocn.ne.jp. To become a supportive Missionary participant for this Asian project, kindly send your donations to: ** Fr. Jerry Novotny, OMI ** LifeIssues.net, Editor ** Akebono-cho 1-15-9 ** Kochi City, Japan, 780-8072 (or transfer donation directly to ProLife bank account: Jerome Novotny, Shikoku Bank, Asakura Branch, No. 102-1-0080824) ------------------------------ Get a weekly dose of clear thinking: subscribe to our free Lifeissues newsletter! Sign up at www.LifeIssues.net. Pass this free service to your friends and various groups. ------------------------------ Contact EDITOR: Jerry Novotny, OMI Akebono-cho 1-15-9 Kochi City, Japan, 780-8072 [tel/fax: 088-843-0406] [email: jerry@lifeissues.net (or) jerry@shirt.ocn.ne.jp] ------------------------------ Websites by Editor: English LifeIssues Site: http://www.lifeissues.net, Japanese LifeIssues Site: http://www.japan-lifeissues.net, OMI Site: http://www.omijapankorea.net/index.html ------------------------------
