| Tuesday, January 18, 2011 | | | COMMENTARY | | Some Catholics Persist in Mucking Up TruthTwo very important documents, both written by popes, help Catholics shape their lives and understand Church teaching. But confusion abounds when those words are twisted or when others misinterpret them. Today's commentary explains the importance of a true understanding of the popes' words and moves us closer to that understanding.[ Read the full commentary here. ] If you know of someone who could benefit from receiving Pro-Life Today, we ask that you please forward this message and ask them to subscribe. American Life League works hard on a daily basis to provide relevant news, which is made possible by your donations. | HEADLINES | | Abortion has caused 300K breast cancer deaths since Roe Life News A leading breast cancer researcher says abortion has caused at least 300,000 cases of breast cancer causing a woman's death since the Supreme Court allowed virtually unlimited abortion in its 1973 case. With tens of millions of abortions since the high court's decision and research confirming abortion increases the risk of contracting breast cancer, undoubtedly a large number of breast cancer cases, caused by abortion, have occurred over the last 38 years. | Victory for pro-life protestors strip-searched by troopers Life Site News Maryland police and state troopers have lost their appeal to get immunity from a lawsuit filed against them by pro-life protesters they arrested and strip-searched in Bel Air, Maryland, according to a federal appeals court. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Maryland in its jurisdiction, rejected an appeal by Bel Air police officers and Maryland state troopers who claimed they were acting in good faith when they arrested pro-life demonstrators with the Defend Life "Face the Truth Tour." | Hope for infertility: 'Infertile' couple gives birth thanks to cutting edge natural treatment Life Site News Infertility has approached epidemic levels in Western countries. In 2002, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that 7.3 million women suffered from infertility in the country, about 12% of the reproductive-age population. Many of these millions are sped along to IVF doctors; robbed of the joys of natural procreation, they are often slated to endure years of heartache as they strive unsuccessfully for a child. Pierre and Heidi Desrochers of Ottawa were one of those couples. | SPONSOR OUR SIGNS AT THE PRO-LIFE MARCH IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | | The annual pro-life march in Washington, D.C. is coming up this month, and as in years past, hundreds of thousands of staunch pro-lifers will be showing their support for those who do not have a voice: the preborn. In previous years, ALL has distributed thousands of signs to the never-ending sea of pro-life supporters marching through our nation's capital. Unfortunately, we run out of signs long before everyone who wants one can get one.You can help us change that! With your donation, we can print and distribute more signs than ever before. Imagine the impact our show of pro-life unity will have this January! Click on the five-, 10- or 25-sign piles below to start the sponsorship process: | | | | |