| COMMENTARY |  | Sister Prejean's Spin Insults the Preborn The moral decline and disregard for life in America is evident in far too many places. From a senseless shooting spree to government-funded abortions, the blood that is shed throughout this country can only be described as heinous. Today's commentary examines the Church's teaching on both capital punishment and abortion and explains why abortion-especially abortion funded by the government-can be seen as one of the greatest travesties our nation has faced.[ 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 | | ACLU: US bishops not allowed to protest contraception coverage mandate
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has criticized the US bishops for opposing free birth control under the new health care law, saying that the Catholic leaders "cannot interfere" into the matter "by turning their religious beliefs into federal law." The ACLU made the remarks in a January 12 hearing before an Institute of Medicine committee, which has been charged with determining what should be covered as preventive care under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The group called birth control coverage "good medicine" and "a critical component of basic health care for women."
| 'The tiniest babies': survival of babies born weighing less than 400g on the increase
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A project by Dr. Edward Bell of the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, to create a registry of surviving infants with birth weights of less than 400 grams has found that, while still rare, the chances of survival of these tiny children is rising. The "Tiniest Babies Registry" has compiled data on 110 babies born between 1936 and 2010 weighing between 260 and 397 grams at birth and having gestational ages from 21 to 34 weeks.
| 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 5, 10 or 25 sign piles below to start the sponsorship process:
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