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, December 31, 2012

ALL Pro-Life Today: The journey of infertility: Walking with the Church to find solutions, wisdom, and peace

Monday, December 31, 2012

The journey of infertility: Walking with the Church
to find solutions, wisdom, and peace

By Jeannie Hannemann, MA
Celebrate Life

It's personal. It's painful. And for the millions of people affected by infertility, it can also be very isolating. For those who have never experienced the sorrow and complexity of this condition, it's impossible to truly comprehend the degree of suffering it causes. I had considered myself empathetic to those who couldn't conceive, but I didn't fully understand what they were going through until it happened to my husband and me.

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HEADLINES

Despite Sotomayor ruling, Hobby Lobby won't comply with abortifacient mandate

National Catholic Register

The Christian-owned business Hobby Lobby has indicated it will not comply with the federal abortifacient mandate, despite the threat of massive fines of up to $1.3 million per day after Jan. 1 for non-compliance. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected a request that the federal government temporarily halt enforcement of the federal abortifacient mandate against the Christian-owned business Hobby Lobby, The Associated Press reported Dec. 27.

County officials block Planned Parenthood grant request

Traverse City Record-Eagle

Grand Traverse County Commissioners killed Planned Parenthood's application for a tribal-generated $12,000 grant to pay for abstinence-based sex education in area schools. Commissioner Jason Gillman rallied other commissioners against the grant application. Gillman said he couldn't support providing any type of aid to Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan, regardless of the program. "The organization is designed to kill babies," Gillman said. "The nicer side of it is only there to mask its evil intent. That is to kill babies."

Planned Parenthood lawsuit dismissed

Omaha World Herald

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former clinic director for a Des Moines-based Planned Parenthood affiliate. Sue Thayer claimed in a 2011 lawsuit that Planned Parenthood of the Heartland bills Medicaid for blood tests and other procedures related to elective abortions that are not covered by the government-provided health care plan. Judge James Jarvey said in his order filed Friday that Thayer failed to provide the necessary specifics to prove a fraudulent scheme.