The abortion industry has begun to rebrand themselves, going from language of "pro-choice" to claims that abortion is good. Just last week, a pro-abortion author released a book aimed to sway public opinion about abortion, with the accompanying support from the media, including a Time Magazine article called "6 Myths about Abortion." Our own Stephen Phelan and Krista Schmid Thomas refute the first of these "myths" with the article below, "Murder is Good?"
Our
mission continues: HLI's missionaries are working hard to defend life
and family as you'll read in our informative pieces on Malawi Under Siege, the successful March for Life in Zurich in support of Down syndrome babies, and how pro-abortion organizations are threatening to amend India's 1971 Pregnancy Law, a serious threat to the sanctity of life and family.
There's
still much work to do to build a Culture of Life. May your continued
prayers and support change hearts and mind to embrace the Gospel of
Life!
Sincerely yours in Christ, 
Father Shenan J. Boquet
President, Human Life International
by Stephen Phelan and Krista Schmid Thomas
Last week's Time Magazine expose, 6 Myths About Abortion,
is part of the abortion industry's rebranding effort, as they seek to
move away from the always-false "pro-choice" language toward the more
diabolically honest pro-abortion approach. Hence the need to do away
with certain facts that are inconvenient for the pro-abortion crowd,
recasting them as "myths."
In
examining the first "myth," the claim that the Bible forbids abortion,
author Katha Pollitt rather quickly betrays her actual intent - to get
Christians to look away from the Bible: "It shouldn't matter what
the Bible says about abortion...he [Jesus] said nothing about abortion.
Neither did Saint Paul, or the other New Testament authors, or any of
the later authors whose words were interpolated into the original
texts."
Not
being a biblical scholar, Pollitt misses the most obvious Biblical
admonition, actually a Commandment, that remains central for most of the
civilized world, regardless of whether they consider the Bible for
their moral direction: 'Thou shalt not kill' (Exodus 20:13).
The taking of innocent life applies to unborn babies, those
scientifically-recognized human beings at the earliest stage of life, as
it does to the elderly or disabled. -more-
Malawi Under Siege
by Emil Hagamu
Malawi,
a southeastern African country of 13 million people, is waking up.
Targeted by Western organizations for "family planning" goals that are
conceived in New York, Brussels, and London, Malawi and many other
African countries increasingly find themselves having to look into the
mouths of gift horses from the "developed" world. The elites who cite
the need to reduce maternal mortality often seem to have only one
solution - preventing motherhood, by any means necessary. I have seen
first-hand Malawi's life-loving culture, Malawians appreciate God's gift
of children. -more-
by Johannes Bucher
In
spite of growing anti-life opposition, about 2,500 pro-life faithful
mobilized for the March for Life in Zurich on September 20, 2014,
drawing attention to the right to life of every unborn child, especially
those with Down Syndrome.
Such public pro-life marches require police protection in German-speaking countries. Over recent years, threats by anti-life demonstrators have become more violent and more blasphemous. At times it appears that the police, possibly on orders from politicians, do very little to block anti-life demonstrators from intimidating pro-life participants who march in peace. -more
by HLI Staff
Persistent lobbying efforts by pro-abortion organizations have led to
proposed legislation to amend India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Act (MTP), originally enacted in 1971. If passed, the law will allow
abortion up to 24 weeks gestation and grant midwives and homeopaths the
right to perform abortions.
HLI-Goa
and other pro-life advocates have vehemently protested India's Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare's proposed bill. Milagres Pereira,
director of Human Life International's affiliate in Goa, India, cites
serious threats to the sanctity of life and family in the proposed
amendments. -more
