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, February 18, 2019

LifeNews: After Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth, New York Wants to Shut Down Christian Adoption Agency

After Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth, New York Wants to Shut Down Christian Adoption Agency

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a faith-based adoption provider will be available for media interviews after a federal court hearing Tuesday in New Hope Family Services’ lawsuit against the state of New York.
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LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Monday, February 18, 2019

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Top Stories
• Abortionist Calls Himself a “Christian Abortion Doctor” Who “Does the Lord’s Work”
• House Democrats Block Request to Vote on Bill to Stop Infanticide For a 6th Time
• Catholic Cardinal Says “Abortion is THE Hate Crime of Our Era”
• Planned Parenthood Called Patty Murray, Who Defended Infanticide, a “Champion.” Bankrolled Her Campaign

More Pro-Life News
• After Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth, New York Wants to Shut Down Christian Adoption Agency
• In President Donald Trump, the Pro-Life Movement Has a Champion in the White House
• Report on Covington Students Finds “No Evidence” of “Offensive or Racist Statements”
• National Poll: Women More Likely Than Men to Oppose Late-Term Abortions
• Scroll Down for Several More Pro-Life News Stories

Abortionist Calls Himself a “Christian Abortion Doctor” Who “Does the Lord’s Work”

Abortion, in and of itself, is a moral horror. But for abortion activists to claim the name of Jesus Christ in order to justify killing unborn children, that crosses over into new territory.Click to Read at LifeNews.com

House Democrats Block Request to Vote on Bill to Stop Infanticide For a 6th Time

Late Thursday, before the House adjourned for the President’s Day weekend, House Democrats blocked a request by Republicans to vote on a bill that would stop infanticide.Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Catholic Cardinal Says “Abortion is THE Hate Crime of Our Era”

Catholic Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier slammed political correctness and called abortion “THE hate crime of our era” on Monday.
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Planned Parenthood Called Patty Murray, Who Defended Infanticide, a “Champion.” Bankrolled Her Campaign

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has been called a “champion” of women’s health by the abortion industry.
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In President Donald Trump, the Pro-Life Movement Has a Champion in the White House

When reporters write about how much the pro-life community appreciates President Donald Trump, all too often they offer only one or two examples of why that would be the case.Click to Read at LifeNews.com

Report on Covington Students Finds “No Evidence” of “Offensive or Racist Statements”

A report that examined the January encounter between students from Covington Catholic High School and a Native American activist near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington found “no evidence” of “offensive or racist statements.”Click to Read at LifeNews.com

National Poll: Women More Likely Than Men to Oppose Late-Term Abortions

In 2019, Democratic politicians have doubled down on their support for late-term abortions.

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MORE PRO-LIFE NEWS FROM TODAY

Cardinal Dolan Wants to Stop Abortions Up to Birth: We Will Help “Any Pregnant Woman” Who Needs Support

Texas Bill Would Ban Abortions Once an Unborn Baby’s Heart Begins Beating

Indiana House Panel Passes Bill Banning Dismemberment Abortions Tearing Off Babies’ Limbs

Nevada Bill Would Legalize Assisted Suicide, Require Doctors to Lie About the Cause of Death

Oklahoma Republican Committee Chair Refuses Hearing on Bill to Ban All Abortions

New Poll: 70% of Louisiana Residents Say They are Pro-Life on Abortion

Ohio Attorney General David Yost Will “Vigorously Defend” State’s Ban on Dismemberment Abortions

Democrat Patty Murray Calls Infanticide “Women’s Health and Rights,” Defends Killing Newborn Babies

LIFE IS SACRED

An example of the traditional magisterial teaching which indicates that it is never morally licit to intentionally kill a child through abortion in order to “save the life of its mother” comes from the teaching of Pope Pius XII:

“Every human being, even the infant in the mother's womb, has the right to life immediately from God, not from the parent or any human society or authority. Therefore, there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic or moral ‘indication’ that can show or give valid juridical title for direct deliberate disposition concerning an innocent human life-which is to say, a disposition that aims at its destruction either as an end in itself or as the means of attaining another end that is perhaps in no way illicit itself. Thus, for example, to save the life of the mother is a most noble end, but the direct killing of the child as a means to this end is not licit.”