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.

Friday, April 3, 2020

40 Days For Life: DAY 38: Non-essential

Planned Parenthood never lets a crisis go to waste.

While the entire world is focused on equipping medical professionals with the resources they need to fight the pandemic...

...Planned Parenthood sees an opportunity to sell more abortions.

As states across the country ban non-essential procedures--including abortion--Planned Parenthood is fighting to legalize dangerous webcam abortions.

In today's video blog, webcam abortion expert and former Planned Parenthood manager Sue Thayer explains what webcam abortions are and why they're so dangerous:

To watch the video, click the image or visit:

https://youtu.be/GMxJgPSVDcQ

Fortunately, more abortion workers are following in Sue's footsteps...and walking away from their jobs!

Southwest United States

A 40 Days for Life participant in the American Southwest was devastated to learn her best friend took a job at Planned Parenthood.

The worker's friend gently tried to guide her friend out of the abortion industry while 40 Days for Life volunteers kept the young abortion worker in prayer.

And the prayers have been answered. The Planned Parenthood employee left her job and said she would never work for the abortion giant again!

Colombia

When the leader of a 40 Days for Life campaign in Colombia invited a doctor at the local hospital to join the vigil, the doctor broke down in tears. While this physician didn't perform abortions herself, she did authorize them.

Her priest told her she needed to end her involvement in abortion. Also, she had seen the Unplanned movie. Still, the doctor was too worried about losing her income to quit her job.

The 40 Days for Life leadership team in her community, however, told the doctor about her options for leaving her job, equipping her with the courage she needed to walk away. She's now happy to be at home with her family!

You have heard it was said, ‘you shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.

— Matthew 5: 43-44

Heavenly Father, may we reflect your character of grace and kindness to those who hate us and curse us. Guard our hearts and our tongues as we respond in love to words and actions meant to rile us or cause us harm. Let others see the Hope that is Christ in all we say and do.

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For life,

Shawn Carney
President/CEO, 40 Days for Life

40 Days for Life 4112 E 29th St. Bryan, Texas 77802 United States (888) LIFE-316

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.”