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.

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Supreme Court Ruling Not The Final Word on Abortion Pill

Supreme Court Allows Continued Sales of Abortion Pill That Kills Babies, Injures Women

The Supreme Court is allowing continued sales of the dangerous abortion pill that kills babies and has killed and injured women. The vote was 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting. The nation's highest court ruled today in an unsigned order that the abortion drug mifepristone can continue being sold as is nationwide [...]

Democrats Block Republican Effort to Prevent Taxpayer Money from Funding Abortion at the VA

In a vote on Wednesday afternoon, the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate defeated a Republican effort to stop the Biden Administration's illegal order to turn Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals into abortion centers. The resolution failed in a vote of 48-51. All Democrats voted against the resolution except for Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.)

Elon Musk: Abortion and birth control threaten future of humanity

Billionaire Elon Musk sat down for an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson this week, during which he argued that abortion and birth control are fueling the population collapse. In the interview, Musk said the human urge to procreate has been "subverted" by abortion and birth control, pointing out how in countries like Japan, deaths outnumber births.

STORY HIGHLIGHT

For 20 years, he's volunteered at the Philly children's hospital where his son died

Meet Michael Cray, a father, electrical engineer, and volunteer at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

On volunteering: "Don't do what you think you should do, do what you need to do. Working at St. Christopher's, I have to do it. It's the most self-interested thing I have ever done in my life."

EDUCATION

Responding to 7 pro-choice claims about embryonic hearts

Pro-Choice Claims:

1. Embryos don't have hearts. They have groups of pulsing cells where the heart will eventually form.

2. Embryos don’t have heartbeats. They have rudimentary electrical activity of cardiac cells.

3. Heart muscle tissue isn’t fully organized until 20 weeks...

Positively Pro-Life! Podcast

Randall O-Bannon, Education and Research Director at National Right to Life enlightens us about the dangerous abortion pill mifepristone in this two part series. You can listen to our conversation with him on Positively Pro-Life Podcast here.

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CHAPTER EVENTS

April 28

Pro-Life Dinner

Bedford County Citizens Concerned for Human Life will hold a pro-life dinner at Crossroads Bible Church on April 28. Christine Flowers, a syndicated columnist involved in the pro-life movement, is the featured speaker. Doors open at 5 pm for viewing of Basket Raffle and door prize, with dinner being served at 6 pm. www.BedfordCountyProlife.org

June 23-24

The Essential Pro-Life Educational Event

The National Right to Life Convention is coming to Pittsburgh on June 23-24. 2023. Early registration is now open for adults, seniors, and students. Join us on the first anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and learn about what has changed, what hasn’t, and what you can do about it! Click HERE for more details!

June 24

Run4Life (5K Run/Walk)

Put on your running shoes and join the Scranton Chapter folks at their first annual 5K Run and 1.5 mile Fun Walk to be held on June 24 at the Nay Aug Park, Scranton. Fun activities for kids and the whole family! Find more details at www.prolifescranton.org/

Oct 28

SAVE THE DATE!

Mark you calendars for The Pro-Life Banquet of the Year in Pennsylvania! 2023 Celebrate Banquet is set to be held at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey on 28th October. More details to follow.

Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

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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.”