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, September 14, 2007

FROM CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC DAILY:

"Crying wolf"

Legislature says no to $24 million budget increase sought by Planned Parenthood.

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the $145.5 billion 2007-2008 state budget on Aug. 24, it did not include any increase in reimbursement rates for Medi-Cal services, despite a massive public relations campaign launched by Planned Parenthood. In fact, using his line-item veto, Schwarzenegger cut $332 million in Medi-Cal spending.

On Sept. 11, a California Catholic Daily reporter posing as sympathetic to Planned Parenthood, telephoned the Sacramento headquarters of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California – the group's statewide political lobbying arm – to a ask whether the recently approved state budget includes the fiercely sought increase in Medi-Cal reimbursement fees. A spokeswoman for PPAC's public policy office said the legislature did not include the increase and that it was not part of the budget Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law. "But we have not given up," she said. "Maybe not this year, but next year."

Read the full story here: CCD

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"In Cordibus Jesu et Mariae"