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, February 10, 2023

The Media's Backhanded Compliment

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In post-Roe America, the impact of 40 Days for Life at the grassroots level is higher than ever before...

...resulting in record media coverage--and attacks.

A recent article in the New Republic sounded the alarm that 40 Days for Life is effectively spreading pro-life vigils around the world...

...as though that's a bad thing!

What was supposed to be a progressive hit piece instead paid you the ultimate compliment, showcasing how your prayers are saving lives and transforming communities all over the planet.

And while the New Republic implies that 40 Days for Life participants engage in harassment and intimidation, the author couldn't actually document any wrongdoing--only that 40 Days for Life vigils "feel judgmental and ominous, even if they just involve praying."

The entire article is one big (if unintentional) tribute to your efforts! Check it out by visiting:

newrepublic.com/article/169587/us-anti-abortion-activists-spreading-clinic-protests-around-world

Your prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigils are making a LOT of headlines lately. Here's just a sampling of the media's coverage of your hard work:

Fox News: Pro-life community stunned by NPR audio of woman getting an abortion: 'Horrifying and inappropriate'
The Daily Signal: EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Group to Protest CVS, Walgreens Offering Abortion Drugs
PBS: In a post-Roe U.S., what’s next for the anti-abortion movement?
One America News Network: One-On-One CEO And President Of 40 Days For Life — Shawn Carney
The Daily Caller: In The Post-Roe Landscape, Here’s Where Republicans And Democrats Stand On Abortion

With Roe v. Wade--the biggest obstacle to ending abortion--out of the way, God will continue to use you to make news...and history!

Find the 40 Days for Life vigil where you live and sign up to stand vigil during the largest Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign ever this February 22-April 2:

40daysforlife.com/location

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.”