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 23, 2024

40 Days For Life: DAY 10: Lying Is Essential for pro-aborts

Abortion supporters are willing to kill defenseless babies, so we shouldn't be surprised that they're willing to lie.

With an Iowa law protecting unborn babies once a heartbeat can be detected tied up in the courts, a recent Associated Press article on the legislation cited supposed medical professionals who claim unborn children don't even have hearts at six weeks' gestation.

Abortion advocates will say whatever it takes to bring down pro-life laws...so pro-lifers need to be prepared to cut through the pro-abortion distortion.

On this week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Podcast, we dismantle the argument that unborn babies don't have heartbeats PLUS seven more lies the abortion industry tells to keep abortion legal:

To watch or listen, click the image or visit:

40daysforlife.com/lies-that-keep-abortion-legal

Paris, France

There has never been a 40 Days for Life campaign in France--until now!

For years, pro-lifers thought that holding a vigil in France was illegal.

But Parisian pro-lifers have been working with authorities and the police to organize a peaceful and law-abiding presence.

"The long-awaited, first-ever French 40 Days for Life [campaign] has finally started!" said Adrian. "On Ash Wednesday, the first brave volunteers started praying in front of the Hôpital Cochin, chosen for the number of abortions that are committed."

Adrian added that the hospital appears to be the largest in the country that performs abortions.

Columbia, South Carolina

A large crowd showed up in Columbia for a bilingual prayer vigil led by a local priest.

"Huge turnout today," said Maureen, the local leader. "There were a lot of first-time attendees, and it was an opportunity to recruit people to sign up for our campaign."

And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

--Luke 2:49-51

Lord, we trust that you are always with us even as we encounter the mysteries of life, both great and small. Please give us the grace to accept your will for our lives, especially in the moments when we cannot fully understand how your plan will work together for good.

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.”