Heroic News: “Real love conquers even death” plus 3 more

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• Real love conquers even death
• Hormone disorder and the birth control pill tied to blood clots
• Ireland tipping dangerously towards abortion on demand
• Poll: Most favor contraceptive mandate, even in violation of employer beliefs

Real love conquers even death Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:28 AM PST "Your whole life, little Henry, was about redemption. You had been redeemed from the orphanage by your mother, and in turn you redeemed so many other children who didn't have a chance before Carla introduced us to you and to Reece's Rainbow."

Hormone disorder and the birth control pill tied to blood clots Posted: 04 Dec 2012 04:17 AM PST Women who have a hormone disorder called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and who take the birth control pill have twice the risk of blood clots than do other women on the pill, according to a new study

Ireland tipping dangerously towards abortion on demand Posted: 04 Dec 2012 02:23 AM PST Pro-life campaigners are warning the Government that if legislation for the X case is introduced - it will lead to abortions 'on demand'. Hundreds of anti-abortion protesters are expected to hold a vigil outside the Dáil later this evening.

Poll: Most favor contraceptive mandate, even in violation of employer beliefs Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST Nearly two out of three American adults believe businesses and organizations should be required to provide contraceptive coverage in their employee health-care plans, even if it violates the employer’s religious beliefs, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research.

Senate Rejects UN Disability Treaty

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today the U.S. Senate rejected ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), having been involved in the negotiations of the Disability treaty at the UN in 2006, alerted senators to numerous problems with the treaty, specifically its threat to unborn children and to U.S. sovereignty. 

Despite its appealing name, the treaty attracted a variety of opponents as it was rushed through the U.S. Senate. C-FAM, an organization focused on international social policy, briefed congressional staff on the legal and historical facts that make the Disability treaty unworthy of U.S. ratification, and unnecessary for the U.S. to continue being an effective advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities worldwide. 

Austin Ruse, President of Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, stated:

"The United States is the global leader in human rights promotion and practice. This fact does not change with the defeat in the U.S. Senate of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The U.S. will remain the global leader on human rights for persons with disabilities. Today's vote was a victory for human rights and for American sovereignty."

C-FAM's briefing to Congressional staff on the UN Disability Treaty can be found here. 

(www.c-fam.org/docLib/Sovereignty%20caucus%20testimonyFInal.pdf) 

For more infomation contact Lisa Correnti, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), 202-393-7002, Lisa@c-fam.org

Chinese pro-life activist calls for reform, international attention

New York City, N.Y., Dec 4, 2012 / 10:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The deteriorating human rights situation in China should inspire action on the part of the Chinese government and people, as well as the international community, said pro-life advocate Chen Guangcheng.

“Unfortunately, the human rights situation in China is in fact getting worse,” the blind activist warned. 

“This has to garner more attention from the world,” he said. “And the United States, in particular, as a beacon of freedom, needs to play a leading role.”

In a video recorded several days before World Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, Chen detailed the human rights abuses that are still regularly occurring in his home country.

“The violence in maintaining China’s ‘one-child policy’ still extensively exists,” he said, speaking in Chinese. “It is a sin, because life is sacred.”

Chen – a self-taught human rights lawyer – made international headlines in April when he escaped from house arrest and was taken in by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

He has been blind since his youth, and spent years in prison after angering Chinese government officials by exposing brutal practices such as forced abortions and sterilizations tied to the nation’s one-child policy.

Chen said that he and his family had been beaten and refused medical attention during that time. He agreed to leave the U.S. Embassy only after the Chinese government promised that he would be safe and treated humanely. 

However, shortly after being transported to a Beijing hospital on May 2, the pro-life activist voiced concerns that China was not keeping its promises.

After several days of heightened international attention, Chen and his immediate family were allowed to travel to the United States, where he was offered a fellowship to study law and learn English at New York University's law school.

In his latest video, Chen thanked everyone who has helped him, while also calling for increased efforts to bring real change to China.

“Today, I am standing here because I am in a free world,” he said. “Yet my family in China, as well as tens of thousands of my fellow countrymen, are still in an authoritarian regime. They are not free.”

“Citizens of the world, let your voice be heard in support of justice,” he said, calling on nations to “shift their focus from trade to human rights.”

Chen reported that the Chinese government has “enacted revenge” on his family members and friends remaining in the country.

He pointed to his nephew, Chen Kegui, who was recently sentenced to three months in jail, as well as others who have been harassed, illegally detained or have disappeared.

“The Communist Party officials at every level continue to act against the state law and humanity,” he said, adding that “no one is safe.”

Chen spoke directly to the Communist leader of China, saying, “Mr. Xi Jinping, the whole nation is watching you.” He warned Xi that his decision on whether to reform the government or simply protect the interests of the party will determine if China transforms peacefully or violently.

“Do not send out the wrong signals to party officials that they can continue acting without any restraint,” he said, urging an end to the government’s abuse of power and the release of prisoners of conscience.

Chen also spoke to the people of his countrymen, telling them that they can and should “join together to work for our own rights.”

“God helps them who help themselves,” he emphasized, calling the people of China to stand up for “a fair and just social system.”

Advocates of life and liberty in China called on world leaders to heed Chen’s message. Bob Fu, founder and president of ChinaAid, said the ongoing human rights abuses should put the international community “on alert that it is time to set a new course for human rights and trade with China.”

Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights without Frontiers, said that the one-child policy causes “deep social unrest” in society and “is perhaps the most hated of all the official policies in China.”

“No policy this unjust can last forever,” Littlejohn said. “The leaders of the United States should join Chen in calling for a peaceful transition away from policies that are oppressing and terrorizing the people of China, who are one fifth of the population of the earth.”

Tags: Pro-life, One-Child Policy, Population Control

via catholicnewsagency.com

A.L.L. PRESIDENT APPLAUDS POPE BENEDICT'S INSTRUCTION

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Washington, DC - In response to Pope Benedict's decree, "On the Service of Charity," Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement:

"The Holy Father has made it perfectly clear that entities identifying themselves as Catholic charities have an obligation to uphold Catholic teaching in every aspect of their work. In part, the instruction calls on "ecclesiastical" authorities to exercise their duties and regulate the rights of the faithful in accordance with Church law so that organizations do not proliferate and thus cause confusion or otherwise act in a way that is not consonant with Catholic teaching.

Specifically addressing the responsibilities of bishops, the Holy Father instructs every bishop to exercise "proper pastoral solicitude for the service of charity in the particular Church entrusted to him as its pastor" (Article 4) as he guides those responsible for the charitable services under his care.

American Life League has worked for many years to call to the attention of the Catholic bishops those instances where allegedly Catholic charitable organizations have acted in ways that are not consonant with Catholic teaching. We have submitted our research to every American bishop and the Vatican.

I personally have met with Church leaders more than once in Rome on this very topic. We have posted all documentation online, had our research confirmed by a prominent moral theologian, and even produced an online educational video explaining the problem for all the faithful .

Now that the Holy Father has issued this decree, we can only hope that every bishop will immerse himself in the guidance provided by the pope and act in accordance with it. We expect every instance where a Catholic charity is supporting or funding abortion, contraception, homosexuality, condom use, euthanasia and/or sterilization-whether individually or in collaboration with secular charities that do-to be examined, and for proper remedial action to be taken.

There has never been an excuse for any Catholic charitable organization to act outside Catholic teaching, but now the guidance needed to correct those atrocities is firmly in place and cannot be ignored. We will be watching the bishops to see if they concur."

Media inquiries, please contact Paul Rondeau at 540.659.4171 or PRondeau@ALL.org.
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American Life League, cofounded by Judie Brown in 1979, is the oldest national Catholic pro-life education and advocacy organization in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.ALL.org.

Mary's Shelter: Join us for the Christmas Soirée - Sunday, December 16th!

November 2012 The Christmas Soirée to Benefit Mary's Shelter Sunday, December 16th Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wise in Spotsylvania, VA  Doors open at 6pm - Carols begin at 6:30pm  Tickets on sale now for the Christmas Soirée! Join us for dinner, a Christmas concert, and Christmas cheer! Tickets MUST be purchased in advance via check or Paypal.  There is very limited seating.Please visit our website or email us for more information. 1234 Main Street, Awesomeville, MA · 555.555.5555

URGENT Funds Needed for Uganda Pro-Life Conference

Dear deaconjohn,           Father Opio, our dynamic leader of HLI Uganda, needs your help.      Uganda has been a primary target of those pushing abortion and contraception on the third world. The laws of the land are still pro-life but international organizations, funded by the deep pockets of pro-abortion elitists, have swept in with utter disregard for the law and traditions of the country. Anti-life sponsored programs are airing on radio and television in blatant attempts to brainwash citizens and shift their cultural values.       Fr. Jonathan Opio, Director of HLI Uganda      Fr. Opio has a specific plan to fight back against the culture of death -- and it involves reaching out specifically to the youth of the country.      Young adults (from 15-35) are the most significantly impacted by anti-life propaganda as they are generally the specific targets (few 8 year olds or 60 year olds have abortions). Their generation will determine whether Uganda remains a pro-life culture or succumbs to outside pressures. And they'll do it, primarily, through the choices they make in their own personal lives.      And that's why Fr. Opio needs your help.        He is planning an important pro-life conference designed for youth and youth ministers (and others that work with young people, such as teachers, priests, chaplains, etc). The training and education provided by HLI and Fr. Opio will help attendees better understand and confront the tactics and misinformation used by opponents of life. It will train them to see through the brainwashing attempts of the media, the false promises of the "sex-without-consequences" crowd, and the misinformation of the contraception and abortion peddlers. Uganda December 2011 Conference March for Life      Our goal is twofold: first, establish a strong foundation of knowledge on life-issues, so that youth and youth workers are not swayed by misinformation and downright lies; second, motivate and recruit attendees to become active in the pro-life mission around the country.      Last year 2,200 people attended this conference, this year Fr. Opio expects over 3,000!      But we need to raise $4,000 to make this vision a reality.        Now, $4,000 may not sound like much, but with a budget as tight as HLI's is in these tough times, it might as well be a million dollars.        That's why Fr. Opio and I are turning to you for your help.  Can you please help HLI reach the youth of Uganda with a contribution today?        The conference is scheduled for December -- so we need your help quickly.  And if we manage to cover the expenses of this conference, any amount raised beyond that will go to where it is most urgently needed.      Please donate today so that HLI and Fr. Opio can educate, train, and recruit the youth of Uganda to the pro-life cause.   Blessings in Christ,      Father Shenan J. Boquet President, Human Life International Help us spread the Gospel of Life:   Human Life International - 4 Family Life Lane - Front Royal, VA  22630  U.S.A. 800-549-LIFE - Fax: 540-622-6247 - E-Mail: hli@hli.org Copyright © 2012 Human Life International, Inc. All rights reserved.

Lifeissues Newsletter #605

Dear Friends For Life,

This week, the newsletter is several days early. I will be out of town over the weekend.

Pushing abortifacient IUDs and implants on adolescents is on Planned Parenthood's agenda. Planned Parenthood has long sought to control population via invasive and dangerous IUDs and contraceptive implants, but the high cost of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) safeguarded most young girls and women. In addition, horror stories about bad experiences with IUDs and contraceptive implants are so common that most women are leery of them. (See the comments on Abby Johnson's blog in response to her post "IUDs...the worst choice," for one scary story after another.) In fact, in 2009, only 8.5 percent of contracepting women and girls used LARC. Planned Parenthood is on a mission to change that.

Read more: http://www.stopp.org/article.php?id=11039

God Bless,
Jerry Novotny, OMI

(The Difference is LIFE)  "The Church has vast boundaries to defend, and each generation finds itself called to service upon a different front." - Evelyn Waugh

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Lifeissues.net Newsletter #605
December 9, 2012
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(TABLE OF CONTENTS):

1. Canada: 491 Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions, Left to Die
2. World's Longest Surviving Coma Patient Dies, Mom Never Left Her
3. The Homosexually Oriented Person and the Church
4. My 2 Dads: Childhood not so "Happy and Gay"
5. Godless Secularism Assaults Life and Liberty
6. Are post-abortive Pro-Lifers hypocrites?
7. Protecting Life by Recognizing and Responding to Signs for Suicide
8. Shifting views? Women now more ok with porn than men?
9. A dad who wanted to abort his Down syndrome daughter
10. On the "Beauty" of Dying
11. Responding to common pro-choice arguments
12. Abortion Around the World: Is Access the New Legality?

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(Human Life): "Urbanization: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad City?" -  The sixth episode of PRI's popular POP 101 series, this video takes a fresh, humorous approach to the demographic issues facing the world today. Be sure to also watch the first video, the second video, the third video, the fourth video, and the fifth video.

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ITEM #1: Canada: 491 Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions, Left to Die

Figures from Statistics Canada, a federal government agency, show 491 babies were born alive following botched abortions during the period from 2000-2009 and left to die afterwards. The numbers have pro-life advocates up in arms.

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ITEM #2: World's Longest Surviving Coma Patient Dies, Mom Never Left Her

The woman who is the world's longest-surviving patient living in a coma has died at the age of 59 after spending four decades in a coma following an accident at the age of 16. Her family stayed by her side, caring for the ailing woman and keeping her company for the past 42 years before she passed away.

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ITEM #3: The Homosexually Oriented Person and the Church

Holding that all persons are created in the image and likeness of God, the Church most certainly does not condemn homosexual persons ... (but) condemns using human sexuality for purposes contrary to that for which it is divinely intended ... including homosexual acts. ... It is the act, not the person which is the issue.

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ITEM #4: My 2 Dads: Childhood not so "Happy and Gay"

Conventional wisdom is that children of same-sex parents do as well as, or even better than children from intact, two-parent married households. Many studies make that assertion. It is massively wrong according to a new, very large, thorough study published this week by the journal Social Science Research. It was written by Mark Regnerus, a scholar at the University of Texas. The New Family Structures Study, or NFSS, is a breakthrough report. Regnerus compares how young adult children, aged 18-39, of a parent who has had a same-sex relationship fare on 40 different social, emotional and relational outcomes when compared with traditional and other families.

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ITEM #5: Godless Secularism Assaults Life and Liberty

For some time now, both life and liberty have been under assault by an overarching, Godless secularism, replete with power and money, but sadly lacking in wisdom.

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ITEM #6: Are post-abortive Pro-Lifers hypocrites?

One who knows reflects upon the attitudes of pro-choicers about women who've aborted babies and then become pro-life.

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ITEM #7 Protecting Life by Recognizing and Responding to Signs for Suicide

More than 32,000 Americans die by suicide each year, a rate that surprisingly outnumbers homicide. Even more startling is the 816,000 attempted suicides in the United States annually, but we are not the only country facing such challenges.

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ITEM #8: Shifting views? Women now more ok with porn than men?

The men then went on to explain what mainstream pornography is today. How it is no longer pictures of topless women smiling in front of the camera, but rather that the bulk of what's on the Internet now is extremely hardcore, deviant, and particularly violent towards women.

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ITEM #9: A dad who wanted to abort his Down syndrome daughter

Heath White, a military man, marathon runner, and all-around success story, was suddenly faced with a choice. During his wife's second pregnancy, Heath discovered that his new daughter would be born less than perfect, to his way of thinking. Heath admits that he pressured his wife to have an abortion, yet she bravely refused.

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ITEM #10: On the "Beauty" of Dying

It goes against everything the world believes, but there can be something extraordinary in a Christian death.

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ITEM #11: Responding to common pro-choice arguments

Short reflections on pro-choice statements with simple effective responses (a non-exhaustive list).

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ITEM #12: Abortion Around the World: Is Access the New Legality?

The legal status of abortion worldwide varies greatly across countries and regions, but it remains a heavily contested issue within nations which already make allowance for abortion. This is evidenced by battles within the United States over parental notification and exceptions for rape and incest, as well as in nations like Uruguay which have historically prohibited abortion despite repeated attempts to change the law.

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YOU CAN CHANGE SOCIETY:

1. BE INFORMED: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:6. Visit Lifeissues.net Website for insights into current Life Issues www.lifeissues.net. Access to all prior Newsletters is located in the Archives on main page.

2. PRAY DAILY: for the courage to be God's presence in society and to strongly support those who are deemed "unworthy of life". "If My people who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

3. BECOME INVOLVED: Several years ago Fr. Jerry created a project entitled, "Journey for Life into the Heart of Asia". The project appeals for donations to help finance plane travel for lectures and seminars to developing countries in Asia. Strong focus is centered on reaching Asian Catholic Major Seminaries, Universities, Parishes, Hospitals and Family/Pro Life related groups. The lectures place emphasis on "The Asian Family at Crossroads: Life Issues, Trends and Challenges".

For information about no-cost Pro Life Talks to your group in Asia: contact Fr. Jerry at jerry@shirt.ocn.ne.jp.

To become a supportive Missionary participant for this Asian project, kindly send your donations to:

** Fr. Jerry Novotny, OMI

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