The Sanctity of Life: Pro-Life Resources

.Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church

"The woman wanted to see her baby,
so they cleaned up the baby and put it in a blanket and handed the baby to her. She cried the whole time, and she kept saying, "I'm so sorry, please forgive me!" I was crying too. I couldn't take it. That baby boy had the most perfect angelic face I have ever seen." - Brenda Shafer, R.N. - Before the U.S. House of Representatives

— Evangelize by Mail  —

The next time you are paying your bills, staple one of these Pro-Life Evangelization Tracts to your check.   This is a quick and easy way to evangelize.

On the Side of Truth:

"There are times of trial, tests of national character, in the history of every country. America has not been immune to them. One such time of trial is closely connected with St. Louis. Here, the famous Dred Scott case was heard. And in that case the Supreme Court of the United States subsequently declared an entire class of human beings - people of African descent - outside the boundaries of the national community and the Constitution's protection."

"America faces a similar time of trial today. Today, the conflict is between a culture that affirms, cherishes and celebrates the gift of life, and a culture that seeks to declare entire groups of human beings - the unborn, the terminally ill, the handicapped and others considered ''unuseful'' - to be outside the boundaries of legal protection."
[Right on, 100% correct.]

On the Side of Error:

James Watson, Nobel Prize Laureate:

Molly Yard, past president of NOW, in response to an Oprah Winfrey question about China's compulsory abortion policy.

"I consider the Chinese government's policy among the most intelligent in the world. It is a policy limited to the overpopulated areas and it is an attempt to feed the people of China. I find it very intelligent."
[No wonder they get Most Favored Nation Status.]

Parishioners and clergy line the busy streets of San Antonio for the annual Life Chain

— Facts that Disturb —

• An unborn child is legally murdered every 20 seconds in America.
• Every day, 4,400 children die by means of abortion.
• Ten of the 36 U.S. senators opposed to the ban on partial-birth infanticide were Catholic. They were Susan Collins (Maine), Christopher Dodd (Connecticut), Richard Durbin (Illinois), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Edward Kennedy (Massachusetts), John Kerry (Massachusetts), Barbara Mikuiski (Maryland), Carol Moseley-Braun (Illinois), Patty Murray (Washington), and Jack Reed (Rhode Island).   "The main reason for this deplorable situation is the failure of the U.S. Catholic bishops to publicly rebuke Catholic pro-abortion voters and legislators. Their silence sends the message to Catholics and other Americans of goodwill that voting for pro-abortion legislators is no big deal, and that abortion has nothing to do with the Fifth Commandment."   Extracted from The Wanderer, March 19, 1998, From the Mail (FTM)
• There are 200,000 couples who desperately DO want to adopt!  And each year there are only 25,000 babies available for adoption.  Why not make this unfortunate occurrence a win, win, win? (source: National Council on Adoption)

• Pray.

• Bear witness to the sanctity of life in conversations, Life Chain events, and peaceful protests outside of abortion mills.

• Write to your Representative
  Be clear and concise.

• Inquire of your doctor whether he/she performs abortions.
  If so, switch.

• Be careful with language.  Try not to use the word "it" to refer to an unborn baby, when the sex is not known.  Instead, use "the child", or "the baby".  This may seem trivial, but look at how many wars the other side has fought with language, and won.