To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom: “Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin . . . Read more
For those of us who are convinced of the intrinsic value of human life from conception, the present political and social scene in Mexico on the issue of abortion can best be described as “we are pro-life…sort of.” Majority of Mexicans Remain Pro-Life Given that earlier this month marked the first leftist government’s “International Day . . . Read more
All in a Day’s Work For over a decade Human Life International Miami receives an average of one call, every day, from a woman in crisis pregnancy. Often times women call – despite the name “Vida Humana Internacional” (Human Life International) – and ask in Spanish if we can get them abortion-inducing drugs. Adriana Thurdekoos, . . . Read more
Wake Up to the Threat A so-called “human rights tribunal” in Canada has just ruled that a Christian activist must pay $55,000 to a provincial politician because he referred to this politician as a “biological male” in a political pamphlet. The politician in question, Morgane Oger (born Ronan Oger), is a biological male. However, he . . . Read more
For immediate release: March 25, 2019 Contact: Deborah M. Piroch Email: dpiroch@hli.org (Front Royal, VA) Human Life International has joined a coalition of national pro-life groups on a unique project to highlight the humanity of the unborn. At a time when protections for children in the womb are being eliminated in many states, the project urges people all . . . Read more
The Humanity of the Unborn Child and God’s Infinite Mercy “What she saw changed everything.” That’s the tagline for the new movie Unplanned, which tells the true story about former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director Abby Johnson. The movie is being released in theaters this Friday – March 29. Fittingly, the release comes the same . . . Read more
“What is urgently called for,” wrote Pope St. John Paul II in the great pro-life encyclical Evangelium Vitae, “is a general mobilization of consciences and a united ethical effort to activate a great campaign in support of life.” (EV, ¶95) The vast and multifarious pro-life movement, with its ever-expanding networks of crisis pregnancy centers, mobile ultrasound units, . . . Read more
Preying Upon the Young Disturbing new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlight the grave dangers that the transgender ideology poses to children. A new survey of 131,901 public school students has found that nearly 2 percent of students in grades 9-12 identify as “transgender.” That translates into a staggering number of . . . Read more
Robo Ethics: Humans Machines and Health The workshop of the Pontifical Academy for Life in 2019 engaged with a theme more typical of science fiction than for bioethics. It was pointed out that the word robot comes from the Slavic languages with the connotation of doing repetitive and unintelligent work. Experts in robotics brought in . . . Read more
Come to Me All Who Are Weary “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me.” — John 14:1 Holy Mother Church is in the midst of a dark night. Scarcely a day goes by where I do not read a news article about the Church and Her ministers . . . Read more
