PORTLAND, OR, March 1, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “It is categorically impossible for the same person to state that he or she believes simultaneously both what the Catholic Church teaches and that abortion is just a choice,” says Bishop Robert Vasa in a column released today by the Catholic Sentinel, the diocesan newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland and the Diocese … Read More
Pharmacy Protection Update
The bill, HB 412, to protect pharmacies from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service in connection with any drug or device that causes an abortion, was heard this morning. Testimony went well. There was opposition from the usual suspects, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, the ACLU, etc… No decision was made on … Read More
Pharmacy Protection
Please say a special prayer today for Rep. Emery, who I work for. His pharmacy protection bill will be heard in a committee hearing tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. I am not sure if they will be voting on it then or not. The bill specifies that pharmacies will be immune from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer … Read More
Romney Stands Firm on Embryo Issue
Mitt Romney, whose wife is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, is staunchly opposed to ESC research and is sticking to his position. Supposedly it was this issue that brought him see the light on other life issues. I have not been one to criticize Romney’s pro-life conversion because I knew about his position on ESC research a few years ago. Cal … Read More
News Flash: The Federal Government Funds ESC Research
If you listen to the media you would think that no federal money is currently spent on embryonic stem cell research. That’s what Sen. Arlen Specter thinks. Speaking at a press conference about federal funding for ESC research, he said: “It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to … Read More
The Case for Duncan Hunter
Alright, I know I’m pulling for Sam Brownback, but there are other pro-life candidates out there right now. One is Duncan Hunter. Right Wing News has a column on the Conservative Case for Duncan Hunter which highlights his pro-life views: “Duncan Hunter is opposed to gay marriage, staunchly anti-abortion, and should have no problem appealing to conservative Christians. As a … Read More
Little Known Fact About Chuck Norris
Abortion was legal in the United States of America until Chuck Norris gave it a roundhouse kick in the ass. Speaking of Law & Order, which are the trademarked names for his right and left legs, Chuck Norris took on Roe v. Wade in his column for World Net Daily: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided (via … Read More
Adventures in Politics
Today was the beginning of my latest adventure. I accepted a position as an intern for one of our state reps. and will be working at the Capitol 3 days a week. I am working for Representative Ed Emery from the southwest corner of Missouri. He is wonderful and very pro-life and I am really looking forward to working with … Read More
Democrats to Fight for ESC Research Funding
Advocates of ESC research in the US House and Senate are facing an inevitable Presidential veto of the ESC research funding bill that passed in the House and will likely pass through the Senate sometime in the near future and are looking for another way to push this legislation through. They now plan on attaching the measure to some other … Read More
Fr. Frank Pavone on Sen. Sam Brownback
Fr. Frank Pavone’s column on Sen. Brownback: Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas is a man you want to know if you care about human rights. Whether you’re talking about the poor in Africa or the unborn child scheduled to be killed by abortion, you will find an advocate for them in Senator Sam Brownback. For us in the pro-life movement, … Read More