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"The first right of the human person is his life... [It
is] the
condition of all the others. Hence it must be
protected
above all others. It does not belong to
society, nor does it
belong to public authority in
any form to recognize this
right for some and not for
others. It is not recognition
by another that
constitutes this right. This right is
antecedent to
its recognition; it demands
recognition and it is
strictly unjust to refuse it."
~ Declaration on
Procured Abortion, Sacred Congregation
of the
Doctrine of the Faith, 1974, n. 11 |
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October is Respect Life Month! This year, Bishop Thomas,
chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities,
is asking us all to answer his renewed nationwide
invitation to prayer for the end of taxpayer funding for
the abortion industry. Over the summer, the U.S.
Congress took the historic step of defunding major
abortion providers from the federal Medicaid program for
a year. But big abortion businesses like Planned
Parenthood have been going to court to stop this new
law. Meanwhile, babies’ lives are at stake every day the
case persists. While the Hyde Amendment prevents direct
public funding of most abortions, hundreds of millions
of taxpayer dollars still benefit the overall abortion
industry. In the spirit of the Jubilee Year of Hope,
please join in this daily prayer to St. Joseph, Defender
of Life, throughout this upcoming Respect Life Month. In
this recent short
video, Bishop Thomas explains why the Hyde Amendment
alone does not fully prevent abortion businesses from
benefiting from taxpayer dollars and why we need to pray
for the courts to uphold Congress's decision to defund
them. You can also read his full Respect Life Month
message for 2025
here.
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