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John Paul II as Apostle of Mercy

This is from ZENIT.org -

John Paul II Praised as Apostle of Mercy

Benedict XVI Points to a Legacy of Polish Pope

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, MARCH 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Pope John Paul II was an apostle of divine mercy, and his pontificate can be summarized with the idea that God's mercy is mankind's only hope, affirms Benedict XVI.

The German Pope said this as he addressed crowds today gathered to pray the midday Regina Caeli in the plaza of the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Benedict XVI spoke of the previous Pope's legacy in promoting the contemplation of divine mercy.

"All that the Church says and does shows the mercy that God feels for man," the Holy Father said. "When the Church has to remind about a neglected truth, or a betrayed good, it does it always motivated by a merciful love, so that men may have life and have it in abundance. From divine mercy, which puts hearts at peace, also arises the authentic peace of the world, peace among peoples, cultures and religions."

"Like Sister Faustina, John Paul II became in turn an apostle of divine mercy," Benedict XVI affirmed. Sister Mary Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who died in 1938, was an apostle of the Divine Mercy. John Paul II canonized her in April 2000.

Benedict XVI recalled the night John Paul II died, April 2, 2005, "precisely the vigil of the Second Sunday of Easter," saying that many "observed the unique coincidence, which brought together [that day] a Marian dimension -- the first Saturday of the month -- and that of divine mercy."

He continued: "In fact, [John Paul II's] long and multifaceted pontificate finds here its central nucleus; all of his mission at the service of the truth about God, about man and peace in the world is summarized in this proclamation, [...] 'Apart from the mercy of God there is no other source of hope for mankind.

"His message, like that of St. Faustina, presents the face of Christ, supreme revelation of the mercy of God. To contemplate constantly this face: This is the inheritance that he has left us, which we welcome with joy and make our own."

The German Pontiff concluded his address entrusting to Mary, Mother of Mercy, "the great cause of peace in the world so that the mercy of God achieves what is impossible with human strength alone, and instills the courage for dialogue and reconciliation."

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Promotes Free EC (Emergency Contraceptive) Day

Here's Planned Parenthood's "gee, ain't this just great" web promo for EC (with very few details). For comparison we've copied WebMD's info right after.  Can a national holiday be far behind?

The dangers to women taking these double-dose hormones for more than just the occasional "emergency" is predictable and inevitable . Many loopholes for minors who get prescriptions from where? PP clinics? Read below. Also, the difference between PPHP's "...when started within 120 hours (5 days)" after intercourse, and WebMD's "72 hours" or 3 days after intercourse.

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Free EC Day!
Monday, March 24, 2008

PPHP kicks off Back Up Your Birth Control Week with Free Emergency Contraception (EC) Day. The EC giveaway will be held at our 13 medical Centers in Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties. Stop by and get your free EC to have on hand, just in case!

EC is a safe and effective method of birth control that lowers the risk of pregnancy when started within 120 hours (5 days) of unprotected intercourse. The sooner EC is taken, the more effective it is, making timely access critical. That's why all women should have EC in their medicine cabinet, so it's there if they need it.

Visit Our Health Centers to find location pages with address and telephone information.

*One per person. While supplies last. Women and men 18 years of age and older can get EC without a prescription. Government-issued ID for proof of age required. If under 18, you can get free EC, but you must have a prescription. Please ask staff at any of our centers for details.

From WebMD....

Emergency contraception -- also called postcoital contraception -- is a form of birth control that may be used by women who have had unprotected sex or if a contraceptive method fails. The treatment generally is reserved for emergency situations and is not a regular method of birth control. Emergencies include being raped, having a condom break or slip off during sex, missing two or more birth control pills during a monthly cycle, and having unplanned sex.

How Does It Work?

Emergency contraception may prevent pregnancy by temporarily blocking eggs from being produced, by stopping fertilization, or keeping a fertilized egg from becoming implanted in the uterus.

Emergency contraception can be provided in two ways: using hormonal contraceptive pills or inserting a copper-releasing IUD (intrauterine device).

• Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECP) are most commonly used and are taken in two doses. The first dose should be taken as soon as possible within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, and the second dose 12 hours later.
• An IUD can be inserted to prevent pregnancy within five to seven days after unprotected intercourse

How Effective Is Emergency Contraception?

The pills are 75-89% effective when taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. An IUD can be up to 99% effective when inserted within 5 to 7 days after unprotected intercourse. The sooner you take an emergency contraceptive method, the more effective it will be at preventing pregnancy.

Where Can I Get Emergency Contraception?

ECP are available at Planned Parenthood; college, public, and women's health centers; private doctors; and some hospital emergency rooms.

Some doctors will prescribe ECP over the phone and call the prescription in to a pharmacy.

Who Should Not Use Emergency Contraception?

Emergency contraception should not be used by women who are already pregnant because it is ineffective at terminating established pregnancies.

Are There Any Side Effects Associated With Emergency Contraception?

The most common side effects associated with emergency contraception include:

• Nausea
• Abdominal pain
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Menstrual changes

Ask your doctor or pharmacist about ways to reduce nausea. They may prescribe some anti-nausea medicine for you to take before you take ECP.

Does It Protect Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases?

No. Emergency contraception will not protect you from contracting an STD, such as HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The best way to avoid getting STDs is to limit sexual contact with one uninfected partner. If that is not an option, use a latex condom correctly every time you have sex.

Reviewed by the doctors at The Cleveland Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

WebMD Medical Reference provided in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic

Pro-life atheist Nat Hentoff blasts Obama on Terri Schiavo flip flop

Liberal Columnist Nat Hentoff Blasts Barack Obama on Terri Schiavo Flip-Flop

The Senate unanimously approved a compromise bill but Obama said he should have stood up against the life-saving legislation.

“It wasn't something I was comfortable with, but it was not something that I stood on the floor and stopped,” Obama said. “And I think that was a mistake."

Hentoff takes Senator Obama to task for the flip-flop in a column published in the magazine Forward.

He called Obama's decision to flip-flop an "irresponsible robot-like judgment " not based on the facts of the situation Congress considered.

"He should be proud of the Senate vote he now recants--and learn a lot more about the disabled," Hentoff wrote.

"The reason Congress asked the federal courts to review the Schiavo case was that the 41-year-old woman about to be dehydrated and starved to death was breathing normally on her own, was not terminal, and there was medical evidence that she was responsive, not in a persistent vegetative state," Hentoff explained.

Hentoff points out that "staunchly liberal Democratic Tom Harkin of Iowa" was one of the leading advocates of judicial review because he is so well-informed on disability rights cases.

He also notes that Obama apparently doesn't know that "29 major national disability-rights organizations filed legal briefs and lobbied Congress to understand that this was not a right-to-die case, but about the right to continue living."

George Tiller: "I have performed abortions the day before the delivery date"

The late term abortion specialist from Wichita, Kansas. He was invited to speak at the NEA (National Education Association!!!) convention at a forum sponsored by the so-called "Feminist Majority Foundation.

This video was produced by Students for Life of America (SFLA) who attended the talk and then interivewed Tiller. There are some images in the video, but it is not gruesome. What's gruesome are Tiller's comments in the interview.

For more info, hit this link -

Abortionist Tiller Admits to Performing Abortions the Day Before Delivery

Man declared dead and about to have his organs removed, now feels "pretty good."

The Associated Press: Man Declared Dead Feels 'Pretty Good'

Dunlap was pronounced dead Nov. 19 at United Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, Texas, after he was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident. His family approved having his organs harvested.

As family members were paying their last respects, he moved his foot and hand. He reacted to a pocketknife scraped across his foot and to pressure applied under a fingernail. After 48 days in the hospital, he was allowed to return home, where he continues to work on his recovery.

On Monday, he and his family were in New York, appearing on NBC's "Today."

"I feel pretty good. but it's just hard ... just ain't got the patience," Dunlap told NBC.

Dunlap, 21, of Frederick, said he has no recollection of the crash.

"I remember a little bit that was about an hour before the accident happened. But then about six hours before that, I remember," he said.

Dunlap said one thing he does remember is hearing the doctors pronounce him dead.

"I'm glad I couldn't get up and do what I wanted to do," he said.

Asked if he would have wanted to get up and shake them and say he's alive, Dunlap responded: "Probably would have been a broken window that went out."

His father, Doug, said he saw the results of the brain scan.

"There was no activity at all, no blood flow at all."

Zach's mother, Pam, said that when she discovered he was still alive, "That was the most miraculous feeling."

"We had gone, like I said, from the lowest possible emotion that a parent could feel to the top of the mountains again," she said.

Good Friday Vigil at Abortion mill in Rockland County

Good coverage!

Activists mark Good Friday with New City anti-abortion vigil | lohud.com | The Journal News

The Helpers of God's Precious Infants organized the 24-hour prayer vigil, which continues until noon today outside the professional building at 200 E. Eckerson Road.

We're praying to the Lord to stop this terrible holocaust," Beirne said.

Good Friday was a good day for the vigil because it commemorates Jesus Christ's death and helped people to understand that the deaths of unborn children are wrong, the Pearl River woman said.

Family Life Conference Speakers Top Notch and On CDs

Sorry if you missed this annual day of networking and all-around information feast on March 1 sponsored by the Sisters of Life. A short rundown of the various presentations follows. You can get CDs of these presentation through Peniel Productions (see below).

Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. gave two back-to-back talks/power point presentations: "Let the counter sexual revolution begin!" and "Same-sex 'marriage' - why not?" She spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of about 150 students in NYC the night before and she will be speaking at Harvard April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Her books are Smart Sex: Finding Lifelong love in a hookup world; Love and Economics; why the laissez-faire family doesn't work. "It takes a family to build a village!" Check her calendar for other speaking dates. www.jennifer-roback-morse.com

Kathleen Gallagher of the NYS Catholic Conference spoke on "Advocating for Life" - she highlighted the Spitzer RHAPP bill in all its frightening details. Catch her on YouTube and also make sure to join the Public Policy Network at www.nyscatholic.org and stay informed on all the latest legislative issues.

Edward Mechmann, Esq. of the Family Life/Respect Life Office and the Public Policy Coordinator spoke "On voting Catholic". Ed is available for speaking engagements at your local parishes, and his presentations are always on target regarding the correct formation of a Catholic conscience, especially in this election year.

Michaelene Fredenburg of "Abortion Changes You" - a website for the post-abortive - men and women. Michaelene presentation was emotionally moving; her sensitivities to the tragedy of abortion comes from her own experience as a teen. Check out her website and recommend it to women and men who seek healing:  www.abortionchangesyou.com

David and Colleen Toder's presentation was "Embracing natural family planning within marriage". This funny and engaging young couple spoke of their experiences using NFP. Contact the Sisters of Life for NFP couples who can speak in your parish.

Peggy Clevenberg, long-time prolife activist and prayer partner, talked about her personal journey  "Serving pregnant women". Her many years as a street activist and helper of women in crisis pregnancies prepares Peggy as no other to speak on reaching out in a personal way to women in need. She is an inspiration and a beautiful example of prolife compassion that goes beyond in imitation of Christ.

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As in other countries, doctors willing to perform abortions in Italy are becoming increasingly rare

Catholic World News : Ranks of abortionists thinning in Italy

A veteran Italian abortionist has expressed regret at the declining number of doctors involved in his speciality.

Dr. Mauro Buscaglia told the daily Corriere della Sera that the number of doctors performing abortion is on the decline in Italy. About 60% of the country's gynecologists refuse to participate in abortion, he reported.

NYS Catholic Conference Public Policy Day - Albany, March 11, 2008

This year's annual New York State Catholic Conference Public Policy Day in Albany on Tuesday, March 11, was unusually unique. Governor Eliot Spitzer made his first public announcement about his "situation" the day before, on Monday, March 10, after the prostitution scandal broke. The feeling of numbed disbelief still permeated the atmosphere in Albany the day after.

Interestingly, Governor Spitzer was scheduled to meet with the pro-abortion lobby at their large gathering on that same, fate-filled Monday; and it was a day the pro-life community was dreading. It was a day that could have taken the Governor's egregious RHAPP bill (Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act) one step further in the New York State Senate on its way to possible passage in the Assembly and into New York State law. All were relieved at the unexpected reprieve, yet saddened by the Governor's sudden fall from grace and the personal effects on his life, his wife and daughters' lives.

Spitzer sent his regrets on Monday to the pro-abortion groups gathered via his then Lieutenant Governor, David Patterson, who adressed them in his stead. Sadly, this same courtesy was not extended to Cardinal Egan and the many Bishops who were also scheduled to meet with Spitzer in the State Capitol on the RHAPP initiative - a bill that would open the door to forced compliance from religious institutions, like the Catholic Church, that conscientiously object to abortion. Our now Governor Paterson could well have been Eliot himself that day, as Paterson's positions to date mirror his mentor's on abortion and other dignity of life issues. His take on this piece of legislation in particular is unknown at this juncture, but we are not overly optomistic.

The Catholic advocacy to lawmakers that day included, beyond the most critical RHAPP bill, support of education tax credits (Gov. Spitzer had renegged on his pledge to help Catholic schools in his budget); expanding supports for working families; access to health insurance; opposing the legalization of same-sex unions; providing immigrants and migrants with access to essential services; and the desire to cut greenhouse gas emissions from all sources.

The Public Policy Day itself was the best-attended Albany event of its kind to date. The day's activities included legislative lobbying, information booths with the Sisters of Life, et al, a youth workshop, a panel discussion with Kathleen Gallagher and Bishops Nicholas DiMarzio and Howard Hubbard, speaking and answering questions from the audience. This interesting forum heard the Bishops address the importance of joining the Catholic Conference Public Policy Network at www.nyscatholic.org, the importance of prayer, especially for elected officials, the necessary involvement of youth as voters and supporters of policy-making life and social issues, the right formation of a Catholic conscience, and a sense of the common good vs. individual interests, as several of the topics that day.

The Bishops did have their share of confusing directives. For example, they suggested that local parishes use only "approved voter guides", yet when asked if we can get the voter guides through the Catholic Conference, they said a comprehensive guide would not be available through the Conference due to the fact that candidates do not comply in a timely enough way. It was suggested that the Bishops' official document on "Faithful Citizenship" be used instead.

Another unusual statement involved Bishop Hubbard's comment that they feel like "generals without armies," and that "shared perspectives" are lacking from Catholic voters. This was interesting in that many Catholic voters opine that the Bishops are AWOL on too many pro-life issues that need strong voices from the hierarchy and from the pulpits in the parishes! Bishop Hubbard also said that leafleting of cars in Church parking lots is discouraged to avoid tax exempt problems. On this matter, LifeNet (hardcopy newsletter of the HVCL) in the July/August 2007 published an article that contradicts this point of view as an unwarranted fear. The article is called "Elections and the Church Parking Lot" and came to us via Orange County Right to Life. We will publish it soon on LifeNet Online.

Edward Cardinal Egan, the principal celebrant and homilist at the Mass in the Convention Center, was also the presenter during the Awards portion of the day. His moving homily during Mass reflected on our ability to "see" as never before life developing in the womb, and yet the inability of some to accept this as a truly human life, deserving of dignity and full protection. He quoted his friend, the late William F. Buckley, Jr. who at an Al Smith dinner conversation commented in his well known, eloquent speaking style, "Well what do they think it is, a to-ma-to!"

Some pictures of the day's events:

 

A gathering of friends below: Chris Slattery of Expectant Mother Care Frontline Pregnancy Care Centers, Marie and Richard Brand (very instrumental in the recent post-card campaign against RHAPP), Linda Liverne of the Westchester Putnam Center for Life and Westchester and Putnam Right to Life Committee, and Marlene Galazin - a first-timer in Albany!

Auxiliary Bishop Robert A. Brucato, an award recipient that day, on the jumbo screen

 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK - Abortion can lead to mental health breakdowns

Abortion is very widely practiced in the UK, but they are at least honest (some of them) about the increased breast cancer risk.

Now this, from their psychiatric professional association.

Royal college warns abortions can lead to mental illness - Times Online

Women may be at risk of mental health breakdowns if they have abortions, a medical royal college has warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists says women should not be allowed to have an abortion until they are counselled on the possible risk to their mental health.

This overturns the consensus that has stood for decades that the risk to mental health of continuing with an unwanted pregnancy outweighs the risks of living with the possible regrets of having an abortion.

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists recommends updating abortion information leaflets to include details of the risks of depression. “Consent cannot be informed without the provision of adequate and appropriate information,” it says.

Go here for the text of their nuanced statement:

http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/abortion.pdf

Spitzer's successor is just as pro-abortion

Go here:

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer Resigns But David Paterson Backs Abortion

And this is from Ed Mechman in the Archdiocese family life office:

We need to be clear about David Paterson, our new governor, and
> where he stands.
>
> When he was in the State Senate, he voted against or sponsored
> bills against the Church's position on:
>
> Partial Birth Abortion Ban
> Unborn Victims of Violence Act
> Limits on Medicaid Funding for Abortion
> Parental Notification
> Embryonic Stem Cell Research
> False Cloning Ban
> Emergency Contraception
> Forcing Employers to Cover Contraceptives in Health Insurance
> Clinic Access Bill (restricting pro-life protests at abortion clinics)
> No-Fault Divorce
> "Gay Rights" (including "transgender" rights)
>
> According to the New York Sun, he also supports same-sex
> marriage and the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act.
> He has been a prime mover in Governor Spitzer's stem cell
> research initiative, which will spend hundreds of millions of
> dollars, primarily on embryonic stem cell research.
>
> Gay rights groups consider him a strong ally:
> http://prideagenda.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-yorks-new-governor-
> is-longtime-ally.html
>
> In 2004, Family Planning Advocates gave him their "Margaret
> Sanger Award":
> http://www.fpaofnys.org/news/newsReleases/documents/pa-awards-
> braz-cook-1-20-04.pdf

What Eliot Spitzer's plan was for today - before he got sidetracked

Spitzer's day was going to revolve around promoting more abortion in NY State - it was lobby day for the pro-abortion advocates.

Michelle Malkin has the details -

Michelle Malkin » What Spitzer was up to today before the news broke

This morning, NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer had been scheduled to speak to the Family Planning Advocates’ 31st Annual Conference. The abortion racketeers are seeking more money. And he was preparing to push legislators to do their bidding–before he was forced to cancel his appearance.

As payback to his abortion industry supporters, Spitzer had supported “the Reproductive Health & Privacy Protection Act (RHAPP)” under the guise of “codifying Roe v. Wade.”

Perhaps Fr. Norman Weslin would refer to todays' events as "A Divine Set-up." Fr. is fond of the expression!

Theresa Bonopartis on the Divine Mercy Conference in Dublin

The story is here -

Lumina - a ray of light after abortion: Back from Dublin

NY Bishops statement on Spitzer abortion bill

Here is the letter that Cardinal Egan sent to all Parishes in the NY Archdiocese -LifeNet: Letter from Cardinal Egan regarding Spitzer abortion bill to be read at all Masses this week

The statement below is from all the NY State Bishops and was issued today:

New York State Catholic Conference - The Official Public Policy Voice of the Catholic Conference of the Empire State.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v Wade, which legalized abortion in all 50 states. We live with its tragic legacy --the loss of millions of innocent human lives and a trail of broken hearts and wounded souls.

Yet across the country, there is cause for hope. Public opinion is moving solidly in the pro-life direction. Ultrasound technology has opened a window to the womb, revealing the humanity of the unborn child. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban on the gruesome procedure known as “partial-birth abortion,” and most state legislatures have restricted abortion’s practice and reduced its incidence. Even in our State of New York, often cited as the “abortion capital” of the United States, we have made pro-life progress, with solid investments in prenatal care and abortion alternatives, and conscience protection for those opposed to the procedure.

In the midst of this hopefulness, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is attempting to move our state in a decidedly opposite direction. He has put forth a radical proposal called the “Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection” (RHAPP) Act, a bill that would elevate abortion to a “fundamental right” in our state, just like the right to free speech and the right to vote.

This bill would make abortions even easier to obtain, and would ensure that late-term abortions of fully-formed infants are available in the Empire State, no matter what prohibitions the U.S. Supreme Court might one day allow. It would endanger women by allowing non-physicians to carry out abortions and imperil children by thwarting any efforts to involve parents in the abortion decisions of their children.

No less alarming, this extremist proposal could be used to force all health care institutions, even Catholic hospitals, to provide abortions or risk the loss of their operating certificate. It could be used to compel every insurance company to pay for abortion and every health care provider to perform abortion.

The extremism of this proposal is couched in euphemisms like “choice” and “reproductive health care for women.” The words have become unmoored from their meaning; they cannot mask the fact that the bill attempts to legislate approval for a procedure that is always gravely wrong. A legal system that violates the basic right to life of one human being on the grounds of the “choice” of another is fundamentally flawed.

We do not relish a public fight with the Governor or the state legislature on this issue. However, we would be failing in our responsibility as bishops if we did not oppose it strongly. This proposal threatens the life-affirming work we do day in and day out in our hospitals and charitable agencies, in our schools, in our maternity centers and health care clinics, in our adoption and foster care programs. Compliance with such a law would violate every principle that we hold sacred.

So oppose it we will -- from our pulpits, in the media, through our advocacy network, in the legislature, and in collaboration with others who value and defend life.

We call on all New Yorkers to contact their legislators and the Governor to make their voices heard. Offer support for those legislators who stand with us, and let those who stand with the abortion industry know that they have chosen them over you. Stand up to defend the inviolable sanctity of human life, from the first moment of creation until natural death. Pray for an end to abortion and the conditions that force women into this terrible dilemma. Let us all assist those who are pregnant, frightened and in need, to help them choose life.

California court bans home schooling

Go here for this ruling -

Tom Faranda's Folly: A stunning ruling in California; home schooling banned unless the parent(s) are accredited teachers

Letter from Cardinal Egan regarding Spitzer abortion bill to be read at all Masses this week

Here's the letter -

http://www.flrl.org/PDFs_and_Docs/Spitzer%20Abortion%20Bill%20--%20Cardinal%20Letter.pdf

... This bill constitutes an attack on human dignity and the well-begin of society as a whole ...

... The Governor's proposal would also endanger the religious liberty of the Church. Our hospitals, social service agencies and even our schools would be vulnerable to being forced to cooperate in abortion and other morally objectionable practices at the risk of losing their state-issued licenses. ...

... I urgently call on all Catholics and persons of good will to ensure that this profoundly unjust bill be rejected.

Potential McCain running mate is pregnant.

Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is pregnant with her fifth child. She has been mentioned as a potential vice president candidate.

Palin is 44 years old, very popular in Alaska, and is pro-life - a member of Feminists for Life!

Here's more information -

Alaska Governor Expecting Fifth Child - AOL News

Sarah Palin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michelle Malkin column on British woman who took her own life after aborting her twins

You may already have heard about this triple tragedy in England.

ABORTION: UNTOLD TRUTHS - New York Post

... The agony and loneliness in Beck's suicide note resonate across racial and class lines, across generations. She was distraught over a breakup with her boyfriend, who didn't want the children. She was suffering intense grief from her decision to end the lives inside her. And so she ended her own.

"I should never have had an abortion. I see now I would have been a good mum," Beck wrote. "I told everyone I didn't want to do it, even at the hospital. I was frightened, now it is too late. I died when my babies died. I want to be with my babies - they need me, no one else does."

Beck's family blames the medical establishment. The judicial system, as is so often the case, has become a coping mechanism. A British court recently held a hearing on Beck's suicide. Beck's mother revealed that her daughter "was not given the opportunity to see a counselor."

When a professional "counselor" can't be found, isn't that what mothers are for?

But it's not just jaded abortion providers and medical assistants, AWOL counselors and MIA parents who need to look in the mirror. We've tolerated a culture of callousness and nurtured an entitlement to convenience for decades. Feminists shush women with post-abortion regrets. Population-control zealots and Planned Parenthood drum it into the heads of young women around the world: "The fewer, the merrier" and "Why carry more burdens?" their T-shirts and bumper stickers proclaim.

That came on the heels of a British think- tank report on how children are bad for the environment. Said John Guillebaud, emeritus professor of family planning at University College London: "The effect on the planet of having one child less is an order of magnitude greater than all these other things we might do, such as switching off lights . . . The greatest thing anyone in Britain could do to help the future of the planet would be to have one less child."

And who gets premium op-ed space in America's newspaper of record to talk about abortion? Idiots like University of Iowa adjunct assistant writing professor Brian Goedde, who shared his festive thoughts surrounding the New Year's Eve before his girlfriend's abortion in an essay a few months ago in The New York Times. "The abortion is scheduled for two days from now, and we're holing up," he reminisced. "We do the dishes . . . brush our teeth, climb into bed and have unprotected sex. 'I'm not going to get more pregnant,' Emily says. I've never felt pleasure more guiltily." ...