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Same sex attraction: a short essay by Fr. Ted Martin

A Good discussion, which is relevant to the life issues. Hit the link for the whole article, which is only seven paragraphs long.

I am speaking about the reality of homosexuality and the debate over the misnomer ‘gay-marriage.’

Homosexuality is nothing new. We have known about it for millennia.
So what is it that I am surprised about? I am surprised that if someone happens
to disagree with prevailing cultural opinions concerning the normalcy of
homosexual urges/acts, then, well, all tolerance ends there. I am surprised that
a debate as serious as one touching on the most basic of human/societal
institutions is being driven by news speak, talking points and sentiment. The
moment one makes an argument against the merit of homosexual acts they are
instantly labeled as a ‘religious fanatic’ hanging on to mountains of biblical
and revelatory myths—to use the rhetoric of the new atheists, they are
‘delusional.’

Rep. Marsha Blackburn and other Congress members, on lack of media coverage of abortionist Gosnell murder trial.

A six week trial, with virtual major media blackout of coverage.

 

Barbara Willke.

Wife of Dr. John Willke and a great pro-life woman.

With great sadness, Cincinnati Right to Life and pro-life advocates across the country are mourning her loss today. Willke served as co-founder along with her husband and as chairman of the organization for 28 years. She died peacefully Sunday night at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, after suffering a severe head injury due to a fall.

Barbara Willke was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and internationally known author, lecturer, and expert in human sexuality. She held B.S. and R.N. degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing & Health, plus graduate studies at University of Dayton.

Mother of six, grandmother of 22, foster mother of several teenagers, Barbara headed the Department at the College of Nursing for five years before her full-time career as wife and mother.

Her husband, Dr. John Willke, is past president of National Right to Life, president, Life Issues Institute and president emeritus, International Right to Life Federation. They would have been married for 65 years this June.

With Dr. Willke, Barbara co-authored twelve books on human sexuality and abortion. Together they created audio and visual materials that were proven to be basic teaching tools throughout the world. Their materials have been translated into 30 languages on all five continents. She and Dr. Willlke frequently appeared on radio and TV shows. They have spoken in 64 different countries.

Here is the coverage from local Cincinatti media -

Barbara Willke, 90, was Right to Life pioneer

And here are some moving tributes from many pro-life groups -

Tributes to Barbara Willke

Local (ch. 12 in Albany) television coverage of the Albany pro-life vigil

Fair and balanced. Hit the link for the video.

Pro-life activists rally in Albany against Gov. Cuomo's agenda

NYS Right to Life Committee PR on Mandated Unlimited Morning-After Pill for Teens

From Barbara Meara, Chairman of New York State Right to Life, 41 State Street in Albany, NY:

For Immediate Release__________________________________________April 5, 2013

                                 Judge's Ruling Abandons Teenagers

April 5---Judge Edward Korman of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn has issued a decision that vacates the current rule that girls "16 and younger must obtain a prescription from a doctor before buying the morning after after pill."

New York State Right to Life does not often find itself in agreement with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius, but in 2011 she overruled a recommendation by the FDA to make the pill available to girls of any age without a prescription. Secretary Sibelius' concern was for the youngest teens for whom she felt the pill's safety had not been adequately established. We wish she had gone further but at least this decision offered some common sense to protect young teens who may not be mature enough to follow the directions and deal with the side effects of this drug.

There are three important and distinct issues. First, there must be full informed consent about the drug, including the manufacturer's claim that the drug works as an abortifacient when the contraceptive mechanisms fail. Second, the potentially serious health risks of this drug must be explored and reported. Meanshile, women, young and old, should have the benefit of seeing a physician before ingesting life and health altering drugs into their bodies. How politically correct but unconscionably wrong to deny a teenager the benefit of her parents' counsel when her best interest is at odds with the demands of the pharmaceutical industry and the abortion expansion crowd.

Lastly, these young girls may be the victims of incest or other forms of sexual abuse that will not be discovered when her victimizer can just pick up a cocktail for her at his local drugstore.

New York State Right to Life is appalled by Judge Korman's lack of concern for these young women. The pill is already being passed out with abandon in NYC public schools where it has been reported that 12,000 young students have been given the pill without parental consent or notification.

We hope that this decision will be challenged immediately.

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Judge mandates morning after pill for all ages with no prescription

More crazed, one-man judicial decisions.The pill is already available on a non-prescription basis for girls age 17 and older.

We will have more to follow on this decision.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. In his ruling, he also accused the federal government of “bad faith” in dealing with the requests to make the pill universally available, and said its actions had been politically motivated.

In a decision in a lawsuit filed by advocates, the judge, Edward R. Korman of Federal District Court, ruled that the government’s refusal to lift restrictions on access to the pill was “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.”

Judge Korman ordered the F.D.A. to lift any age and sale restrictions on the pill, Plan B One-Step, and its generic versions, within 30 days.

“More than 12 years have passed since the citizen petition was filed and 8 years since this lawsuit commenced,” the judge wrote. “The F.D.A. has engaged in intolerable delays in processing the petition. Indeed, it could accurately be described as an administrative agency filibuster.”

Another example of Pro-choice = Pro-abortion

Isn't this a common line: "No one is in favor/likes abortion but ..."

Of course it's nonsense as this young lady shows -