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Startling headlines like this one—“Court Exonerates Mom in Newborn’s Death, Rules 6-Day-Old Baby Not a ‘Person’”—always give me a jolt. The mother in this case, Jennifer Jorgensen, “was speeding, intoxicated, and not wearing a seatbelt when she crashed her car while she was eight months pregnant. Jorgensen’s blood alcohol level was .06 and the anti-anxiety medication Clonazepam was in her system.” The doctors delivered her baby by caesarian section, and for six days the child clung to life, but then died. The mother was initially found guilty of manslaughter, but on appeal a five-member majority of the court of appeals...

It is that time of year to evaluate your life, to examine behaviors, and to determine how to make the next year better. Today's commentary shows us how Planned Parenthood plans to spend its next year – and future years. Are you committed to making the world a better place or to merely watching what happens in the world? How will you resolve to act this coming year? FILTHY: obscene, vile, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, pornographic, raunchy, vulgar In other words, not a very nice wish for the new year. But that is exactly what Planned Parenthood is offering our...

It is a sad moment in history when a government calls upon a lone woman to testify about contraception and attempts to tell the country she is representative of women. Where is the person they asked to testify about morality and about the sanctity of life? This deliberate attempt to alter morality and to squash the words and will of our Lord is becoming rampant today and the results are sickening. We must make our voices heard or this will not just be a fluke; it will be the norm. Sandra Fluke was once a law student at Georgetown University....

We seem to be losing the ability to determine what is really best for our minds, bodies, and souls. Instead, we focus on the here and now. We seek pleasure at all cost, and we allow immoral behavior to creep into our lives. If this continues, there will only be one natural consequence. Common sense is not the exclusive domain of any particular group of people, but in our day and age it seems to be about as prehistoric as the Tyrannosaurus Rex – especially when it comes to sex. What is common sense? Webster says it is "the ability...

The words of Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles Chaput should give us pause this weekend and make us think about the growing trend in our society to devalue human beings and treat them like playthings. We must not only think about the innocent souls we are discarding like trash, but about our own as well. Much has been written about Pope Francis' interviews and insights in last few days. Some of the rhetoric has been respectful, while some not at all. But much of what I have read is insightful. For example, the following excerpt from an editorial by Archbishop...

Mother's Day is Sunday. Traditionally, it is a day to honor and respect all that mothers do and sacrifice for the sake of their children. And while this day is important, special, and necessary, we can't help but wonder what our country would be like if we celebrated mothers every day. If mothers and babies were held in the highest regard, as they should be, each and every day of the year, think about the lives that could be spared. Think about the heartache that would not come about because a mother chose to abort her child. That would truly...

Pro-Life Group to Identify Senate's 'Catholic' Supporters of Abortion (AgapePress) - The largest pro-life group in America is preparing to "out" a contingent of pro-abortion Catholic U.S. senators it says comprise "the deadly dozen." Many of the leading abortion advocates in Congress are Catholics. That has caused the Vatican to issue a letter of guidelines for Catholic office-holders, re-emphasizing the church's stance on abortion. Catholic activist Judie Brown of American Life League (ALL) has been calling for such action by the church leaders for years. "There are far too many people in politics right now who call themselves Catholic who...

WASHINGTON, Jan 22, 03 (CWNews.com) -- Democratic Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, a presidential hopeful for 2004, leads a list of a "Deadly Dozen" Catholic politicians attacked today by the American Life League. The American Life League (ALL), an activist group with 375,000 members, marked the 30th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision by opening a media campaign against prominent Catholics who reject Church teachings regarding the sanctity of human life. Judie Brown, the president of ALL, accused Kerry of "flagrant disregard for and disrespectful attitude towards the sacred teachings of his own Church." She said that Kerry...

LifeNews.com Note: Judie Brown is the president of the American Life League, an organization that has been educating on pro-life issues for more than three decades. She is a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. America's growing fascination with what constitutes a living, breathing human being is a constant amazement to me. This idea was brought up again in the New York Times last month. Entitled "When does death start?," the article by Darshak Sanghavi provides a lesson in how easy it has become for man to dismiss acts of terror as simple practices involving medical decisions to end...

Posted: Wednesday November 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm EST by Judie Brownhttp://www.all.org/newsroom_judieblog.php?id=2839 The problematic nature of pandering to politicians with half-measures while announcing to pro-life troops that a victory has been achieved is not a new malady. It has been a relatively consistent pattern woven into National Right to Life Committee politics for many years now.  Having said that, the problem with what is currently being said about the Stupak Amendment to the Pelosicare bill is the most egregious I have seen in my 40 years of pro-life activism. For starters, on Saturday, November 7, NRLC sent a letter to each member...

The planet is a strange place these days where hyped political rhetoric continues to grow ever more bizarre. Take, for example, the recent comments by Adam Reilly in his article, "The Blessing of Abortion."

STEM CELL ETHICSBy Judie BrownThe good news out of Australia this week is that stem cells harvested from the noses of Parkinson's patients developed into dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain of a lab rat. And while there has been no word about the potential for the human who is suffering from Parkinson's, there should be every reason for optimism. And as this news report makes abundantly clear, "Unlike unethical [human] embryonic stem cells – which have yielded no cures despite the investment of hundreds of millions of research dollars – these stem cells from a patient's nose do...

When I saw a column written by pro-life activist Jane Frantz in the Appleton Post-Crescent, it really took the wind out of my sails. She wrote about her epiphany in the pro-life movement following her own abortion, but she pointed out something that reminded me of the reasons why pro-lifers continue to tread water politically. Frantz opined, "After three and a half decades, I wonder how much longer we can afford to do the same things, expecting different results." Her observations about pro-lifers "authoring and defending woefully inadequate legislation" is but one of the problems we face on the political...

American Life League Unveils New Online Map With Location of All US Planned Parenthood Centers Map coordinators are hoping to encourage peaceful and prayerful protests at all PP sites. By Meg Jalsevac WASHINGTON, DC, October 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The American Life League (ALL), in cooperation with their affiliate organization STOP Planned Parenthood (STOPP), has launched a highly detailed online map that pinpoints the exact location of each of Planned Parenthood's (PP) 860 clinics across the United States.  The new webpage also provides information regarding any scheduled protests that take place on a regular basis at the PP locations. The...

AN APPEAL FROM FAITHFUL CATHOLICS TO AMERICA’S BISHOPS PLEASE PROTECT THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST FROM PRO-ABORTION ‘CATHOLIC’ POLITICIANS As a faithful Catholic, I respectfully make this appeal to the Catholic bishops of the United States: WHEREAS the Church teaches that abortion is always an intrinsic evil, and; WHEREAS the Church teaches that the sacred nature of the Eucharist is worthy of every protection, and; WHEREAS the reception of the Eucharist by those who publicly support abortion gives scandal to the Catholic faithful and offends Christ; THEREFORE, we humbly implore each of you to take the actions necessary to...

WASHINGTON, DC, February 7, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Saving Those Damned Catholics" exposes the warts on the underbelly of the Catholic leadership in America today, and it is not a pretty picture. Too many among them are caught up in a twisted vision of what it takes to effectively lead Catholics. There is too much moral relativism and too little desire to say what is right, especially when doing so will bring down the wrath of the media and maybe even a few politicians."  So reads a teaser on the website which markets 'Saving those Damned Catholics' the new book by...

As the year comes to a close, dozens of commentaries will be written with the goal of encapsulating the entire year into a few thousand words. As I firmly believe that only a fool would attempt to condense 365 days of activity into a few paragraphs, I won't even try. My approach is to whet your appetite so that you will learn more about a particular event this past year, and in the process become committed to living out a pro-life commitment in word and deed. Over the last twelve months two of the most articulate defenders of life, and...

(AgapePress) - One of the nation's premiere pro-life leaders says a bill currently before a House committee could bring an end to abortion in America. Ironically it originated with strong sponsorship from the Republican Party -- a group she contends is not as "pro-life" as some people think.The Right to Life Act, sponsored by California Congressman Duncan Hunter, contains no exceptions for an abortion or compromises any pro-life principles, says Judie Brown of American Life League (ALL) -- and that's why she calls it "the most important piece of pro-life legislation under consideration today."H.R. 552, which now has 100...

American Life League's National Pro-Life T-shirt Day is Tuesday, April 25 — a day for pro-lifers all across the country to support of the sanctity of human beings' lives by wearing pro-life shirts. Join thousands nationwide by showing everyone that we are the majority — that we are a strong and determined voice for the babies.   National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day PO Box 1350 Stafford, VA 22555 Phone: (540) 659-5171 FAX: (540) 659-2586 E-mail: info@nationalprolifetshirtday.com  

An American pro-life leader has called for the removal of an official at the US bishops' conference who lavishly praised a deceased Jewish leader who was also a leading proponent of legal abortion. After Rabbi Balfour Brickner died on September 1, Eugene Fisher-- the associate director of ecumenical and inter-religious affairs at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops-- referred to the deceased rabbi as "one of the greatest American religious leaders of the second half of the 20th century." In addition to his prominent involvement in Jewish and inter-religious affairs, Rabbi Brickner was a founder of Religious Leaders for a...