The following are some of the highlights from the daily email briefing about news and events, which I send out to some of my friends and contacts (if you’re interested in subscribing to the daily mailing, leave your email address in the comments box):
Two lawsuits have now been filed challenging NYC’s crisis pregnancy center law: here and here.
Pro-lifers continue to make progress in state legislatures. South Dakota enacts a 72-hour waiting period that also requires a woman to receive counseling about alternatives, and Arizona moves forward on a ban on sex- and race-selection abortions. New York, clueless as always, continues to mire in the Culture of Death.
A UN report shows that changing sexual attitudes and behavior — particularly reducing promiscuity and adultery — actually does reduce HIV transmission, as evidenced by the experience of Zimbabwe. Apologies to the Holy Father (who was pilloried in the press for pointing this out) will no doubt be forthcoming.
The real (i.e., eugenic) effects of pre-natal testing can be found in the abortion rate for handicapped children.
When Illinois’ civil unions bill was being considered, Cardinal George warned that it would threaten Catholic programs, and was derided for it. Well, what do you know — he was right, and Catholic Charities will probably be forced out of the foster care field: .
Bishop Tobin of Providence calls for an end to “Catholic apathy” on the defense of marriage, and strongly denounces efforts to legalize same-sex “marriage”.
The Vatican is investing in a company that specializes in adult stem cell research.
There are substantial concerns about the new Irish coalition government, and its policies on life and marriage.
Scholars crunch the numbers and find that Christians who attend church actually divorce less often than those who don’t.
A very nice profile of Maria McFadden Maffucci, editor of the indispensable Human Life Review. She denies it, but she really is a pro-life “hero”.
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Published by Ed Mechmann
Ed Mechmann is a graduate of Catholic elementary and high schools, Columbia College and Harvard Law School. He was a former state and federal prosecutor before coming to the Archdiocese of New York in 1994. He is the Director of Public Policy and the Director of Safe Environment at the Archdiocese of New York. He has written extensively on pro-life, religious freedom, and public policy topics. He is married with two adult children. He and his wife volunteer in their parish and with the American Red Cross.
All opinions here are mine, and mine alone, and do not represent official statements of the Archdiocese. All Glory to God.
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