Week in Review
Massachusetts Bishops Rebuke Evil Abortion Amendment
Last Friday, Massachusetts governor Maura Healey published an emergency preamble to a nine-month abortion constitutional amendment. In the preamble, Governor Healey cites her Catholic faith as a justification for this evil bill.
She wrote:
I am Catholic, and my faith is an important part of who I am. It has shaped my understanding of service, responsibility and our obligation to care for others. My faith teaches me to meet people with compassion, respect their dignity, and approach suffering with humility.
I am also governor for people of every faith and belief. My responsibility is to ensure that every family can make deeply personal medical decisions according to their own circumstances, values and the guidance of their doctors.
Boston archbishop Richard Henning, along with his fellow Massachusetts bishops, published a response to Gov. Healey’s preamble, calling out her words and actions. In a statement, the bishops wrote:
Having read the governor’s editorial defending her decision to override the results of the Repeal188 efforts, we respectfully and passionately disagree that abortion, the taking of human life, may be considered health care. We also disagree that there is an emergency requiring the further expansion of the existing and already radically permissive law. . . .
We call upon the legislators who crafted and passed this bill, and all men and women of good will, to reconsider the troubling state of our culture and its utilitarian and merciless approach to the elderly, the sick, the vulnerable, and the unborn. As Pope Leo put it: “The right to life is the indispensable foundation of every other human right.”
Prior to Governor Healey’s preamble, pro-lifers in the state gathered more than 100,000 voters’ signatures to challenge the new law. According to coverage from National Catholic Register, that is more than double the signatures required to stop a law from going into effect, unless the governor enacts it immediately with an emergency preamble, which is exactly what she did.
The bishops’ letter concludes, “Our work continues as we heed the call of the Gospel to defend life at all stages. We pray for our governor and legislators that the Lord may inspire wise and compassionate leadership. We call upon all to support families, especially those in crisis, and to build a culture that supports and loves every member of the human family.”
ALL in the News
Susan Ciancio, editor of Celebrate Life Magazine and director of the Culture of Life Studies Program, wrote an article about National Adoption Month. It was published by Catholic World Report.
Susan also wrote an article discussing 10 things families can do to prepare for Thanksgiving. It was published by Catholic365.
Catholic Insight recently republished an article that originally appeared in Celebrate Life Magazine. The article covers the hard cases on abortion and why we should always choose life.
Katie Brown Xavios, ALL’s national director, regularly posts updates about American Life League and its important work on social media channels X and LinkedIn. Follow her accounts to stay up to date.
Twice a week, Judie’s commentaries are distributed to an expansive media list. The list contains over 100 media outlets such as Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller, among others. Judie’s commentaries are each featured on the front page of ALL.org.
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Now that the elections are over, it might feel as if the world is increasingly dominated by fear, confusion, and attacks on the culture of life. But we are called to something greater: faith, courage, and action. Through powerful personal testimonies, inspiring stories of the saints, and a remarkable encounter with Christ, Hugh Brown, executive vice president of American Life League, challenges us to stand boldly for truth without fear, even when our leaders act in godless ways.
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