JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

Perhaps you have not heard much about Samuel Golubchuk. He is a senior citizen in Winnipeg, Canada whose life is literally hanging by a thread as I write.

That is the closing line in a new commercial put together by Planned Parenthood Golden Gate and expected to run in the San Francisco area on such venues as MTV, VH-1, Comedy Central and TLC and on KMEL-FM, a San Francisco Clear Channel radio station.

I am so sorry it took me two months to read Pope Benedict XVI’s remarkable encyclical, Spe Salvi. It is a gift to Catholics and I think to pro-lifers in particular. The encyclical is not confusing to read and indeed is something well worth your time and study.

I frequently thank God for the great minds within the pro-life movement who have to struggle with the latest announcement from scientists, particularly in the case of stem cell research.

When I was growing up my parents had a favorite saying that always irritated me.

CFFC claims to speak for Catholics throughout the country who apparently do not accept Church teaching, do not believe that abortion is an act of murder and do not want anything to impede “mainstream” thoughts and positions on the subject of reproductive rights.

Just when you think Planned Parenthood has gone about as far down the immorality ladder as it can, somebody in that organization takes another step into the abyss. And the latest from Planned Parenthood Golden Gate really trolls the bottom.

The new year barely got started when Life Site News was reminding us that the gravity of the struggle continues unabated, and without much notice from the mainstream media, we might add.

As we look forward to a new year and the challenges it presents to those of us who defend the innocent, some resolutions come to mind. I would like to share them with you

When I heard from our associate group, Pro-Life Wisconsin, that Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison had changed his position on the emergency contraception bill currently before the Wisconsin state legislature, my enthusiasm level increased about 200 percent.

We note that while all of us at American Life League took the time to celebrate the birth of Christ with our families and loved ones, others were busy promoting, affirming and otherwise advancing the culture of death.

At the risk of reading too much into polling data, I couldn’t help but notice that some recent surveys offer much to ponder when it comes to Americans’ attitudes about abortion.