Many of us are aware of the heroic position Terri Schiavo’s parents, brother and sister have taken in the wake of her tragic and untimely death.

It usually does not warm the cockles of my heart to hear that some large company is losing money… not usually. But in the case of recent news affecting Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, I am not shedding a single tear.

Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of American Life League’s premier associate groups, has made the headlines for stopping a piece of legislation that would have required all hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, to provide the deadly morning after pill in cases of sexual assault.

Recently the Philadelphia Bulletin ran an interesting article on the upcoming elections for president. It has been, as you know, a rather surreal experience already, when one considers that among the front runners in the pack there is nary a single truly pro-life candidate.

Last Thursday, I read a series of news reports that brought me face to face with the tragic consequences of more than 30 years of unabated abuse – of drugs, the English language and the preborn child.

I am positive that I was joined by millions of Americans who watched the Heisman Trophy ceremonies.