Announcements and News

Hopelink Coordinates Abortion Taxi Service for Seattle Area Teens

from Abortion In Washington by Mary E.

Komo News broke a story late Tuesday about a 15 year old girl Ballard High School student was taken for an abortion in Seattle without her parents knowledge or consent.

In Washington, secret teen abortions are nothing new. What comes as a shock to parents like "Jill', the mother of the aborted teen, is the seamless end-to-end system that has been set up to facilitate these abortions. This system includes the school districts, abortion industry, public health officials, state laws and non-profits that leave nothing to chance.

One part of this story that went almost unnoticed was the fact that this girl was taken to the abortion center in a taxi.

Who paid for the taxi? How did it get to the school? Who dispatched it? Which abortion provider did it take her to? AIW has learned that taxi services to "contracting school districts throughout King County" are provided by the Redmond-based non-profit Hopelink. Read more...

March 25, 2010

Seattle Mom: School Sent My Daughter for Secret Abortion without Telling Me

By Patrick B. Craine

SEATTLE, Washington, March 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Seattle mother is furious after learning that her 15-year-old daughter was sent by her school's health center for a secret abortion, reports ABC-affiliate KOMO.

The mother, identified only as “Jill,” says her daughter was given a pregnancy test at Ballard High School's Teen Health Center, which came back positive.  Rather than informing the parents, she said, the center gave the girl a pass and put her in a taxi for the abortuary, all during school hours.  Read more...

March 24, 2010

Baby Saved in Renton Today!

Renton 40 Days for Life saved a baby today!  Thanks be to God for this grandest news!

Louise Scott and Mary Kasprzyk were praying together at Cedar River today, when an 18-year-old girl was dropped off for an abortion. After hesitating for a while near the clinic entrance, she came over to speak to Louise. As soon as they began talking, one of the girl’s friends just happened to be walking by and stopped to talk also. The friend was holding her own little baby girl. Louise did everything to convince the pregnant mother that she needed to choose life for her baby, and offered her help and everything that she might need. But the mother ended up going into the abortion center with her friend.

Louise and Mary continued to pray, that God might change their hearts. Soon, the pregnant mother and her friend came back out of the abortion clinic. They talked with Louise again, and told her that they were unable to go through with the abortion because Cedar River would not allow the friend’s little baby girl into their clinic. Louise was able to speak with the girls some more, and then they got onto the bus and left. They do not plan to come back later for an abortion. Praise God! The little unborn baby was saved by the little girl! How beautiful and touching!

Christina DeGoede
March 24, 2010

Prophecies of Humanae Vitae

Written by Fr. Paul Marx, OSB
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 14:26
Vol. 12/No. 9

On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae re-affirmed the Catholic teaching on life, love and human sexuality.  In that document, he listed the consequences of life lived outside Catholic teaching.

He predicted that:

1. Contraception would lead to conjugal infidelity.

2. Contraceptive practice would lead to a “general lowering of morality.”

3. Contraception would lead men to cease respecting woman in their totality and would cause them to treat women as “mere instruments of selfish enjoyment” rather than as cherished partners.

4. And finally, widespread acceptance of contraception by couples would lead to a massive imposition of contraception by unscrupulous governments.  

In other words, Pope Paul VI predicted that contraception would evolve from “a lifestyle choice” into a weapon of mass destruction.  How dreadfully his prophecy has been vindicated by population control and coercive sterilization programs, fertility reduction quotas and the promotion of abortion literally everywhere in the world. Read more...

March 23, 2010

Requiescat in Pace Fr. Paul Marx, OSB

"I just learned with sorrow of the death of one of the world's greatest pro-life advocates, Fr. Paul Marx, OSB.

 

"Fr. Marx was, first and foremost, a priest who was not afraid to be a prophet. He knew that his mission in bearing witness to the Gospel and in fostering love of God and neighbor compelled him to speak up for our smallest neighbors, those in the first moments and weeks of life. He undertook countless initiatives, made seemingly endless trips, gave innumerable talks, wrote a warehouse of articles and books, and inspired countless people in the effort to build a Culture of Life.

 

"I first came to know Fr. Marx through his founding and leadership of Human Life International and the remarkable conferences he held for pro-life advocates around the world. He was always a clear reminder to his brother priests that we should never be afraid to speak about abortion, contraception, and the beauty of human sexuality as taught by the Church. All of us at Priests for Life are grateful for the strong encouragement he gave to our ministry. We will pray not only for the repose of his soul, but for the continued fruit of his labors in the minds and hearts of so many people and in the policies of so many nations."

Christine
March 20, 2010

Catholics, Health Care and the Senate's bad bill

The following column by Archbishop Charles J. aput of the Archdiocese of Denver is scheduled to be published in the March 17, 2010 issue of the Denver Catholic Register.

The Senate version of health-care reform currently being forced ahead by congressional leaders and the White House is a bad bill that will result in bad law.  It does not deserve, nor does it have, the support of the Catholic bishops of our country.  Nor does the American public want it.  As I write this column on March 14, the Senate bill remains gravely flawed.  It does not meet minimum moral standards in at least three important areas: the exclusion of abortion funding and services; adequate conscience protections for health-care professionals and institutions; and the inclusion of immigrants. 

Groups, trade associations and publications describing themselves as “Catholic” or “prolife” that endorse the Senate version – whatever their intentions – are doing a serious disservice to the nation and to the Church, undermining the witness of the Catholic community; and ensuring the failure of genuine, ethical health-care reform.  By their public actions, they create confusion at exactly the moment Catholics need to think clearly about the remaining issues in the health-care debate.  They also provide the illusion of moral cover for an unethical piece of legislation.  Read more...

March 15, 2010

Stand with Stupak

Please visit Stand with Stupak and sign the petition to show your support for "the pro-life members of the House of Representatives, especially those members who have stood with Rep. Stupak."  In addition, please call the listed "Pro-Life Democrats in Congress who are being strong-armed by Nancy Pelosi to support a pro-abortion healthcare bill."

March 15, 2010

Think Twice Before Buying Girl Scout Cookies!

According to C-FAM, "The World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides hosted a no-adults-welcome panel at the United Nations this week where Planned Parenthood was allowed to distribute a brochure entitled 'Healthy, Happy and Hot.' The event was part of the annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which concludes this week."

Please visit the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute for more information.

March 11, 2010

Washington's Assisted Suicide Stats Revealed

March 8, 2010

40 Days for Life Saves Lives

The 40 Days for Life campaign is half over - can you believe it? What an amazing time it has been. We have had the rains return and have seen a renewed testiness on the part of Planned Parenthood, but everyone has persevered in faith, hope, and charity. We have been able to share the truth about the sanctity of life with those coming to, and passing by, a place of death and sorrow. We have been a witness for life and a beacon of hope - all while standing in solidarity with some of the nicest people in Pierce County.  God is good!

The most wonderful news so far in the campaign comes from Christine Ryalls. Christine is the Tacoma 40 Days for Life vigil coordinator for this campaign. It looks like God has blessed her hard work with a great grace. On the last shift of the day yesterday, Christine and Kim Carroll had an encounter with a special mom and baby.  Below are Christine's own words,

Kim and I had great news yesterday at Planned Parenthood which I thought you might utilize in your weekly letter. A van pulled up, rolled down the window and said, "Would you like to see a picture of the baby you saved?" Turns out to be the most beautiful baby girl you ever saw with soft brown curls. She was named 'Angelisa' or something like that, but "Angel" for short. :) A year ago, our people referred her to CareNet, she went and saw an ultrasound and decided to keep her baby. She already had 3 boys and just felt too poor and too young to have another baby, but she was ecstatic that she had a girl and she couldn't get over how close she had come to aborting her baby girl. Kim and I were teary eyed. Who wouldn't be? I gave her my email and with luck she will send us a picture of Angel. We told her how uplifting that was for us to hear. She was on her way to CareNet to tell them the same thing.

Wow! Please offer a prayer of thanksgiving for this miracle of His mercy. And please pray for this young mother and her beautiful family.

Tacoma 40 Days for Life has some events coming up - please mark your calendars:

1. The end of campaign potluck will be held on Sunday, April 11 (the Sunday after Easter) at St. Charles Borromeo parish at 4:30. We could use some help with the set-up, clean-up and coordination of food items. Please respond and let us know if you can help with this.

2. There will a big turn out of youth at the vigil on Saturday, March 20 at 11:00 am. Please come out and join them! It would be wonderful to have a large group of joyful pro-lifers lifting up prayers and praise.

Thank you for your dedication and love. You are truly standing in the gap for the precious unborn, and are a hand of hope and support for desperate and hurting women. May God bless and protect all of you!

Anne Jackson
Director, Tacoma 40 Days for Life
March 6, 2010

Archbishop Brunett's Letter to 40 Days for Life Participants

On February 16, Archbishop Brunett sent a letter of support to those participating in 40 Days for Life, blessing their efforts and joining his prayers to theirs.  The letter can be read here.

March 2, 2010