Life Issues

September seventh is National Grandparents Day.  Now I admit, as a grandpa I have some skin in the game.  But this special day receives far too little attention.  Let’s face it, without grandparents there wouldn’t be any parents and no Mother’s or Father’s Day.  It’s your chance to thank the grandparents in your life for life.  Since you believe in the sanctity of life, don’t let this opportunity pass you by.  Maybe they babysat you or hosted sleepovers with chocolate chip pancakes.  Christmas was more special at their house, and they were always there when you needed them.  Their love made you feel like you were the center of their universe.  Because you are.  Wish them a Happy Grandparents Day.  No expensive gifts needed.  Just offer them your love. 

New research shows a link between abortion and psychiatric hospitalization.  Abortion activists have long poo pooed an enormous body of research showing women who have abortions are more likely to have psychological problems.  This study blows them out of the water.  Researchers looked at over one million pregnancy outcomes and disregarded women who had previous psychiatric histories before their abortions.  It shows women who had abortions were more than twice as likely to experience psychiatric hospitalization.  Those with mental health issues were nine times more likely to be treated.  The effect increased with the number of abortions the women had.  The impact diminished with time except for substance abuse which did not abate.  Details at lifeissues.org.    

I like to remind you every now and again how important it is to elect pro-life leaders.  For example, there are endless ways a president can protect you and me from a radical abortion agenda.  Here’s a case in point.  Early in his administration President Trump pulled America out of the World Health Organization because it’s rabidly pro-abortion.  But to make sure America was protected from entities forcing abortion on America, he took action against this international big brother.  He saw how aggressively WHO forced itself on our nation during COVID.  So the President formerly rejected WHO amendments pushing abortion that were set to become binding on us last month.  This formal rejection ensures an aggressive pro-abortion agenda and a potential medical surveillance system won’t be inflicted upon our sovereignty.     

I love Australia and its people so what I’m about to tell you hurts my heart.  The government had a noble program providing financial support to mothers who give birth to a stillborn child.  It included over four thousand dollars for the stillbirth and nearly twenty-three thousand dollars for parental leave.  This allowed mom and dad to grieve the death of their child.  Here’s the tragic part.  The government expanded this program to include late-term abortions, provided the baby is born dead.  They are literally using taxpayer money to pay parents large sums of money to abort their babies, through late-term abortions.  This is beyond tragic.  It’s sick and doesn’t reflect the good people of Australia.  This comes from the pit of hell.  No doubt Satan must be laughing. 

This is a very important victory for pro-lifers across America.  Costco Wholesale announced they will no longer sell the chemical abortion pill.  Pro-life shareholders have been putting pressure on them and over six thousand members signed a petition.  The company told Bloomberg News it was due to lack of demand for the drug.  I don’t care what their public reason was, what’s important is they’re not death peddlers anymore.  Others who aren’t selling the death drug are Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Sam’s Club and McKesson.  Sadly, not every pharmacy chain is cooperating.  Walgreens and CVS continue to be part of the abortion industry.  And that’s where the pro-life movement and its allies are directing our attention.  Please give prayerful consideration where you shop. 

It’s a monumental victory for life and a historic achievement for the pro-life movement.  After years of tireless prayer, advocacy and determined action, Congress passed legislation ending taxpayer funding of the abortion industry for one year.  This victory is a long time in coming and we give glory to God.  It’s the first time taxpayers won’t be forced to underwrite Big Abortion.  Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion chain, commits over four hundred thousand abortions a year while receiving over two million taxpayer dollars every day.  They many now be closing abortion centers.  Congress demonstrated that killing America’s most vulnerable citizens isn’t the role of government.  We rejoice!  Please join us in prayers of thanksgiving to the Creator of Life.

Summer brings action-packed movies for entertainment.  If you haven’t yet seen the movie Fantastic Four: First Steps, you may want to put it on your calendar.  In the movie parents, part of the four, announce they’re expecting a child and everyone sees it as a blessing.  They even include beautiful ultrasound imagery.  Then a force of evil says he won’t destroy Earth if the parents give up their newborn child.  The parents refuse and the Fantastic Four join forces to defeat the evil villain.  The movie sends a positive pro-life, pro-family message.  I believe this is a significant development that indicates things are changing in Hollywood.  This is a top movie for summertime viewing and I encourage you to go see it if you can.  Let’s support good movies. 

Chris and Janae Martinez struggled with infertility for fifteen long years.  Finally, they completed certification to become foster parents, but weeks later their lives changed forever.  A mother left her newborn infant, cord still attached inside a Safe Haven Baby Box at the Belen, New Mexico fire station where Chris is a firefighter.  The baby was blue, so he and his fellow firefighters gave him oxygen and warmed him.  Little Mikel lived in the NICU for a month, but the Martinez couple remained a daily presence at his side.  Finally, the day came when Chris and Janae officially adopted Mikel as their own.  Safe Haven Baby Boxes provide a no questions asked, safe environment to leave a child.  Babies left there can then be legally adopted into loving and waiting arms.   

Yesterday I told you about Centreville High School arranging for the abortions of two students without the knowledge or consent of the parents.  Paid for by the taxpayers.  One girl had an abortion.  The other was five months pregnant and wanted to keep her baby.  She pleaded for the life of her unborn child but said the school social worker, Carolina Diaz told her she “had no choice” but to abort her baby.  The girl was terrified and ended up bolting from the abortion center instead of having the procedure.  She later confided in her teacher who publicly advocated for the girls.  That’s when it hit the fan.  Both girls say the principal Chad Lehman knew of the situations.  Please continue to pray all the facts are revealed and justice prevails.      

The Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia are in hot water.  Allegations surfaced last week that staff at Centreville High School both arranged and paid for the abortions of two students.  This was in violation of both parents’ rights and state law.  Reaction from school officials claimed to have just learned of the illegal acts.  And they promised “swift accountability.”  However, this was a lie.  A recording, surfaced from months earlier, showed that a teacher briefed officials on one of the abortions.  The teacher even followed up with an email.  This is anything but swift accountability.  Superintendent Michelle Reid finally acknowledged the accusations only after the situation generated an outcry from around the nation.  Let’s pray for justice on behalf of the two unborn babies.