Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer: Reflection on The Partial Birth Abortion Ban

"The ruling of the US Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Partial Birth Abortion ban is a mixed blessing. “[The Ruling] is a small moral victory for the pro-life side because the high court has decreed that there can be some restrictions placed on an abortion procedure. We recognize, however, that not one baby will be saved by this decision because the abortion industry will just alter their procedures for killing late-term babies and call it by a different name. All defenders of life should be emboldened by this decision to work even harder to end any type of abortion, the greatest injustice of our time...“The day after a madman went on a rampage at a Virginia university killing 33 innocent adults, the Supreme Court has said that we should stop killing innocent children by this procedure. America needs to be consistent with our own values and say that all killing of innocent human beings should stop."

~ Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer, President of Human Life International

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My Comments: I feel grateful and thankful to God that this ban was finally passed, but I agree that there is a long road ahead and we need to keep fighting the good fight to stop the killing of our innocent and voiceless brothers and sisters through continued perseverance in prayer, fasting, almsgiving, educating the public, evangelization,and peaceful protests. The passage of this ban has enlivened me with new hope and strengthened my resolve to work even harder to end abortion. In the city of Wichita alone there are at least 30 babies murdered every week at Tiller's abortion clinic. Let us persevere in prayer, fasting, and all our peaceful efforts to end this holocaust of the innocents in all of our cities in the U.S., Canada, and throughout the world.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Pope John Paul II, pray for us!
St. Gianna, pray for us!
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!
St. Catherine of Sweden, pray for us!
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