JULY 2024 NEWSLETTER

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Life at Conception: by Annabella Salvucci

As pro-life supporters, we believe in life at conception. But it can be hard for our minds to grasp that a tiny cluster of cells in a living, thinking person, even though it is the stone base idea of the pro-life movement. So how can we prove that such a tiny cluster is alive?
First, it is necessary to go over the biological rules that distinguish whether something is alive. The first rule, and this is in no particular order, is that the organism must breathe, which fetuses, however small, do via the umbilical cord. The organism must eat, a function which is also carried out through the umbilical cord, along with the third rule of excretion. The fourth rule is that the organism must respond to physical or environmental changes, which a fetus, no matter how small, does do. The organism must move, and a baby in utero does that. Finally, it must reproduce, which the baby will be able to do once it is a fully developed adult.
So a fetus is alive, but is it thinking? Does a baby receive a soul at conception? Well, it is now necessary to look at Our Lady. Mary is known to have an Immaculate Conception, which means that her soul was free of sin even at conception. From that, one can tell that Our Lady had a soul at conception, and she is human just like us, so one can conclude that all people are given a soul at conception.
In conclusion, a baby is a living, breathing, thinking, human with a body and a soul the moment it is conceived, both in biological and theological terms. It is truly alive.

Prayers:

A Prayer for the Unborn

Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.
Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not thinking of motherhood.
Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image, as well as theirs, made for eternal life.
Dispel their fear of selfishness and give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.
Amen.

Source: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1344

Pro-life Quotes:

"Saying that there are too many children is like saying there are too many flowers."
—Mother Teresa

"I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born."
—Ronald Reagan

News:

The U.S Army Presentations list Pro-life Organizations as Terrorist Groups

On July 10th, 2024, Journalist Sam Shoemate exposed on X (Twitter) the U.S. Army's terrorist briefing at Fort Liberty. Shoemate said that on one of the slides “The organizations labeled by the army as terror organizations include National Right to Life and Operation Rescue.” He also said that “They also included a screenshot of a license plate with 'IM4IT,' which is a plate many Pro-Life citizens put on their car, which implies normal citizens are terrorists if they display this plate.”
“Keep in mind they’re not labeling them as extremist organizations (which would still be crazy), but as terrorist organizations,” Shoemate said. “The military and Dept of Defense are insanely out of control. Service-members are being indoctrinated to view Pro-Life groups as the enemy.”

Source: https://www.lifenews.com/2024/07/11/u-s-army-presentation-lists-pro-life-organizations-as-terrorist-groups/

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