Senate Okays Funding for 'Elective Abortions': Time to Pray

'Elective abortions' sounds so much nicer than 'killing babies,' don't you think?

If you think it's okay for a woman to kill her baby if she feels like it, or if her boyfriend/husband/boss/professor wants her to: Ignore this post.

I'm focusing on prayer here. There's more to do, too:

• "Protect Conscience - URGENT: USCCB Nationwide Bulletin Insert"
  (January 17, 2010)

"Legal" and "Moral" Don't Mean the Same Thing

Killing babies is legal in America, as long as you fill out the right forms and catch them young enough.

Legal, yes. Moral: I don't think so. Neither, apparently, do Catholic bishops in America.

From

• "Pulpit Announcement and Prayer"
  Health Care Reform, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (January 7, 2010)

Disclaimer/warning: If you feel that religious leaders should be so heavenly-minded that they're no earthly good; or that it's not nice to bother politicians: stop reading this post right now.

"UPDATED: Pulpit Announcements & Prayer Petition"

"Instructions: During October and November, diocesan and parish leaders were asked by the U.S. bishops to distribute two Nationwide Bulletin Inserts on health care reform. Thank for your great cooperation. On November 7, the U.S. House passed major health care reform that reaffirms the essential, longstanding and widely supported policy against using federal funds for elective abortion coverage. On December 24, the U.S. Senate rejected this policy and passed health care reform that requires federal funds to help subsidize and promote health plans that cover elective abortions...."

"...Suggested Prayer of the Faithful:
That Congress will act to ensure that needed health care reform will truly protect the life, dignity and health of all and that we will raise our voices to protect the unborn and the most vulnerable and to preserve freedom of conscience. We pray to the Lord.

"Please encourage parishioners to pray for this effort as well. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/healthcare."

"Updated 1/7/10"

[URL link mine]

I've prayed. No pressure, but you could do the same.

Related posts:

• "Protect Conscience - URGENT: USCCB Nationwide Bulletin Insert"
  (January 17, 2010)
• "Vaccines, Aborted Babies, and Catholic Bioethics"
  (October 26, 2009)
• "Donating Umbilical Cord Blood: Good Idea!"
  (June 15, 2009)
• "Stem Cell Research: Change Some of Us Won't Live With"
  (March 9, 2009)
• "Medical Ethics and Human Experimentation: Why I Take it Personally"
  (February 3, 2009)
• "American Catholic Bishops Intolerant! (I Should Hope So)"
  (November 13, 2008)