12 year old gives awesome pro-life speech

And she was disqualified for it. But, after the controversy, the judge revoked her disqualification and Lia won the competition. This speech is not to be missed!




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UPDATE: Although Lia did not win the regional contest, she discovered through her YouTube account that a woman who was considering abortion changed her mind after viewing Lia's speech! How wonderful! Read the full story here.

True Charity

What I am loving most about today's March for Life, as I am watching it on EWTN, is the embracing of the post abortive women. We do not March only to save the babies, but their moms as well. Abortion is not a quick fix; its consequences are deep and far reaching.
As important as it is to stand up against abortion and for life, our stance cannot be condemning of the women who have had an abortion, else we fail in charity, and hearts that might otherwise be open to God's love and forgiveness, could slam shut.
The women holding the signs that say, "I regret my abortion" are so brave to be there, and it is encouraging to see them treated with respect and dignity, and welcomed so wholeheartedly. The tears in their eyes at the love poured out to them speak their gratitude where words fail them.
These words of our dearly departed Pope John Paul II are beautiful:

“I would like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The
Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and
she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering
decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what
happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement
and do not lose hope. Try rather to understand what happened and face it
honestly.”
“If you have not already done so, give yourselves over with
humility and trust to repentance. The Father of mercies is ready to give you his
forgiveness and his peace in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. You will come to
understand that nothing is definitely lost and you will also be able to ask
forgiveness from your child, who is now living in the Lord.”
“With the
friendly and expert help and advice of other people, and as a result of your own
painful experience, you can be among the most eloquent defenders of everyone’s
right to life. Through your commitment to life, whether by accepting the birth
of other children or by welcoming and caring for those most in need of someone
to be close to them, you will become promoters of a new way of looking at human
life.” — Pope John Paul II

Let us pray that abortion ends in our country and the suffering of the innocent children and their mothers ends with it.

Disturbing

Planned Parenthood of Indiana has suspended a nurse after the release of an undercover videotape showing her coaching a supposed 13-year-old on how to duck Indiana's laws about parental consent on abortion and the reporting of child sex abuse.

The videotape shows Lila Rose, the president of a university pro-life group and a brunette, posing as a blond 13-year-old girl named "Brianna" and telling the Planned Parenthood nurse at the clinic in Bloomington, Ind., that she is pregnant by a 31-year-old man.

"I am supposed to report [you] to Child Protective Services," the nurse says on the videotape, though she assures "Brianna" that she will not do so if she can tell a plausible different story.

"I didn't hear the age. I don't want to know the age," the nurse says at a later point on the tape.

The nurse, who is referred to on the video as "Diana" but whose face has been blurred, knew neither that the session was being taped nor that "Brianna" really was Miss Rose, a 20-year-old pro-life activist at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Miss Rose told The Washington Times on Thursday that this footage is only part of an ongoing project with many examples of such conduct. Her group and other student pro-lifers have released tapes of similar counseling.

Indiana is not one of 12 states that restricts or prohibits surreptitious taping.

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Also, Planned Parenthood in Indiana is giving out holiday gift certificates for services including abortion!
Read about it here