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"Every Human Life Has Its Origin In The Heart Of God".(Brief Article)
Since 1972, the annual Respect Life Program has served as the primary component of the U.S. Catholic bishops' efforts to educate Catholics and others on a broad range of pro-life issues. The program begins anew each year on the first Sunday of October - - this year October 7.
The theme for the 2001-2002 program - - "Every human life has its origin in the heart of God" - - is illustrated by a tender, close-up photo of a father cradling his infant son. This year's poster and flier include secondary photos celebrating the lives of the elderly, couples, and families.
Over 1.6 million copies of the Respect Life flier have been distributed in parishes across the country. It contains brief vignettes which illustrate how commonplace it has become for "ordinary people" today to consider their own death (through assisted suicide) or another's death (through abortion) as a "solution" to life's problems.
If, as Pope John Paul II has written, "the meaning of life is found in giving and receiving love" (The Gospel of Life, no. 81), then it is up to us to show women "tempted by abortion ... that they are not alone, and that help is available for pregnancy needs, adoption, and baby supplies. We need to be with those suffering a terminal illness and their families, offering help, friendship and encouragement, never abandoning them."
The pro-life movement has demonstrated this love in action for decades, and it has resulted in a steady decline in abortion rates and in the defeat of every state assisted suicide referendum, except Oregon's.
Encouraging trends like these are highlighted in a Respect Life Program article by Cathy Cleaver, the bishops' new director of information and planning for the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.
"Moving Toward a Culture of Life" provides evidence of pro-life success in the following areas, among others: more state laws have been passed to protect unborn life; the number of abortionists continues to decline; more people are identifying themselves as "pro-life" in nationwide polling; there is no longer any serious dispute over the humanity of the unborn nor the reality that abortion kills a human being; and the serious emotional, psychological, and spiritual harm to women after abortion is beginning to be publicly recognized.
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Source: HighBeam Research, "Every Human Life Has Its Origin In The Heart Of God".(Brief Article)