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It’s her body. Why can’t a woman have an abortion if she wants? [Video]
“It’s her body, can’t a woman have an abortion if she wants?” Brooke Burns, Education Director for Arizona Right to Life, gives us the true and Catholic answer to this argument about abortion. She reminds us that besides the woman’s body, she has the responsibility of a completely new person (with it’s own body) inside of her own. The baby isn’t a “part” of her body like a kidney or lung. It is separate and unique with it’s own rights.
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Can the baby feel anything in an abortion? [Video]
“Can the baby feel anything in an abortion?” Brooke Burns, Education Director for Arizona Right to Life, gives the Catholic answer to this question about abortion. She talks about the recent laws regarding fetal pain. She also discusses whether the pain really matters when we talk about the “right” to kill a person.
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Is a fetus in the womb a baby? I’ve heard it’s just tissue. [Video]
“Is the fetus in the womb a baby? I’ve heard it’s just tissue.” This is something you hear a lot and Brooke Burns, Education Director for Arizona Right to Life, answers this question. She discusses how the unique DNA every fetus has from the moment of conception makes it a human baby, not just a clump of cells.
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What about if the woman is raped? Shouldn’t she be allowed to have an abortion? [Video]
In this video, Brooke Burns, Education Director for Arizona Right to Life, answers the question: “What about if the woman is raped? Shouldn’t she be allowed to have an abortion?” She tells us that the Catholic answer to this common question about abortion is that in these situations, the last thing the woman needs is to experience more violence and pain; she needs love, support, and healing.
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I agree abortion is wrong, but who am I to tell someone else not to have an abortion? [Video]
Have you ever heard someone say: “I agree abortion is wrong, but who am I to tell someone else not to have one?” We’ve got the Catholic answer to this question. Brooke Burns, Education Director for Arizona Right to Life, talks about how she felt this way too at one point. She challenges us to not take this “easy way out” of the abortion discussion and to stand up for something as fundamental as life.
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March For Life: Changing Laws, Changing Souls
When we attend the March for Life, we stand in the streets of our Nation’s capital to protest a law that is unjust. To take a day to gather and give a very public witness – to “shout” that we are Pro-Life, and that the law of our land is unjust. But as Catholics – as humans – we know that at the heart of the pro-life movement it is not a question of laws but of souls. The souls of babies, the souls of mothers and fathers, and the souls of those with whom we disagree.
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Why Am I Alive?: And Other Thoughts on My Birthday
I’ve been thinking about life a lot lately. Mostly my own, really. This past weekend I celebrated my birthday.
It was an awesome day. How could it not be great? There was a Boston Cream Pie cake, calls from all my favorite people, and Facebook notifications endlessly popping up on my phone from wall posts.
I can’t help but thank God over and over again for the gift of my life, especially at this time of year with so much talk about abortion. A lot of our generation never made it out of the womb, let alone into their 20’s. Why me?
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Help! I’m Pregnant!: How To Help Your Friend Considering an Abortion
It seemed like in one moment, our sophomore year, (our whole life) was changed forever. Two minutes ago we only had to think about cute boys, classes, and our plans for spring break. Now I had to think about baby diapers, stretch marks, and helping Jessica face the possible ridicule and judgment of our peers.
How was I supposed to love and support her? The selfish part of me didn’t want to face this. But the only thing I knew was that my Catholic faith asked me to take courage and stand beside my friend, to believe that God would work it out, and to hope in His promises . . . But sometimes things don’t end as you think it should.
LifeTeen.com Podcast
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 01/29/12
Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28
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John 10:10 [Wallpaper]
This pro-life design by David Calavitta is on a t-shirt in the Life Teen Store. Buy one today! “The thief only comes to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have Life.”
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Protect Life From Extinction [Wallpaper]
Protect Life From Extinction “I’m pro-life and I believe we should protect all life from extinction . . . even dinosaurs.” Designed by Gabe Telepak Download: 2560×1440, 1600×900, iPhone Wallpaper
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Saint Quotes: St. Gianna Beretta Molla on Abortion
“The doctor should not meddle. The right of the child is equal to the right of the mother’s life. The doctor can’t decide; it is a sin to kill in the womb.”
“If you must choose between me and the baby, no hesitation; I choose – and I demand it – the baby. Save her!”
- St. Gianna Beretta Molla
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“Dear Mommy”: A Letter From an Aborted Baby
Dear Mommy,
I want you to know how much I love you even though I’m not with you anymore. I was really scared the other day, but I’m ok now.
I woke up to your crying and all of a sudden I felt a force like no other. I gripped my tiny hands into your flesh, but I was no match. I felt like I was being sucked away. And then came the pain. Mommy . . . it really hurt. The doctor tore me from your womb and placed my body like garbage on the cold table. I hoped you would hear me, but my cries were not enough. I needed you Mommy. I know that all the pain I felt yesterday is nothing compared to the pain you must feel. I’m sorry you’re hurt too . . . I love you.
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Christ Crucified [Wallpaper]
Christ Crucified Photographed and Designed by Carlos Weaver Download: 2560×1440, 1600×990, iPhone Wallpaper
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You Formed Me [Wallpaper]
You Formed Me Designed by Gabe Telepak Download: 2560×1440, 1600×900, iPhone Wallpaper
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What If I Told You The Truth
Editor’s Note: Can you see the truth through the Religion vs. Jesus debate? We’re praying for you as you talk about this issue and the viral video with your friends. We loved how well Peter Kreeft articulates this question about “church” in his book Before I Go: Letters to Our Children about what Really Matters. Here is the truth, boiled down to the basics without any fancy distractions. “What’s the Big Deal about Church? Why is she so important? Because she is how we know Jesus. She tells us (by her teaching), shows us (by her saints) and feeds us [...]
