Pious Forwards: March 2005 Archives

I got this little blurb from someone I know:

Life Magazine is now being sent out in some Sunday newspapers. This past week they had an article entitled, "His Brother's Eyes" about 3-year-old twins. You can see the blurb and a picture here. That's going away by the end of the week, though.

Basically, the boys' parents were told they might have to chose one of the fetus' because doctors did not expect both to survive. The parents chose to keep both. The doctors told the husband he may have to chose between his wife and his sons. He prayed for both.

When it was discovered that one twin is blind, the boys' mother was upset. Her father told her it could be worse; at least they were both alive.

Please call your Congressmen and ask them to support this bill to protect Terri and those like her!

Congress Can Act to Help Save Terri Schindler-Schiavo says National Right To Life

To: National Desk
Contact: Megan Dillon, Media Relations for National Right To Life, 202-626-8825

WASHINGTON, March 3 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is calling on Congress to enact a bill to be introduced by Representative Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-Fl-15) that would give the Schindler family access to a federal court to argue for the life of their daughter, Terri Schindler-Schiavo.

"Congress can act to ensure a federal court hearing on whether or not Terri will die of starvation and dehydration," said Lori Kehoe, Congressional Liaison for NRLC's Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics.

"A proceeding known as the 'writ of habeas corpus,' which is protected by the U.S. Constitution, has been used for centuries to give a hearing to those whose liberty has been constrained by state courts in violation of the Constitution or federal laws. We call on all citizens to immediately contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives and urge them to support Representative Weldon's bill to amend the Habeas Corpus Act to allow its use when a state court orders denial of food or fluids in cases like Terri's."

Representative Weldon has announced that he will introduce the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act on Tuesday, March 8, 2005.

NRLC is the nation's largest pro-life organization, with 50 state affiliates and approximately 3,000 local affiliates nationwide. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect those threatened by abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.