Respect Life
Presidential Act Funding Abortion
Sunday, February 1st, 2009Letter from Bishop Clark:
On Saturday, January 24th I sent the following letter from President Obama regarding his signing of the presidential order lifting the restriction of the use of federal monies to fund abortions internationally. I encourage all Catholics of our Region to also write to the President at “The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue [...]
Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities
Sunday, February 1st, 2009Parishioners are encouraged to participate in the Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities Postcard Campaign. This campaign urges Congress to retain laws against federal funding and promotion of abortion and oppose any bill that includes provisions contained in the “Freedom of Choice Act” or any similar measure.
Information of how to obtain and distribute these postcards from [...]
Assembly shelves assisted suicide legislation
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Early reports indicate that AB374 has been shelved:
Assembly shelves assisted suicide legislation
By Jim Sanders - Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 10:56 am PDT Thursday, June 7, 2007
Hotly contested legislation to allow doctors to prescribe fatal medication to terminally ill patients was shelved Thursday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 374 lacked enough votes for passage and time was [...]
A Reflection on Death with Dignity
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007On April 5, The LA Times ran an editorial recently in favor of a bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription to end their lives. On that same day, columnist George Skelton wrote that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony had “crossed the line” in criticizing Speaker Fabian Nunez’ support of this legislation. Interestingly, Skelton’s [...]
Physician Assisted Suicide Bill AB 374 - No Real Safeguards
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Physician-assisted suicide has historically expanded beyond the terminally ill and progressed to euthanasia as it did in Nazi Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands today some elderly and disabled forgo hospitalization, fearing involuntary euthanasia. In Oregon, the only state where physician assisted suicide is legal, the Oregon Health Service admits it cannot determine whether [...]