A Pastoral Concern about Defending and Protecting Life

The elections this year, especially Michigan's gubernatorial election, is being presented almost solely as an election on abortion rights.  Advertisements to support Gov. Whitmer--or rather to impugn candidate Tudor Dixon--center on who will promote abortions and who will work against them.  

This has become a national issue as well.  According to the Washington Examiner in this article (The Biden administration has launched its war on pro-lifers (msn.com)), Vice President Harris is leading a crusade against pregnancy crisis centers because they don't abort babies.  Those who provide, support, and promote abortions are protected because, according to the article, "there is an extraordinary federal law protecting abortionists from protesters, sidewalk counselors, and rosary prayers."  

Protecting them from prayers?!?!  They may want to rethink this one seriously or they will get the divine judgment they are demanding against themselves.

On the other hand, a pregnancy crisis center in Southfield was vandalized.  The message, "If abortions aren't safe, neither are you," was spray-painted on the building.  Perhaps these threats are nothing more than scare tactics.  On the other hand, it may be that the pro-abortion movement has determined that death for those who have been outside the womb for decades is also a preferred choice.

While the differences between pro-life and pro-abortion advocates remain as staunch as ever, now the federal government under the Biden administration seems to be taking an active role to destroy pro-life efforts.  This is one choice the Vice President of the United States not only supports; it sounds as if she is leading the charge.

I hope I will not be prosecuted when I pray for her.