Anyone who wants to know how much our society values vulnerable children need only take note of two hearings held in the same city, Madison, on the same day, February 4th, to get an answer: nowhere near as much as we should.
Beginning at 10 a.m., a joint hearing by the two legislative committees that address issues affecting children and families heard testimony from a variety of perspectives on “The State of Wisconsin’s Families and Children in an Economic Crisis.”
To the editor:
Regarding the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) legislation: Being out of step with the values of Americans doesn’t seem to be reality. If that were true, “good Catholics” would not have voted for pro-abortion politicians at any level of government making them the majority at this time, nor would we have “good Catholic” politicians who are at the same time pro-abortion politicians openly thumbing their nose at God’s commandment, Thou Shall Not Kill. These same politicians will ignore the Silent Minority’s postcards and petitions because they CAN at this point in time.
To the editor:
I am writing in regards to this Freedom of Choice Act. I think it’s rather confusing. It seems that this man and woman who are seeking an abortion have already spent their choice of freedom. Now does the act get extended to their little being that she is carrying?
To the editor:
Sincere thanks for your part in distributing vital FOCA information to your readers. I am concerned, however, that this information is too late. Shouldn’t this issue have been given a clear voice prior to recent weeks?
To the editor:
There has been a lot written lately about Catholics participating in the Iraq War. I know some of the authors, in particular Fr. Jim Murphy whom I both love and admire.
To the editor:
It was so encouraging to see pro-lifers gather at the corner of Park and Regent Sts. to protest UW Health and Meriter’s plan to create a second-trimester abortion center.
To the editor:
Regarding freedom of religion and prayers at governmental occasions, with humility before God and asking forgiveness for our wrongs, we must calmly and accurately bear witness to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which includes, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . .”
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Update: The winners of the primary election February 17 were Tony Evers, the current deputy superintendent, and Rose Fernandez, Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families president. The spring election will take place April 7. To watch or hear the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Debate, tune in Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m. to Wisconsin Public Television (PBS) or Wisconsin Public Radio (970 WHA-AM Madison or 91.3 WHHI Highland). The debate will be co-moderated by WPR’s Shawn Johnson and WPT’s Frederica Freyberg.
MADISON — On Tuesday, Feb. 17, voters in Wisconsin will be going to the polls for a primary election to narrow down the candidates for the position of state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Five people are running for this non-partisan position. Two will be chosen to face off in the 2009 spring election on April 7.
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| Dr. Haywood Robinson speaks to over 800 people attending a pro-life rally held on the Library Mall in Madison to protest a plan to provide second-trimester abortions at the Madison Surgery Center. (Catholic Herald photo/Joe Ptak) |
MADISON — Thirty years ago a young doctor finished medical school. He wanted to help people by treating diseases.
In his first year of practice, he began delivering babies. He found it to be an awesome experience.
But to earn some extra money, he also began to perform abortions. At first he experienced uneasiness, but soon it became easier.
That young doctor was Dr. Haywood Robinson. He talked about his conversion to the pro-life cause at a rally on the State St. Mall on the University of Wisconsin campus on Saturday, Jan. 31. Over 800 people from throughout Wisconsin attended the rally, many carrying signs such as “What about the baby’s rights” and “Thou shalt not kill.”
After “coming to know the Lord,” Robinson said he now thinks of his payment for performing abortions as “blood money.”
He insisted that doctors “can’t have it both ways.” They can’t take care of pregnant women who want their children on one hand and kill the babies of those who don’t want them on the other.
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Robinson, who is chief of staff at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas, urged the crowd to “hold people accountable” at the University of Wisconsin and Meriter Hospital, which are partners in the Madison Surgery Center. Plans are being proposed to offer second-trimester abortions at the Surgery Center.
“They can’t open a death camp in Madison,” Robinson told the rally.
