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Mary C. Uhler

It’s a child, not a choice: Ultrasounds have powerful impact on pregnant women

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

In October we celebrate Respect Life Month. This is a special opportunity for Catholics to reflect on issues involving respect for all life from womb to tomb.

During October, I will focus on various life issues in the “Editor’s View,” starting at the beginning of life. I also encourage people to read the special Respect Life section and other articles in this week’s print edition and online edition of the Catholic Herald.

Life begins at conception

Human life begins at conception. The union of the egg and sperm includes all the genetic material needed for the baby to grow and develop.

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Mary C. Uhler

Falling through the cracks: More people need help paying for prescription drugs

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

Those of us who take drugs by prescription realize we depend on those drugs to lower our cholesterol, keep our blood pressure under control, and do many other things to keep us healthy or prevent more serious health problems.

Some studies have shown that almost half of Americans take at least one prescription drug. And half of our senior citizens take three or more prescription medications.

We all know that the cost of drugs continues to rise. Plus the number of people who are uninsured or underinsured also keeps going up.

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Jane Tarrell

Blame deficit on stimulus, bail-outs, health care

To the editor:

In reference to Tony Magliano’s column (September 22 issue), the following failed to be mentioned in the reasons for our “sick” deficit: $5 trillion dollars spent on stimulus, bail-outs, and “Obamacare”.

Three U.S. wars cost us approximately $1 trillion. Military budgets are already again at dangerous lows. Regulations are grossly increased, not decreased. Banks are trying to survive congressional and government interference, their portion of stimulus money doing nothing to improve the economy.

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Mary C. Uhler

The importance of family meals: Eating together can do much to enhance family life

“Family Day — A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children” will be held on Monday, Sept. 26.

When I was growing up, our family ate all of our meals together at home. This included breakfast, lunch, and supper. We sat around our kitchen table, often lingering to talk after the food was gone.

Mealtime became an opportunity to share our plans for the day, to find out what we thought about the day’s news, and even to debate various issues. My parents always encouraged open discussion, even on such topics as politics and religion.

With our own children, my husband and I also encouraged shared meal times. We almost always ate dinner together, even delaying the meal for sports and after-school activities so that we could sit down and share a meal.

I think our children — now grown with children of their own — enjoyed those times to eat and talk with each other. Now we like getting together with our extended families for meals. Even the grandchildren from babies and up are brought to the table when possible to join with the family for hors d’oeuvres and the meal.

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Good is coming out of the ashes of 9/11

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

In some ways it doesn’t seem like 10 years since the events of 9/11. I can still remember September 11, 2001, when I was on vacation in Dublin, Ireland, with my mother-in-law and my daughter.

It was upsetting to be away from our country while it was being attacked, but the Irish people gave us their support during that time of tragedy. Ireland even held a day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of 9/11 on September 14, 2001.

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Sr. Rosalie Bauer

Former Planned Parenthood worker inspires action

To the editor:

I couldn’t put Abby Johnson’s book down, unPlanned, I needed to share the following:

I quit: Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion mill in Texas, may not have said, “I quit,’’ however, her actions proved she did. Abby, an R.N., had been named as “employee of the year,’’ being valued as a committed, energetic, caring person. “Wearing many hats,” one day she was asked to help in the surgical room, where abortions were performed. Helping with an ultra-sound guided abortion, she expected to learn something. And indeed she did!

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Mary C. Uhler

Take action to support conscience rights

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

A new federal mandate on health care coverage is posing a threat to the religious freedom of  Church-affiliated employers, including Catholic hospitals, universities, and charitable institutions.

Health insurance plans are being required to provide reproductive services for women including contraceptives and sterilization procedures, as well as for drugs that may cause an abortion both before and after implantation.

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Mary C. Uhler

Safety first: Review behavior as students head back to school

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

Soon millions of students from pre-school through college will be heading  back to school. Many of them will be walking, riding their bikes, or taking the bus to and from school.

I can still remember walking about eight blocks to Blessed Sacrament School in La Crosse (we did get car rides in bad weather) when I was in grade school. When I was older, I was able to ride my bicycle.

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