Lord, To Whom Shall We Go? The Ultrasound Generation

1/27/2013

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on the Mall in the shadow of the Washington Monument, I see you. You know who I see when I look at the rallies on the pro-abortion side? I see people my age and older.

That pro-abortion leader and others like her are counting on you having some sort of grand epiphany once you get older and, as she said, "reality hits." But what they aren't counting on is that when you saw yourself, your kid brother or sister, your own child, in that ultrasound photo, reality did hit. And it hit hard.

You have seen, and you believe.

But here's the tough part: It is not enough that you believe. It is not enough that you are sympathetic to the cause. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled to know that so many of you in the "Ultrasound Generation" are pro-life. But this can't be a secret anymore. You need to proclaim it. It can't come from me or from people my age; our time is rapidly passing. Now is your time.

My time has seen 55 million abortions in the United States since 1973. That is almost exactly the population of New York State and California combined. A number that big can seem abstract, but you know intuitively that these 55 million people were your peers, your siblings. One of them could easily have been you.

In New York City, four out of every 10 pregnancies end in abortion, double the national average, mostly poor Black and Latino women. In some parts of New York City, the number is 6 in 10. Yet some of our elected officials in Albany are pushing a bill, believe it or not, to expand abortion access even further. It's as though, in their minds, our state motto, "Excelsior" ("Ever Upward") applies to the abortion rate!

Sometimes, it falls to one generation to clean up another generation's mess. And I'm afraid we have left you quite a mess. I am asking you, the "Ultrasound Generation," to set the course right, to change hearts and minds, to change the law so that your children's generation is given the legal protection that your generation so tragically was not. Ultimately, I am counting on you to change our culture.

My faith in you is high. For I have seen, and I believe-in you.

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This story was made available to Catholic Online by permission of Catholic New York (www.cny.org), official newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York,

Keywords: Millenial generation, March for Life, Ultrasound, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Ultrasound generation, March for Life, Roe v Wade

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Allison Welch
3 months ago
Great article. I teach at a Catholic School and I had a thought while reading this -- wouldn't it be great to make a bulletin board with ultrasound images of the students?! For other ideas on activities for Catholic Schools Week, check out:
Jared Dee's website - The Religion Teacher http://www.thereligionteacher.com/catholic-schools-week-ideas-and-activities-2013/
and mine:
for Catholic Schools Activities - http://www.allisonwelch.com/myfirstyear/2013/01/catholic-schools-week.html
for my reflections on the 2013 March and Patriot Center Rally - http://www.allisonwelch.com/myfirstyear/2013/01/reflections-on-the-rally.html
Thanks again for a great article!
judy claar
3 months ago
A thought provoking article filled with the Faith of our future in our youth. I pray it will come to pass. I was young when this evil law was passed. I was recruited to help stop this horror. It has now been 40 years and I am old. So are all the other war horses. Yes, it is time for young recruits, of a new generation, to not only carry on, but finally reverse Roe v. Wade!
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