Tyrant State? Nelson - Hatch - Casey Pro-Life Amendment Rejected in U.S. Senate
We cannot cooperate in a moral evil such as the federally funded dismembering or burning to death of our youngest neighbors.
One of the many ads sponsored by the US Catholic Bishops during this campaign.
PrintWASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) – In his prophetic Encyclical Letter entitled the “Gospel of Life” the late Servant of God John Paul II warned of what happens at the “…level of politics and government…” when “…the original and inalienable right to life is questioned or denied on the basis of a parliamentary vote or the will of one part of the people-even if it is the majority”.
He could have been commenting on what occurred in the US Senate Tuesday, December 8, 2009. He warned that “… democracy, contradicting its own principles, effectively moves towards a form of totalitarianism. The State is no longer the "common home" where all can live together on the basis of principles of fundamental equality, but is transformed into a tyrant State, which arrogates to itself the right to dispose of the life of the weakest and most defenseless members, from the unborn child to the elderly, in the name of a public interest which is really nothing but the interest of one part”.
The late Pope continued, “The appearance of the strictest respect for legality is maintained, at least when the laws permitting abortion and euthanasia are the result of a ballot in accordance with what are generally seen as the rules of democracy. Really, what we have here is only the tragic caricature of legality; the democratic ideal, which is only truly such when it acknowledges and safeguards the dignity of every human person, is betrayed in its very foundations”
He asked the question which must now be asked in the United States of America: "How is it still possible to speak of the dignity of every human person when the killing of the weakest and most innocent is permitted? In the name of what justice is the most unjust of discriminations practiced: some individuals are held to be deserving of defense and others are denied that dignity?"
What is called the “Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment” to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 45. The Senate voted to table it, effectively ending the effort. If passed, it would have protected against the coerced use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. It was similar to the Pro-Life “Stupak Amendment” which was included in the House Version of the Health Reform Bill.
The Senate has now opened the door to the killing of children in the womb with Federal Tax Dollars. The late Pope warned of such tyranny noting that “When this happens, the process leading to the breakdown of a genuinely human co-existence and the disintegration of the State itself has already begun. To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom.” (See, Evangelium Vitae, Paragraphs #19,20)
The United States Catholic Bishops tried to protect our youngest neighbors in the first home of the whole human race, their mother’s womb. They insisted that the Senate pass the “Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment” to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill and lobbied for it. They asked all Catholics to help do everything possible to ensure that the amendment was passed. Sadly, the proponents of abortion on demand appear to have succeeded. The use of Federal Tax dollars to fund the taking of innocent human life through surgical strikes and chemical weapons in a continuing war on the womb may soon become "law". As the Bishops said when they began their courageous campaign “Abortion is not Health care because Killing is not healing." A majority of Senators do not seem to care.
The kinds of specious arguments which occurred in the floor debate are appalling. Senator Barbara Boxer compared the noble effort of Pro-Life Senator Ben Nelson to prevent Federal Funds being used to kill children with men being able to purchase Viagra saying, “The men who have brought us this [amendment] don’t single out a procedure that is used by a man, or a drug that is used by a man, that involves his reproductive health care, and say they have to get a special rider.”
It is time for Catholic Action. Every US Senator must hear from us. We must insist that there is no room for “negotiation” when it comes to the use of Federal Tax dollars for the taking of innocent human life. Failure to amend this Bill will require that any proposed “Health Care Reform” be opposed by every American who knows that the child in the womb is our first neighbor. It is always and everywhere wrong to kill our neighbor. We cannot cooperate in material evil by allowing our tax dollars to be used to kill children.
The letter written by the US Bishops was received in the office of every Senator on December 7, 2009. It articlualtes the issue with crystal clarity. It was signed by Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, chair of the bishops' Committee ...
He could have been commenting on what occurred in the US Senate Tuesday, December 8, 2009. He warned that “… democracy, contradicting its own principles, effectively moves towards a form of totalitarianism. The State is no longer the "common home" where all can live together on the basis of principles of fundamental equality, but is transformed into a tyrant State, which arrogates to itself the right to dispose of the life of the weakest and most defenseless members, from the unborn child to the elderly, in the name of a public interest which is really nothing but the interest of one part”.
The late Pope continued, “The appearance of the strictest respect for legality is maintained, at least when the laws permitting abortion and euthanasia are the result of a ballot in accordance with what are generally seen as the rules of democracy. Really, what we have here is only the tragic caricature of legality; the democratic ideal, which is only truly such when it acknowledges and safeguards the dignity of every human person, is betrayed in its very foundations”
He asked the question which must now be asked in the United States of America: "How is it still possible to speak of the dignity of every human person when the killing of the weakest and most innocent is permitted? In the name of what justice is the most unjust of discriminations practiced: some individuals are held to be deserving of defense and others are denied that dignity?"
What is called the “Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment” to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 45. The Senate voted to table it, effectively ending the effort. If passed, it would have protected against the coerced use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. It was similar to the Pro-Life “Stupak Amendment” which was included in the House Version of the Health Reform Bill.
The Senate has now opened the door to the killing of children in the womb with Federal Tax Dollars. The late Pope warned of such tyranny noting that “When this happens, the process leading to the breakdown of a genuinely human co-existence and the disintegration of the State itself has already begun. To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom.” (See, Evangelium Vitae, Paragraphs #19,20)
The United States Catholic Bishops tried to protect our youngest neighbors in the first home of the whole human race, their mother’s womb. They insisted that the Senate pass the “Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment” to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill and lobbied for it. They asked all Catholics to help do everything possible to ensure that the amendment was passed. Sadly, the proponents of abortion on demand appear to have succeeded. The use of Federal Tax dollars to fund the taking of innocent human life through surgical strikes and chemical weapons in a continuing war on the womb may soon become "law". As the Bishops said when they began their courageous campaign “Abortion is not Health care because Killing is not healing." A majority of Senators do not seem to care.
The kinds of specious arguments which occurred in the floor debate are appalling. Senator Barbara Boxer compared the noble effort of Pro-Life Senator Ben Nelson to prevent Federal Funds being used to kill children with men being able to purchase Viagra saying, “The men who have brought us this [amendment] don’t single out a procedure that is used by a man, or a drug that is used by a man, that involves his reproductive health care, and say they have to get a special rider.”
It is time for Catholic Action. Every US Senator must hear from us. We must insist that there is no room for “negotiation” when it comes to the use of Federal Tax dollars for the taking of innocent human life. Failure to amend this Bill will require that any proposed “Health Care Reform” be opposed by every American who knows that the child in the womb is our first neighbor. It is always and everywhere wrong to kill our neighbor. We cannot cooperate in material evil by allowing our tax dollars to be used to kill children.
The letter written by the US Bishops was received in the office of every Senator on December 7, 2009. It articlualtes the issue with crystal clarity. It was signed by Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, chair of the bishops' Committee ...
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It may be too late to appeal directly to our U.S. Senators. This terrible Senate version is now in the Conference Committee. What is left is House Congressman Stupak's last minute efforts to amend the Conference Committee version to fit the stronger House passed pro-life version. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN WHO VOTED AGAINST THEIR HOUSE VERSION TO NOW SUPPORT CONGRESSMAN STUPAK AND PROMISE TO VOTE FOR THE PACKAGE IF -- AND ONLY IF -- THE PACKAGE CONTAINS STUPAK'S LANGUAGE. PRO-LIFE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN; HOLD YOUR NOSES, FALL ON THE SWORD FOR PRO-LIFE!
Yes Obama isn't the one having the abortions but he is making it very easy for these women to have them. We need someone with morals in the white house if he doesnt care of these innocent lives hes helping put to an end, how can he really care about his country. Why the hell would we as tax payiers help to condone this terrible act, by letting them use our money to kill Babies. If you are for abortion why are you on this website
Why does everyone always bring up incest and rape to defend abortion? If there is such an epidemic of these in america? Is every abortion due to this? Somehow I don't think so.
IF ANYONE IS PREGNANT AND IN TROUBLE:
Contact Priests for Life they have information toward Pregnancy Crisis at their website. Counseling sights as well. This is my Christmas present to our Lord Jesus Christ this year to give information to our beloved family.
Love and Peace
Look Im not condoning incest here but this might be an interesting point to make.
Say back in the early days there were children of incest are you aware of the fact that if these children were put by the roadside Christians would come along and pick them up and raise them as heir own?
I hope we never have incest againt but it doesnt matter if it was yesterday or today the meaning is the same a child can be discarded like in the old days or today surgically discarded today?
I dont see the difference other than we have gone one heinous step further and we surgically or chemically remove these children from the mother's womb.
Its time that society thought this out and that we learn from this past and make it right.
We can do this.
Discarding and sacrificing children are not modern thoughts and they should be discarded if we are a modern society?
Ask yourself are we in a modern society and are we past the old practice of child sacrifice?
I hope so and I hope that we get away from this heinous practice that is considered sophisticated.
Its not there is nothing new under the sun and abortion is not a young practice. Its old and it needs to be put away and discarded on the junk heap of the past. Never to be repeated.
It is no different than the holocausts perpertrated during WWII.
We need to wake up and find a better way.
If you get the chance go for the March for life in January and Washington, DC.
CHOOSE LIFE!
Peace and Merry Christmas
Does a child conceived by rape or incest have less value and dignity than a child who has been conceived by lust or love? I think not. So, why should we even allow for such exceptions?
Is it really consistent with authentic Catholic teaching to allow for the abortion of unborn children that were conceived by rape or incest? I tend to think not... Therefore, we should not even compromise the lives of unborn children that were conceived by rape or incest.
This certainly does not mean that we are condoning rape or incest by protecting the lives of unborn children that were conceived by rape or incest. Similarly, we don't condone fornication or adultery, yet many children are conceived by fornication or adultery and we certainly don't want such unborn children aborted.
I think that we should not shy away from protecting even those unborn children that were conceived by rape or incest.
Josephine
If you get the chance go over to Priests for Life and Rachel's Vineyard.
No George Bush isnt perfect but he tried to give us the conscience clause for our people in the health care industry.
Obama and his crew want to get rid of it. No Obama isnt the one who instituted abortion but we keep perpetrating it in the name of good and were not so sure that it is good.
Also if you get a chance read an article at
http://jean2010.wordpress.com
by clicking on:
Biography of Norma McKorvey: Jane Roe of Roe V. Wade (1)
Peace and Merry Christmas.
Why does everyone blame abortion on President Obama? He is does not perform them, he has not had one, and he does not make women get them. They have been going on for years, throughout both democratic and republican administrations. Please tell me again what GW did to prevent or outlaw abortions? Were all of you bashing him on this issue, he may have said he was pro-life, but did he promote it in the legal system? Our religion has been highjacked by anti-Obama individuals and they use abortion as a political tool. This issue is neither democratic or republican so stop blaming politicians! Women get abortions, why are they not part of this discussion?
hello! im leah gene, and im only 13 and to me, it turns my stomach, to the thought of people paying taxes twoards abortions!! it is sickening to even think about it! i ask you to please go to manhattandeclaration.org and sign the document!!
You are right, Dennis! We Catholics should raise our collective voice and let America know we are morally bound not pay "blood money" taxes.