Archbishop in defense of unborn children “we will be tireless”

SALEM —Archbishop Alexander Sample said Oregon Provida advocates will be tireless and even intense in peaceful efforts to secure the lives of unborn children.

This was indicated during the January 23 online forum that replaced the annual rally and march organized by Oregon Right to Life.

The archbishop insisted that abortion remains a preeminent issue, but not the only one, in the culture and the nation. Health and medical care, education, racism and other issues of injustice also require attention, ”he said.

“But we cannot speak of having adequate medical care for those who are not allowed to be born,” Archbishop Sample said. “We cannot talk about the right to education for children who never see the light of day.”

The coronavirus and political tensions led to the annual virtual march, an event that in recent years has included a rally on the steps of the Oregon Capitol and a march in Salem.

About 62 million legal abortions in the United States have been performed since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973.

Archbishop Sample quoted Saint Teresa of Calcutta, who in 1994 told Americans that Roe v. Wade had “warped a great nation”, pitting mothers against children and women against men. The greatest of the gifts, a child, is now viewed by some as an intruder or competitor, Mother Teresa said.

The archbishop regretted that now, 27 years after the intervention of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the country’s new political leaders want to promote and codify abortion rights. Those in favor of legal abortion have called the Pro-Life movement “relentless and extreme,” the archbishop said.

The religious has decided to accept the insult, with the exception that the defense is always non-violent.

“We are ready to do our part to end abortion,” he prayed. “Today we commit ourselves never to remain silent, not to be passive, to never forget the unborn. We pledge to be active in the Pro-Life movement and to never stop defending life until all our brothers and sisters are protected and our nation once again becomes a nation with freedom and justice not only for some, but for all ”.

Other speakers noted a steady rise in Provida sentiment.

Melody Durrett, chair of the Oregon Right to Life board of directors, said the pandemic offers the Provida an opportunity to speak intimately to those in the little bubbles about their perspective, backed by scientists who say a unique genetic code emerges right after. of fertilization.

Colm Willis, a Marion County commissioner and member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Stayton, said the Pro-Life movement is stronger than ever. Your county leaders are pro-life, and the Oregon Legislature won two pro-life legislators this fall.

Samantha Williams told listeners that when she was pregnant, medical staff offered her abortion as an option when irregularities appeared in the ultrasound images. She had her son anyway; He was born without genetic problems. “God knows what he’s doing,” Williams said.

Meanwhile, the Archdiocese of Portland conducted prayers online as part of the Novena 9 days for life , a national day of prayer and fasting for unborn children.

You can access the video of the virtual event, posted by Right of Life in Oregon on YouTube ON HERE

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