January 22: Day of Horror and Hope
We take note of the coincidence that the anniversary of Roe v. Wade is the same as the anniversary for the date that the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into effect, making the possession of nuclear weapons illegal under international law. Roe is now overturned but its huge negative impact lingers. The treaty is being ignored by the nuclear weapons-owning nations to which it applies. We have so much work to do.
See our reflections on the first anniversary after the treaty was ratified.
March for Life
Roe v. Wade sparked the annual March for Life around its anniversary. Though Roe is overturned, the March hasn’t stopped. Undoing the damage of Roe is still urgent.
In Washington, D.C.:
We’ll have a table at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on January 25, so be sure to drop by if you’re there.
Our member group Democrats for Life has a breakfast event the morning of the March 24, 2025, and will then have a contingent marching. They’re especially pleased that Louisiana State Senator Katrina Jackson will be one of the speakers.
Our member groups Feminists for Life of America and American Solidarity Party will also have contingents in the March.
Around the U.S.
There will also be local marches. We encourage you to attend one in your vicinity. It would be ideal if you could carry a consistent-life sign or pass out leaflets to let others know about the Consistent Life Network.
Podcast is Launched!
We announced last issue our podcast would launch January 15, and now it’s here!
We interview Chris Brown, author of Child of Grace, about the death penalty’s impact on families of both murder victims and those convicted of murder – including his own family.
Lisa Stiller interviews fellow Consistent Life Network (CLN) board member Tony Masalonis about the origins, motivation, and current work of CL Kids! – CLN’s Youth Education program.
Stories and principles for teaching your children to know, practice, and live the Consistent Life Ethic
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Quote of the Week
Conclusion to the Amicus Brief of the Rainbow Pro-Life Alliance and Secular Pro-life in Sistersong vs. Georgia
The case is a challenge to Georgia's heartbeat law
In a 1927 speech . . . Justice Andrew T. Cobb indicted Georgia for its indifference to lynchings, asking: “The Right to Live: Will the State Protect It”? He had come a long way from his family’s earlier support for slavery and the Confederacy. As a commentator wrote decades later, his “claiming a ‘right to live’ on behalf of Jewish and black victims of lynching appropriated natural law for humane and just purposes.”
The General Assembly reasonably determined that it would protect the right to live by limits on abortion. It decided that Georgia had advanced in its appreciation for what many people believe to be precious human life. While Georgia’s right to privacy has protected a great degree of personal liberty, it has always allowed for limits based on good-faith determinations of harm like the one the General Assembly has reached. The LIFE Act should be upheld.