JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

Many of us are aware of the heroic position Terri Schiavo’s parents, brother and sister have taken in the wake of her tragic and untimely death.

It usually does not warm the cockles of my heart to hear that some large company is losing money… not usually. But in the case of recent news affecting Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, I am not shedding a single tear.

Recently the Philadelphia Bulletin ran an interesting article on the upcoming elections for president. It has been, as you know, a rather surreal experience already, when one considers that among the front runners in the pack there is nary a single truly pro-life candidate.

Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of American Life League’s premier associate groups, has made the headlines for stopping a piece of legislation that would have required all hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, to provide the deadly morning after pill in cases of sexual assault.

Last Thursday, I read a series of news reports that brought me face to face with the tragic consequences of more than 30 years of unabated abuse – of drugs, the English language and the preborn child.

I am positive that I was joined by millions of Americans who watched the Heisman Trophy ceremonies.

The reports from American Life League’s Stop Planned Parenthood International make me cringe, and I hope they will do the same for you.

The film Noelle arrives in American theaters on December 7. On the upside, its haunting music and beautiful cinematography set the mood for a Christmas mystery in New England. Noelle also treats viewers to a few good laughs.

This morning I had the great joy of reading a commentary on Dennis Byrne’s blog. Byrne is a Chicago newspaper columnist and he is a very clever fellow.

Pro-lifers in Missouri are wearing the most recent Planned Parenthood attack on their efforts as a badge of courage. In case you had not heard about this Planned Parenthood silliness, let me clue you in.

I was not aware that for several years now, thanks to the research of Stanford’s J. Michael McCune, a genetically engineered mouse with no immune system has been used to study a variety of diseases and possible treatment for such conditions as HIV, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

In remembering Congressman Henry Hyde and all the struggles he endured during his years in Congress, I am reminded most frequently of his kindness and humility, even when he and I did not agree on a particular statement he had made.