JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

The success of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy was certainly a sign of encouragement — that an adaptation of the works of Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien could have such an impact was gratifying,

I just finished reading an article in the July issue of Vogue magazine. The article is about Cecile Richards, current president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. And no, the article is not online.

In a recent column, Father Frank Pavone, director of Priests for Life, told his readers: “If we want to rouse the public to action and change public policy, we must keep the primary focus where we have the psychological and pedagogical advantage – partial-birth abortion – and move from there to the less obvious issues.”

Last Friday, Washington Post columnist Michael Kinsley, who is generally regarded as one of the smartest liberal pundits around, wrote a column promoting human embryonic stem cell research and castigating pro-lifers for the inconsistency of their views.

One of the most interesting messages in a recent Dallas Morning News story came from Dr. Matthew Wilson, associate professor of political science at SMU.

The sad news was reported July 10 that the Michigan Citizens for Life petition drive had fallen short of the 317,000 signatures needed to put a totally pro-life proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

That’s according to Dr. Patrick Johnston, who practices family medicine in Zanesville, Ohio. Dr. Johnston wrote a column about the political situation regarding the pro-life movement in Ohio and he makes this point

In today’s Washington Post, columnist Michael Kinsley insists that human embryonic stem cell research “is often described as a moral dilemma, but it simply is not.”

A tragedy has unfolded in Pekin, Illinois, where a 3-year old girl was suffocated by a woman who put a plastic trash bag over the child”s head. Dr. Karen McCarron, a certified pathologist, now sits in jail, facing charges of first-degree murder.

Well, at least that seems to be the message coming forth from National Right to Life and its affiliates. The most recent example comes from a news report in the Dallas Morning News.

Operation Rescue has announced the closing of Omaha’s only abortion mill.While this is great news, there is a statement in the press release that gives me pause.