There’s a headline in the news today that brings the entire pro-life struggle into total focus. It reads: “Irish IVF Mother Loses Court Case to Implant Frozen Children.”

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.