Our Pro-Life Pope | National Catholic Reporter

Our Pro-Life Pope | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Pope Francis was talking to doctors affirming the Gospel of Life and opposing methods of conception that might result in disposal embryos and blastocysts - and embryos include the entire first trimester as well.  Sadly, no one seems to want to acknowledge that there are dangerous pregnancies that need to be terminated for the life and health of the mother - because if the Fetus is doomed due to some flaw that will cause stillbirth - it is best to end the pregnancy quickly - which is euthanasia for the sake of the mother.  Abortion is very entangled with politics and the GOP likes it that way.  Legally, nothing really can be done about these issues, save baptize the current status quo in law. The pro life side would never do that because this would signal the end of the issue, which would be nice for anyone but the GOP



The real goal is to keep working on making finances even better for the kids so no one would have an incentive to abort them, not even for Downs Syndrome (which needs a lot more direct and free help  from the Church. The Democrats err by playing small on the funding and not relating it to abortion, while not trying to have their cake and eat it through with Catholic voters.  They say they are personally pro life but cannot change the law due to the rights of non-catholic voters they represent.  What they should do is call out the bishops and the pro-life movement on their lack of understanding of the legal issues involved - especially on the impossibility of overturning Roe v Wade and turning the issue back to the states (which is not a good policy. We don't need pro-life and pro-choice states - that is simply bringing beck ante bellum politics.



As for Euthanasia, I would not be so fearful.  There is a big difference from case mangers sending people home as soon as they can walk (not a good idea) to killing them.  Of course, too many go the other way with a ventilator bound person in the ICU who has not prospect of survival (even if that is because hypothermia was unable to be used).  Then there are conditions that hit the mind, from a debilitating stroke to brain cancer to lithium toxicity.  All rob the individual of who they knew themselves to be.  I become a dottering fool because of too my psych drugs - and there is no hope of restoration, I would hope that death can be administered - not for the sake of the medical system, but for me.