In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case that proved to be the inspiration to activate many people in the pro-life movement. We all know the case - Gregg v. Georgia.
Huh? Perhaps you have never heard of this case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the consitutionality of Georgia's capital punishment law.
I bring this up for several reasons. Yesterday, while reading the conservative national Catholic weekly newspaper, I noticed a letter to the editor that expressed the idea that, in order to be pro-life, one has to oppose capital punishment. To my complete amazement, there was no editor's comment after the letter.
This morning, I was listening to a conservative radio talk show while the host argued that the election of candidate that is not pro-life will destroy our society. Given what I read yesterday, I didn't immediately know if the host was talking about Obama or McCain, since Obama is pro-choice and McCain is pro-capital punishment. Thus, neither falls into the pro-life category as defined by current culture.
Our chore is to look deeper into the positions of the candidates to determine whether or not they support policies that address people in need.
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