And Now, A Special Message From Catholic Vote . . .

Dear Friends: Today marks the second birthday of our post-Roe America. In 2022 – on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – God bestowed an incredible grace upon our country: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the abortion debate to the states.  In just two years, Dobbs has saved tens of thousands of babies.  Blessings for our nation.  More than that – the Dobbs decision was the result of five decades of strenuous labor. Pro-life Americans worked tirelessly against tremendous odds – to found pregnancy help centers and maternity homes, to articulate the pro-life cause in media and education, and to raise up a new generation of judges and legislators. Many on the Left – even many in our own Church – told us it couldn’t be done. Roe was “settled.” Time to move on. They were wrong. And yet, there is no doubt – we have a long way to go.  50 years of abortion-without-limits left behind a moral and political wasteland. America is marked now by the catastrophe of the sexual revolution which the so-called “right to abortion” helped advance.  From the widespread cultural acceptance of abortion, contraception, IVF, and even transgenderism, we are doing what the late Cardinal George predicted would be necessary – picking up the shards of a ruined society and rebuilding civilization.   In our world after Dobbs, we must re-dedicate ourselves to turning the story around. But the stakes are high. Women and young girls are still facing unbelievable pressure every day to kill their unborn children. So many frightened and desperate mothers are in need of encouragement and support. On top of that, the godless abortion forces in our country are angry. They are not backing down. They are furious that in so many states children are being protected under law. Their fierce grip on our culture may be weakened, but they aren’t giving up.   That’s why the attacks on Catholic churches continue. That’s why pro-abort Democrats in Congress are demanding an end to religious freedom for healthcare workers, taxpayer-funded abortions, and the enshrining of abortion up to the moment of birth into federal law. And it’s why states are passing radical abortion laws that strip parents of their basic human right to help their own daughters in their most vulnerable moments. So even as we celebrate today’s great victory, we also brace ourselves for a war not nearly over. We will not rest until abortion is not only illegal but unthinkable in all 50 states.   CatholicVote will continue to work as if everything depends on us. And we will pray without ceasing, because we know that in the end the victory belongs to God. Join me today in praying a prayer of thanksgiving for the victory that is Dobbs. And join me in resolving never to give up the fight.   For God, country, and sanity,  Brian Birch, President, Catholic Vote catholicvote.org