Illinois Federation

For Right to Life

Daily News

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

'The Dream' is Not Yet Fulfilled

 

Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said today that the struggle for unborn children's civil rights will continue.

 

"The election of an African American president sends a powerful and historic message that what was previously unthinkable can become reality," said Dr. King.  "The battle for equal rights has reached a major milestone, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of full equality remains just a dream as long as unborn children continue to be treated no better than property."

 

"President-elect Obama has promised actions that will only increase the number of abortions.  Pro-lifers, in turn, must promise to redouble our efforts to resist anti-life proposals, speak up for the babies, and, above all, pray," added Dr.King.  "We must pray with persistence and love that, in God's time, what is now deemed unthinkable will become reality - that all our brothers in sisters, from conception to natural death, will be protected in law and welcomed in society.  The elections are over.  The pro-life battle begins anew."

 

Contact: Jerry Horn

Source: Priests for Life

Source URL: http://www.priestsforlife.org

Publish Date: November 10, 2008

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The IFRL is the largest grassroots pro-life organization in Illinois. A non-profit organization, that serves as the state coordinating body for local pro-life chapters representing thousands of Illinois citizens working to restore respect for all human life in our society. The IFRL is composed of people of different political persuasions, various faiths and diverse economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. Since 1973 the Illinois Federation for Right to Life has been working to end abortion and restore legal protection to those members of the human family who are threatened by abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. Diverse though we are, we hold one common belief - that every human being has an inalienable right to life that is precious and must be protected. IFRL is dedicated to restoring the right to life to the unborn, and protection for the disabled and the elderly.   Click here to learn more about the IFRL.