Stop Legislation by Ambush

1. The NY State version of FOCA was scheduled to be quietly voted on by the Senate last week, but it was postponed by the coup. Call, write, email. Now.

2. The grip of evil clouds the mind and hardens the heart. A couple in Oregon is suing a doctor for failing to pre-natally diagnose their baby's Down Syndrome -- because if they had known, they would have killed the baby. (Wesley Smith's commentary, original story). In the UK, a couple's last frozen embryo was mistakenly implanted into another woman, who promptly aborted him.

3. Boo hoo. I am consumed with crocodile tears. The pro-abortion crowd is deeply concerned that in the future there will be a shortage of Priests of Moloch, er, I mean abortionists. The downside of this is that they will undoubtedly renew the push to require all med students to undergo training in killing.

4. Religious sisters are forming a network to fight against human trafficking (mainly for sex slavery), which is a wicked sin that cries out to God for vengeance. The Holy Father supports this effort.

5. Gay rights activists are annoyeed with the President because he hasn't come out. sorry, I mean his Administration is still defending the Defense of Marriage Act: here and here.

6. Democracy is once again thrwarted by our Platonic Guardian Rulers. The District of Columbia Board of Elections has denied the people the right to a referendum on same-sex "marriage".

7. The cultural imperialism of the West has many faces. Trying to push pro-abortion legislation in Nigeria. European couples using Indian women as surrogate mothers. Influential non-governmental organizations like Amnesty International harassing Latin American governments over their legal protections for the unborn.

8. Blogged over the weekend about the mess in Albany, and yesterday about the need to start facing the question of what we should do when faced with a legal regime that is completely committed to intrinsic moral evil. Check it out.