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Diocese of Ogdensburg

Respect Life

Misinformation about Abortion Law after Dobbs

You can’t understand abortion law unless you understand abortion facts. And that is proving extremely difficult in a media and political environment that is full of misinformation and outright deception. In the legal and political environment after Dobbs, abortion law is now going to be a state-by-state affair. This naturally can be very confusing. But some wrong information is particularly common across the board, so it’s important to make the facts clear. (Thank you to Ed Mechmann, Archdiocese of NY)

 

https://edwardmechmann.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/misinformation-about-abortion-law-after-dobbs/

https://www.nyscatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Abortion-Resources-Flyer.pdf

 

Keys to Bioethics: A Manual for Youth

The Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life has released Keys to Bioethics: A Manual for Youth, a free e-book prepared by the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. “With this Manual we wish to offer young people around the world a practical and up-to-date tool to answer some of the questions that clutter their minds when faced with the great challenges generated by scientific and technological progress,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Dicastery’s prefect.

The Manual states that human life begins at fertilization and that IUDs, RU-486, and the morning-after pill can induce abortions—and that the regular birth control pill can have an abortifacient effect. Other topics covered include the contraceptive mentality, genetic screening, reproductive technology, eugenics, stem-cell research, euthanasia, organ donation, and gender.


https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keys_to_Bioethics/UpVyEAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1

Samaritanus Bonus

The following is a link to a letter issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Samaritanus bonus (The Good Samaritan) which speaks to the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life. Further materials will be coming from the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat this Fall. It is asked that pastors and parishioners are familiar with this document before the additional materials are released. Thank you.

In the Fall, more materials will be available from the USCCB.

 

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2020/09/22/0476/01077.html#eng

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Plattsburgh Pregnancy Center and Birthright of Plattsburgh Hours:


 Plattsburgh Pregnancy Center Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Birthright of Plattsburgh (50 Clinton St): 

Monday 10-2, 5-7

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-2

Thursday 2-6