Not only was the theme of pro-life something Pope John Paul II spoke and acted upon continuously, but he gave the Church and the world a new way of understanding and practicing it.
"We trust you will act immediately to respect and faithfully implement the law by ensuring that no further taxpayer funds are expended for elective abortions," the lawmakers wrote.
“For too long, abortion providers have been dispensing abortion-inducing drugs in an unsafe manner that serves only to boost their own profit margins and it must stop,” said Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life.
“John Paul II will be remembered as the Pope of Life,” said Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, whose remarks were echoed by Joe Scheidler, Brad Mattes, Judie Brown and others.