Dear Friend of Life,
Acting on your behalf, as well as that of ourselves and all
Americans, Priests for Life filed a lawsuit to block the Obama
administration from forcing you to take a direct and active role in
the murder of your unborn brothers and sisters.
I’ve written you this urgent letter because it is critical that you
click here and give your full and unconditional
support to our lawsuit …
your lawsuit!
President Obama’s arrogance and his disdain for
you and all those who “cling to God” is such that, like the
schoolyard bully, he thinks he can run roughshod over anyone who
stands in his way or dares to defy him.
Well, he picked a fight with the wrong people
when he attacked you and Priests for Life.
We have no intention of knuckling under.
In fact, Fr. Denis Wilde – Associate Director
of Priests for Life – was arrested just last Thursday for daring to
get down on his knees and pray outside the White House!
Fr. Wilde’s act of defiance is proof that
Priests for Life has no intention of being bullied into becoming
accessories to murder. Father’s
comments on his arrest bear repeating:
“Occupy Wall Street protesters have been occupying federal property for
months, but when we kneel in prayer, the police are called in and we
are arrested. We knew that was the risk when we gathered today,
and we will do it again
regardless of the risk. What people of faith – of every
faith – need to do now is stand with us.”
And that’s precisely what I’m counting on you
to do right now:
Stand with us!
Do not let this administration – or any government entity –
force you into becoming one of their merchants of death!
Click here and take personal ownership of our lawsuit!
In legal terms, the lawsuit seeks injunctive
relief from the “forced speech” aspect of the diabolical Health and
Human Services ruling that imposes clear violations of conscience
upon you and all citizens who morally object to abortion and
contraception.
That’s because, according to Obama’s spokesman,
the HHS regulations force every
U.S.
employer to not only
pay for 100% of
an employee’s prescription for abortion-causing drugs …
… but also instruct the
employee on how to obtain these morally-objectionable
abortion-causing drugs; as well as how to get them for free.
I’m talking about scientifically certified
abortion-inducing drugs like the “morning after” pill … “ella” … and
“Plan B”.
Technically, this falls under the forbidden
rubric of ‘forced speech’
– which is a corollary violation of every citizen’s right to
free speech under the
Constitution.
No matter what religion someone professes,
requiring them to instruct their employees how to obtain
abortion-inducing drugs is an outrage and an egregious violation of
civil rights and constitutional protections.
Priests for Life refuses to sit back and allow
the Obama Administration to get away with this.
So we’re suing.
And don’t be fooled by the self-proclaimed
“accommodation” Obama smugly announced after Priests for Life and a
host of other religious ministries – as well as our U.S. bishops –
voiced our steadfast opposition to his strong-arm attempt to coerce
Catholics to become his merchants of death.
His “accommodation” changed nothing!
Obama is still compelling every employer in America
to cooperate in the gravely sinful act of abortion.
So the moral problem remains!
Tyranny remains!
Government coercion remains!
The self-proclaimed “accommodation” is a
nothing more than a fig leaf calculated to cover Obama’s
Stalin-esque power grab.
And since it unjustly impacts all employers, not just
Churches and religious groups, in all probability …
… it impacts YOU directly!
To protect you and your fellow Americans, we
filed our lawsuit.
And I’m urging you to
click here and make as large a contribution as you
can to Priests for Life’s “Legal Defense Fund” to help fund our
lawsuit.
I’m urging you to do this because we are going
up against the full might and power of the federal government and
pro-abortion extremists within the Obama administration, including
Obama himself.
They have the entire U.S. treasury at their disposal and
they will spare no expense in their unbridled attempt to compel us
to bow before the state.
In contrast, Priests for Life has only the
financial resources which you and pro-life champions like you so
lovingly and so generously provide.
That being the case it’s critically important that you
click here and help sustain our lawsuit … all the way
to the Supreme Court if necessary.
I need you to do this because, for our Priests
for Life corporation …
… Obama’s mandate goes into effect on August 1 of
this year!
And while he has offered a meaningless one-year
extension that applies to some of those who object to his rule, we
don’t need a year to decide what we’re going to do!
The rule is unjust.
You don't adapt to injustice, you oppose it.
You fight against it with every fiber of your
being.
Which is exactly what we’re doing.
And you and Priests for Life are particularly
well placed to take on this fight because
our primary purpose is to
promote and protect life … whereas the primary purpose of
the contraceptive mandate is to prevent and destroy life.
That's why we filed our lawsuit …
… and why I’m counting on you to
click here and send Priests for Life the largest
contribution you can to our newly established “Legal Defense
Fund.”
Your dollars are needed to help cover the costs
of the lawsuit, including:
·
Filing the lawsuit
·
Court costs
·
Legal fees
·
Preparation of legal briefs
·
Gathering research
·
Travel expenses for court testimony
And there will be other costs, as well.
I’ve been told that Priests for Life will need upwards of $100,000 to see our lawsuit to
its conclusion.
So I turn to you for help because Priests for
Life hasn’t nearly that amount in hand.
Not even close.
But we couldn’t wait to act.
The clock is ticking.
Priests for Life has only until August 1 to win protection from
the court.
So putting all of our trust in God, we are
going forward full-steam ahead.
We are doing so for you, for ourselves, for all
pro-life activists, for our fellow Americans, but most especially,
for the youngest members of our human family – our unborn brothers
and sisters.
I beg you to stand with us in this fight and
click here to make as large a contribution to our “Legal
Defense Fund” as you possibly can.
Thank you.
May God bless.
And please include our lawsuit and the attorneys who will be arguing
our case in court in your daily prayers.
Sincerely,
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life