Michigan Must Defeat Proposal 3: Stop Abortions Up to Birth, Help Pregnant Moms Instead

In the beginning, you were very small. The doctor said that perhaps your mother had miscarried because we could no longer hear your heartbeat. So, your mother and I went to the hospital to have a special ultrasound to check and see if you were still alive. We prayed and waited for the technician to find any sign of life. Suddenly, we saw and heard the flutter of your heart, unmistakable in its rhythm and strength. Before the technician even said anything, we already knew our prayers were answered, and you were still with us. You had been alive for only six weeks and were still 34 weeks from your birthday. And we could not contain our joy.”

This is the story my wife, Jen, and I share with our oldest child, Molly, whose heartbeat we had the privilege of witnessing in real-time during those very first days of pregnancy. I often recall the wonder and relief of realizing Molly was alive, especially recently as I witnessed a campaign to attack children in the womb manifest across Michigan through Proposal 3, the proposed, extreme constitutional amendment better known as the “anything goes” abortion amendment.

The Catholic Church in Michigan advocates strongly against this destructive proposal. All seven Catholic bishops of Michigan have emphatically urged the faithful to vote “no” on Proposal 3 and have further encouraged us to share its potentially devastating implications with others. Put simply: Proposal 3 ignores the will of the people and would impose upon us unregulated abortion — performed anywhere, at any time, by any person, for any reason…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)