| “In the Catholic social vision, the human
person is central, the clearest reflection of God among us. Each person possesses
a basic dignity that comes from God, not from any human quality or accomplishment,
not from race or gender, age or economic status. The test of every institution
or policy is whether it enhances or threatens human life and dignity. We believe
that people are more important than things.”
US
Catholic Bishops “A Century of Social Teaching” Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the
U.S.
Catholic Bishops http://www.usccb.org/prolife/ The
Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, under the guidance and direction of the Committee
for Pro-Life Activities, works to teach respect for all human life from conception
to natural death. Excellent resources and links for all aspects of Catholic pro-life
advocacy. Center
for Life Principles www.lifeprinciples.net The
mission of the Center for Life Principles is to establish throughout the world,
the recognition that all beings of human origin are persons endowed with intrinsic
dignity and the inalienable right to life from conception to natural death. To
accomplish this goal, they use the curriculum of the “Life Principles” as laid
out in the book, Healing the Culture: A Commonsense Philosophy of Happiness,
Freedom, and the Life Issues, by Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. Feminists
for Life www.feministsforlife.org Established
in 1972, Feminists for Life of America is a non-sectarian, nonpartisan grassroots
organization that seeks real solutions to the challenges women face. Our efforts
are shaped by the core feminist values of justice, nondiscrimination and no-violence.
In 2003 Feminists for Life partnered with the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities
and the Knights of Columbus to sponsor “Women Deserve Better Than
Abortion” campaign. FFL does particularly effective outreach to college age women.
Euthanasia.Com www.euthanasia.com
Committed to the fundamental belief that
the intentional killing of another person is wrong combined with a deep sympathy
for those who are suffering. International as well as USA perspective on
euthanasia, features medical and hospice alternatives to euthanasia, statements
in opposition by religious and other groups. International
Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide http://www.iaetf.org/ Addresses
the issues of euthanasia, assisted suicide, advance directives, assisted suicide
proposals, "right-to-die" cases, euthanasia practices in the Netherlands, disability rights, and pain control .
L'Arche www.larcheusa.org L'Arche Communities, founded by Jean Vanier in France in 1964, bring together people, some with
developmental disabilities and some without, who choose to share their lives by
living together in faith-based communities. The first L'Arche
community in the United States was founded in 1972, and there are now 15
communities nationwide. Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty www.usccb.org/sdwp/national/deathpenalty/ Campaign
by the US Bishops,
launched in March 2005, to end the use of the death penalty throughout the United
States and calling on Catholics and other Christians and people of good
will to work to on the state and national level to end executions in this country.
Catholics
Against Capital Punishment www.cacp.org CACP
strives to insure that members of the clergy and laypeople – both Catholic and
non-Catholic – are aware of, and understand the seriousness of Church teaching
on capital punishment. Murder
Victims’ Families for Reconciliation www.mvfr.org The
mission of Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation is to contribute to the
abolition of the death penalty by organizing murder victim’s families to become
an effective voice opposing the death penalty. | 
