Celebration as NH gets its first Safe Haven Baby Box

On a drizzly May day, dozens of people gathered in a fire station’s bay in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, in an atmosphere that defied the grey weather. We came for dedication, blessing, gratitude, and remembrance.  The reason was a new installation in the station’s eastern wall: a Safe Haven Baby Box, designed so that an infantContinue reading “Celebration as NH gets its first Safe Haven Baby Box”

John Kelly, RIP: “We win when we show up.”

Originally posted on Braided Trails. John Kelly, a warrior in defense of the dignity of human life, died on November 14. He was an advocate for disability rights, and flowing naturally from that, he was against assisted suicide. He came to Concord more than a decade ago to say so to a legislative committee. IContinue reading “John Kelly, RIP: “We win when we show up.””

Essential reading, as end-of-life policy is in the news

For anyone keeping an eye on news involving the right to life, this has been quite a week. The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates refused to endorse assisted suicide. The next day, New York legislators voted to legalize assisted suicide. At this writing, the bill is on its way to the governor. Deadly Compassion:Continue reading “Essential reading, as end-of-life policy is in the news”