Columbia recently spoke with three lawmakers – Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) and Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth (Ontario), a member of Father Theobald Spetz Council 5135 in Waterloo – about both the signs of hope and the challenges facing the pro-life movement today.
“We need to communicate from a place of love, focusing on the humanity of the unborn baby – not attacking the women or the victims. For example, I often chronicle what the child can do at three and six and 10 weeks, moving up to 20 weeks, when the baby recognizes the sound of its mother’s own voice and can feel pain,” said Congresswoman Wagner.